Chords + Lyrics | Easy
Intro
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 |
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 (A) |
Verse 1
||: Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 :||
Know it sounds funny but I just can’t stand the pain.
Girl, I’m leaving you tomorrow.
Seems to me, girl, you know I’ve done all I can.
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 | Eb11 |
You see, I begged, stole, and I borrowed, yeah, ooh.
Chorus 1
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 |
That’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning.
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Gb Db/F Eb11 | Ab |
That’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning.
Verse 2
Why in the world would anybody put chains on me, yeah?
I’ve paid my dues to make it.
Everybody wants me to be, what they want me to be.
I’m not happy when I try to fake it, no, ooh.
Chorus 2
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 |
That’s why I’m easy (yeah). I’m easy like Sunday morning, yeah.
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Gb Db/F Eb11 | Ab (Absus4) |
That’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning.
Middle 8
| Gb (Fm7) | Ebm7 Ab11 (Fm7) |
I wanna be high, so high, I wanna be,
| Gb (Fm7) | Ebm7 Ab11 (Fm7) |
free to know the things I do are right, I wanna be,
| Gb (Fm7) | Ebm7 Ab11 | B Gb | Bb/Eb Db | 2/4 Db |
free, just me, oh babe, Ooh.
Solo
||: 4/4 Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 :|| x3
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 |
Chorus 3
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 |
That’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning, yeah.
| Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 | Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Bm7 N.C E11 |
That’s why I’m easy, I’m easy like Sunday morning, whoa.
Outro
||: A C#m7 | Bm7 E11 | A C#m7 | Bm7 E11 :||
‘Cause I’m easy, woo, easy like Sunday morning, yeah.
‘Cause I’m easy, easy like Sunday morning, whoa.
Easy Chords: A Deep Dive into the Progressions and Modal Interchanges
Easy is a masterclass in simple yet effective chord progressions—its title couldn’t be more fitting! The key of Ab may make it seem more complex than it is, but at its core, the song follows a straightforward I – III – II – V progression. Compare Easy with Let’s Get It On, and you’ll notice only one chord differs.
In Ab, the main progression is:
||: Ab Cm7 | Bbm7 Eb11 :||
At the end of the verse, Bbm7 and Eb11 are each given a full bar—there’s nothing more to it!
The chorus introduces a slight variation. The first time, it resolves with:
| Gb Db/F Eb11 | Ab |
The second time, it extends with:
| Gb Db/F Eb11 | Ab (Absus4 Ab) |
This is a modal interchange, yet since it leads back to Ab, it feels completely natural.
The middle eight builds on this idea:
||: Gb (Fm7) | Ebm7 Ab11 (Fm7) :||
| Gb (Fm7) | Ebm7 Ab11 |
| B Gb | Bb/Eb Db | 2/4 Db |
The final line shifts the key back to Ab, setting the stage for the legendary guitar solo which you should learn note-for-note.
I’ve got TAB for the solo and all other section here: Easy – Guitar Lesson with TAB.
After the solo, the song returns to the chorus before modulating up a semitone with:
| Bbm7 Bm7 N.C E11 |
This leads into the final chorus in A major.
Lionel Richie truly knocked it out of the park with Easy. While The Commodores had other hits like Brick House and Too Hot ta Trot, Easy has left the most lasting legacy. Also worth noting is Faith No More’s well-known cover of the song.
Here’s a chord chart to guide you through.
Easy Chord Chart | PDF + iReal Pro Download
You can download my chord chart as a PDF and/or in the iReal Pro format:
Easy TAB | Course Preview
In the course, you get TAB for all sections of Easy so you can play this classic Commodores tune with your band.
As a preview, here’ the intro, originally played on the piano, it can be adapted to guitar. Check out how it goes from 16th notes to triplets!
Easy Chords: Continue Learning
Want to master this song? Check out the full TAB lesson here: Easy (The Commodores) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
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