Let Me Down Easy - Chris Isaak

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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E

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**This is from the August 2002 edition of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, so it should be correct**

Main Riff:
  (  (    
e|---0--0-----
B|----4-------
G|--------2---
D|------------
A|------------
E|-0----------
              

  (      (
0--0-----0--0-
-4--------4---
-----1--------
--------------
--------------
--------------
              

)
--|--0----0---
--|---0----0--
4-|----2-2----
--|-----4-----
--|-----------
--|-----------
     1        

|--0--------|
|---0-0--0--|
|-----2--2--|
|----4------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
   2

The first time you play it, use ending 1, then use ending 2 for the rest of the song.
The chords in parenthesis are optional if you have a second guitar, or don't want to play the tab.

Chords:
     - 022100
    - x2420x
 - x02200
 - 244200
 - x24400


Intro:
{Main Riff}
Spoken: Here she comes.  Don't say anything...

Verse 1:
             
At first you s

              
mile, then tur

   
n away
             
I've been thin

              
king of what I

        
 should say
         
All last night

              
 I stayed up d

   
reaming
         
      I'm stil

       
l dreaming

Verse 2:
             
I look at you,

            
 I'm just a gu

y
             
I know my plac

              
e, but still I

    
'll try
            
You must be ti

           
red of people 

  
asking
         
      But I'm 

        
still asking, 

please

Chorus:
        
Oh please let 

       
me down easy
        
Please just le

         
t me down easy
         
      Don't yo

              
u hear my hear

     
t is calling?
         
      You don'

              
t know how har

       
d I've fallen 

for you

{Main Riff}

Verse 3:
             
Another day, y

              
ou're passing 


by
             
Today's the da

            
y I'm gonna tr


y
          
You don't know

             
 how much I'm 


hoping
         
      How I'm 


hoping, please

Chorus:
        
Oh please let 

       
me down easy
        
Please just le

         
t me down easy
         
      Can't yo

              
u hear my hear

     
t is calling?
         
      You don'

              
t know how far

      
 I've fallen f

or you

Bridge:
{Main Riff} (played throughout Bridge)
(          (
If you told me

        ( 
 to follow, yo

           (
u know I'd fly

)
 for you
(      (  
Here I go, I m

       (    
ay fall, but I

      
 will try

Chorus:
        
Oh please let 

       
me down easy
        
Please just le

         
t me down easy
   
Please,_______

     
___________  j


ust let me dow

n
{Main Riff}
        Easy
{Main Riff}
              
   If you want

              
 me to follow,

              
 you know I'll

 
 fly

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