Written by Alan Rankin Jones
Intro: A7M Bbdim Bm4/7 E7/9 A F#m D9 E7 A A7 D9 Easy Street, I'd love to live on Easy Street Dm6 E7/9- A F#7 Nobody works on Easy Street D9 E7 A9 F#m Just lie around all day D9 Bm5-/7 E7/9- E7 Just sit and play the horses A F#m D9 E7 A A7 D9 Life is sweet for folks who live on Easy Street D7M D6 Dm6 A F#7 No weekly payments you must meet D7M E7/9 A9 That makes your hair turn grey Bridge: A A9 A7 D9 D D9 D When opportunity comes knockin' D9 Dm D9 Dm You just keep on with your rockin' A9 A A9 A A7 'Cause you know your fortune's made A A9 A7 D9 D D9 D And if the sun makes you perspire D9 Dm D9 Dm There's a man that you can hire B7 Cdim B7 Cdim E7 E9 A E7/9- To plant trees so you can have shade A F#m D9 E7 A A7 D9 On Easy Street, I'm telling everyone I meet Dm6 A F#7 If I could live on Easy Street D9 E F#7 Edim F#7 I'd want no job today Gdim D9 E7/13 D9 Dm6 A7M So please go 'way