Easy's Getting Harder Every Day
Written & Recorded by Iris DeMent

(No Capo)

Intro.:  |(C) |(F) |(G) |(C) |(F) |(G) |(C) |(C) |

(C) Standin' barefoot on a (F)cold wood floor, (G) lookin' out the window (C)of my back door
(F) If it keeps on rainin' I (G)think the whole damn house (C) is gonna float away (G)
(C) The alarm was buzzin' at the (F) break of dawn, (G) my husband's askin', "(C)Is the coffee on?"
(F) And (G)easy's gettin' harder (C)every day

(C) I'll drop the baby off at (F) school at nine, (G) and bust the lights to get to (C)work on time
Where I'll be (F)starin' at the clock (G) waitin' to knock off (C) another day (G)
(C) Supper's done, we'll watch some (F) TV show of a (G)bunch of folks who've never heard (C) of Idaho
(F) Where (G)easy's gettin' harder every (C)day

(Chorus)
(F) I had a garden but my (G) flowers died, (C) there ain't much livin' (F)here inside
(C) Lately, I don't know what I'm hold-(G)in' on to
(C) Wished I could run away to (F) Couer d'Alene, (G) take nothing with me, (C)not even my name
(F) 'Cause (G)easy's gettin' harder every (C)day

Inst.:  |(C) |(F) |(G) |(C) |(F) |(G) |(C) |(C) |

(C) We make love and then we (F) kiss goodnight, (G) he rolls over and he's (C)out like a light
(F) But I ain't mad about it, (G) we got nothing to talk a-(C)bout anyway (G)
(C) The lights are blinkin' on the (F)radio tower, and (G)I lie awake and stare at them (C) for hours and hours
(F) 'Cause (G)easy's gettin' harder every (C)day

(Chorus)
(F) I had a garden but my (G) flowers died, (C) there ain't much livin' (F)here inside
(C) Lately, I don't know what I'm hold-(G)in' on to
(C) But I'll never make it up to (F) Couer d'Alene, (G) there ain't no chance of me for-(C)getting' my name
(F) And (G)easy's gettin' harder every (C)day

And it feels like (F) easy, just (G)keeps on gettin' harder (C) every day (C/G)|(C)(G)(C) -----