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Rex Orange County - Loving Is Easy Chords

ChordsC, Dm, Em, F, G, Eb, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram


[C] [Dm] [Em] [F]
Loving is [C]easy, you had me [Dm]fucked up, it used to [Em]be so hard to [Dm]see
Yeah, [G]loving is [C]easy, when everything’s [Dm]perfect
Please don’t change a [Em]single little thing for [G]me


[G]Listen girl [F]when you can’t even [Em]hide it
And it [F]didn’t take forever to [Em]find it
I was [F]all on my own, almost [Em]glad to be alone
Until [Eb]love came [Dm]in on [G]time, on [G7]time


Loving is [C]easy, you had me [Dm]fucked up, it used to [Em]be so hard to [Dm]see
Yeah [G]loving is [C]easy, when everything’s [Dm]perfect
Please don’t change a [Em]single little thing for [G]me


[G]Oh, [C]oh [Dm] [Em]ah, [G]ah, [G]oh, [C]oh [Dm] [Em]ah, [G]ah


[G]So Listen girl, [F]when you can’t even [Em]hide it
And it [F]didn’t take forever to [Em]find it
I was [F]all on my own, almost [Em]glad to be alone
Until [Eb]love came [Dm]in on [G]time, on [G7]time


Loving is [C]easy, you had me [Dm]fucked up, it used to [Em]be so hard to [Dm]see
Yeah, [G]loving is [C]easy, when everything’s [Dm]perfect
Please don’t change a [Em]single little thing for [G]me


[G]Oh, [C]oh [Dm] [Em]ah, [G]ah, [G]oh, [C]oh [Dm] [Em]ah, [G]ah

AlbumLoving Is Easy
GenresR&B, Soul
Year2017
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Loving Is Easy on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Rex Orange County - Loving Is Easy on guitar requires 7 chords and 12 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Loving Is Easy uses these transitions most often: C → Dm (11), Dm → Em (11), and Em → G (7). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with C - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to Dm

2. Dm → Em chord transition

To move from Dm to Em;

  1. While playing Dm, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
Dm to Em

3. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Em to F

4. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

5. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

6. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

7. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

8. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. Em → Eb chord transition

To move from Em to Eb;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

10. Eb → Dm chord transition

To move from Eb to Dm;

  1. While playing Eb, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

11. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

12. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Loving Is Easy.

  • Loving Is Easy includes 66 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Loving Is Easy contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Loving Is Easy connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → F: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → F: 8%