Excuses chords by Alanis Morissette

Chords with lyrics

Song: Excuses
Artist: Alanis Morissette
Album: So-Called Chaos

Tabbed by David Ward
Questions, Comments, additions, complaints, whatever, email me - [email protected]
I'd noticed no one had bothered to tab any of her new album yet, so here's my addition.
Be nice, it's my first tab!

 D MajorD A augmentedA G+G G minorGm C minorCm

e 2 0 3 3  3
b 3 2 3 3  4
g 2 2 0 3  5
d 0 2 0 5  5
a x 0 2 5  3
E MajorE x x 3 3  3

If you listen to the album version, there's no recognizable strumming pattern, however this
version is meant to be played accoustically. You can just strum the chords, but I recommend you make
a quiet finger-picking pattern for the first verse and then strum starting with the chorus. Just
do what feels right to the mood of the song.

Intro
D MajorD D

Verse I
D MajorD		A augmentedA
Why no one will help me
  G+G		A augmentedA
I'm too dumb I'm too smart
D MajorD		A augmentedA
They'll not understand me
  G+G		A augmentedA
I am lonely they'll hate me
  D MajorD		   A augmentedA
And there is not enough time
  G+G		A augmentedA
It's too hard to help me
  D MajorD		  A augmentedA
And god wants me to work
	G+G   A augmentedA
No resting no lazy


Chorus I
D MajorD	 A augmentedA		G minorGm	  D MajorD
These excuses how they served me so well
		G minorGm
They've kept me safe
		D MajorD
They've kept me stoic
		C minorCm	  	 D MajorD
They've kept me locked in my own cell

Verse II
D MajorD		A augmentedA
I'm too far from home
	G+G	   A augmentedA
It takes far too much energy
  D MajorD	    A augmentedA
And I cannot afford to
    G+G	A augmentedA
No one will ever see me


Chorus I


Chorus II
D MajorD	A augmentedA		G minorGm	 D MajorD
These excuses how they're so familiar
		G minorGm
They've kept me blocked
		D MajorD
They've kept me small
		C minorCm	  	D MajorD
They've kept me safe inside my shell


Bridge
C majorC		 G+G
Bringing this into the light
	  D MajorD
Shakes their foundation
   A augmentedA
And it clears my side
C majorC	  G+G
Now my imagination
	D MajorD
Is the only thing that limits
  A augmentedA			   C majorC
The bar that is raised to the heights


Verse III
D MajorD		  A augmentedA
No one can have it all see
 G+G		A augmentedA
I have to they want me to
  D MajorD		  A augmentedA
And I can't let them down
    G+G   A augmentedA
I'll never be happy


Chorus I

Chorus II

Outro

D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD A augmentedA G+G A augmentedA D MajorD