Excuses

  D  A  G  Gm Cm

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 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 D

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


Chorus I
D         A             Gm          D
These excuses how they served me so well
                Gm
They've kept me safe
                D
They've kept me stoic
                Cm               D
They've kept me locked in my own cell



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



Chorus I


Chorus II
D       A               Gm       D
These excuses how they're so familiar
                Gm
They've kept me blocked
                D
They've kept me small
                Cm              D
They've kept me safe inside my shell


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


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