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 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
Chorus I
Chorus II
Outro
D A G A D A G A D