--------------------------------------------------------------------------- GOOD EXCUSE-JOHN BUTLER TRIO ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning:STANDARD This song is one of the best songs for guitar players up and coming. This song absulutley sounds awsome on my 12 string. Always play A and G as a bare chord because that is the way that the man him self JOHN playes it. INTRO: e|------------------------------------------------| x16 B|------5---5----3---3----------------------------| G|------6---6----4---4----------------------------| D|---7----7----5---5------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| WHEN PLAYING THIS SECTION PLUCK THE STRINGS DON'T STRUM VERSE: e|----------------------------------------------| B|--5-----3-/---5----3--------------------------| G|--6-----4-/---6----4--------------------------| D|--7-----5-/---7----5--------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------| PRE CHORUS: OH WONT YOU JUST WAKE UP FEEL THE HUMMIN e|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------| B|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------| G|---6--------4-----------6-----------4--------------------------| D|-----7--------5----------7-------------5-----------------------| A|-----7--------5----------7-------------5-----------------------| E|--5--------3----------5------------3---------------------------| CHORUS: GO TAKE A STEP OUT SIDE SEE WHATS SHAKING IN THE REAL WORLD e|----5---------------------------------------------------5---| B|----5---------------------------------------------------5---| G|-----6---------------------------------------------------6--| D|------7---------------------------------------------------7-| A|------7---------------------------------------------------7-| E|----5---------------------------------------------------5---| LYRICS: VERSE:1 All around i see rainning things dont seem to go my way got a dark cloud thats hanging and it seems to follow me PRE-CHORUS: oh wont you just wake up feel the hummin this crule world is giving you better start running catch up with your life ah catch on up befor the hole thing is through have you wonce have you twice have you ever gone see die really good boy you good god go an make a lover better look around you are just a nother white boy thinking your so hard go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world CHORUS: go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world VERSE:2 , x4 but you dont know how my heart amends i really got a good excuse to complane my parents got the voice cant yelled the pain and know theres is only cheap regrets i geuse thats just the way it be isnt the world o how i say mean oh and now you are realing realy bugging yes you are bugging me can you just shut right up your coat is overflowing overflowing and you think t is a deed you dont even know what side you are bouchin for boy would you turn your game boy off stop pretendin its you aggainst the world i am sick and i am tired of hearing you always say i realy got a good excuse to complain my parents got the voice cant yelled the pain CHORUS: go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world SORRY I CANT BRING YOU THE SOLO AT THIS STAGE BUT I WILL GET IT. CHORUS: go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world go take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world