Song: Excuses
Artist: Alanis Morissette
Album: So-Called Chaos
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!
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
Verse I
Why no one will help me
I'm too dumb I'm too smart
They'll not understand me
I am lonely they'll hate me
And there is not enough time
It's too hard to help me
And god wants me to work
No resting no lazy
Chorus I
These excuses how they served me so well
They've kept me safe
They've kept me stoic
They've kept me locked in my own cell
Verse II
I'm too far from home
It takes far too much energy
And I cannot afford to
No one will ever see me
Chorus I
Chorus II
These excuses how they're so familiar
They've kept me blocked
They've kept me small
They've kept me safe inside my shell
Bridge
Bringing this into the light
Shakes their foundation
And it clears my side
Now my imagination
Is the only thing that limits
The bar that is raised to the heights
Verse III
No one can have it all see
I have to they want me to
And I can't let them down
I'll never be happy
Chorus I
Chorus II
Outro