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Good Excuse

John Butler Trio
Version1
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
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
Ab
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
G
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---------------------------|
GO TAKE A STEP OUT SIDE SEE WHATS SHAKING IN THE REAL WORLD
G
e|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
B|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
G|-----6---------------------------------------------------6--|
D|------7---------------------------------------------------7-|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------7-|
E|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
 LYRICS:
 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
 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
 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
 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
 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.
 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

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Readable chord sheet for Good Excuse by John Butler Trio

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

    [Bb]    [Ab]    [Bb]   [Ab]
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
    [A]        [G]          [A]           [G]
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---------------------------|

GO TAKE A STEP OUT SIDE SEE WHATS SHAKING IN THE REAL WORLD
      [A]                                                   [G]
e|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
B|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|
G|-----6---------------------------------------------------6--|
D|------7---------------------------------------------------7-|
A|------7---------------------------------------------------7-|
E|----5---------------------------------------------------5---|

LYRICS:

1
A[Bb]ll aro[Ab]und i see [Bb]rainning    [Ab]
t[Bb]hings do[Ab]nt seem [Bb]to go my way [Ab]
g[Bb]ot a dark[Ab] cloud t[Bb]hats hanging[Ab]
a[Bb]nd it see[Ab]ms to fo[Bb]llow me     [Ab]

o[A]h wo[G]nt you just wa[A]ke up f[G]eel the hummin
t[A]his cru[G]le world is giving yo[A]u bet[G]ter start running
c[A]atch u[G]p with yo[A]ur life[G] ah catch on up
b[A]efor the h[G]ole thing is thro[A]ugh          [G]
h[A]ave you w[G]once have you tw[A]ice
h[G]ave you ever gone see d[A]ie
really good boy y[G]ou good god go an make [A]a lover better look a[G]round
y[A]ou are j[G]ust a nother [A]white boy th[G]inking your so h[A]ard
go take a st[G]ep out side s[A]ee whats shakin in the re[G]al world

g[A]o take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[G]o take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world

2  [Bb],[Ab] x4
b[Bb]ut you d[Ab]ont know how m[Bb]y heart amend[Ab]s
i[Bb] really got a good excuse to c[Ab]omplane
m[Bb]y parents got the voice cant yel[Ab]led the pain
a[Bb]nd know th[Ab]eres is only [Bb]cheap regre[Ab]ts
i[Bb] geuse thats j[Ab]ust the way it [Bb]be
i[Ab]snt the world o how i say m[Bb]ean
o[Bb]h and no[Ab]w you are r[Bb]ealing realy[Ab] bugging
y[Bb]es you ar[Ab]e bugging me c[Bb]an you just[Ab] shut right [Bb]up
y[Ab]our coat [Bb]is overflo[Ab]wing ove[Bb]rflowing
a[Bb]nd you t[Ab]hink t is[Bb] a deed    [Ab]
y[Bb]ou dont even k[Ab]now what side yo[Bb]u are bouchin [Ab]for
b[Bb]oy would you t[Ab]urn your game bo[Bb]y off         [Ab]
s[Bb]top pretendin [Ab]its you aggainst[Bb] the world    [Ab]
i[Bb] am sick[Ab] and i am[Bb] tired
 [Ab]              [Bb]            [Ab]              [Bb]
of hea[Ab]ring you always say i realy got a good excuse to complain
[Bb]my parents got[Ab] the voice cant [Bb]yelled the pai[Ab]n

g[A]o take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[G]o take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[A]o take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[G]o 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.

g[A]o take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[G]o take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[A]o take a look out side see whats shakin in the real world
g[G]o take a step out side see whats shakin in the real world

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