Good Excuse The John Butler Trio
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GOOD EXCUSE-JOHN BUTLER TRIO
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Tabbed by:brian mcfarlane
Email:pete_buzz_2431@hotmail.com
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.
HERE IS A LINK TO THE VIDEO CLIP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DL6VeE0Iyho
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:
[A#] [G#] [A#] [G#]
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---------------------------|
CHORUS:
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:
VERSE:1
A[A#]ll aro[G#]und i see [A#]rainning[G#]
t[A#]hings do[G#]nt seem [A#]to go my way[G#]
g[A#]ot a dark[G#] cloud t[A#]hats hanging[G#]
a[A#]nd it see[G#]ms to fo[A#]llow me[G#]
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/john_butler_trio/good_excuse_crd.html )
PRE-CHORUS:
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
CHORUS:
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
VERSE:2 A#,G# x4
b[A#]ut you d[G#]ont know how m[A#]y heart amend[G#]s
i[A#] really got a good excuse to c[G#]omplane
m[A#]y parents got the voice cant yel[G#]led the pain
a[A#]nd know th[G#]eres is only [A#]cheap regre[G#]ts
i[A#] geuse thats j[G#]ust the way it [A#]be
i[G#]snt the world o how i say m[A#]ean
o[A#]h and no[G#]w you are r[A#]ealing realy[G#] bugging
y[A#]es you ar[G#]e bugging me c[A#]an you just[G#] shut right [A#]up
y[G#]our coat [A#]is overflo[G#]wing ove[A#]rflowing
a[A#]nd you t[G#]hink t is[A#] a deed[G#]
y[A#]ou dont even k[G#]now what side yo[A#]u are bouchin [G#]for
b[A#]oy would you t[G#]urn your game bo[A#]y off[G#]
s[A#]top pretendin [G#]its you aggainst[A#] the world[G#]
i[A#] am sick[G#] and i am[A#] tired
[G#] [A#] [G#] [A#]
of hea[G#]ring you always say i realy got a good excuse to complain
[A#]my parents got[G#] the voice cant [A#]yelled the pai[G#]n
CHORUS:
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.
CHORUS:
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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