Excuse Me
Key: G major, Time: 12/8, Tempo: 113
Intro: {A cappella, tempo rubato}
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|Ddim |D7 |
Ho__________
|Gdim |G | |F#7/C# |G/D
Ex-cuse me, you're wearing out my joie de vie
|A /C# |D7
Grabbing those good years a - gain
|C7 Cdim |C7 |G
I want to be a-lone______________
(laugh and count)
Verse 1: (0:50-) {Enters the band}
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||Gdim /C# |G/D /B
Ex - cuse_____ me
| |F#7/C# /F# |G
I'm not the man I used_______ to be
|A /B |/C#
Some one else crept in a-gain
D |G Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone
[Verse 2] (1:09-)
Excuse me, please
I'm looking for Lost Angeles
Soaking up the sin again
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/peter_gabriel/excuse_me_crd.html ]
D |Em | D |G Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone, I want to be a-lone
/B D |Em | D |G Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone, I want to be a-lone
Chorus: (1:40-)
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|G |Am |G
You got the money back, that's o-kay
|3/4 Am |4/4 Em
Who needs a cadillac any - way
|Fmaj7 |Em
I got the medicine, make you see the light
|Fmaj7 |A
Call me in A-laska, if it all works out al-right,
|D7 ||
al-right, (oh)
|G Gsus4/D |G
[Verse 3] (2:04-) {Enters lead guitar}
Excuse me, please
You're standing on my memories
Stealing souvenirs again
I want to be alone
Bridge: (2:24-)
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|C#dim |G/D |C#dim |G/D |
{Tuba solo} Leave me alone
|A |Gdim |Em |
I want to be a-lone
D |G Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone
/B D |Em |
I want to be a-lone,
D |G Gsus4/D |G ||
I want to be a-lone
(Chorus) (2:53-)
Coda: {Whistle} (3:13-)
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|G | ||
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