Thin Lizzy - Honesty is No Excuse (1971)
Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
Tuning: About 1/4 flat of standard E
Intro:
A (x4)
A
Up 'til now I used to pass my time
A7 D G G/F
Drinking beer so slowly, sometimes wine
Bm Bm/A E E7
No God, air, water or sunshine
C#m C#m7 F# F#7
And honesty was my only excuse
Bm Bm/A E
I took your love and I used it
A
Up 'til now my youthful stage
A7 D G G/F
A useless rage, a torn out page, a worn out gauge
Bm Bm/A E E7
A dirty shade, a big charade, has been made
C#m C#m7 F# F#7
And honesty was my only excuse
Bm Bm/A E E7
I took your love and I used it
A C#m
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G Bm E
Du du duu, duu
[Solo backing]:
A A A A A7 D G Gmaj7
Bm Bm/A E E7 C#m C#m7 F# F#7
Bm Bm/A E E7 A C#m G Bm
E E E E7
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A
Up 'til now my love life
A7 D G G/F
A few sweet kisses, a little missus, a fork and knife
Bm Bm/A E E7
A happy home, a hand to hold, a land to roam
C#m C#m7 F# F#7
And honesty was my only excuse
Bm Bm/A E
I used to take life by the hand, and I abused it
A C#m
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G Bm E E7
Du du duu, duu
A
Up 'til now I used to tap dance
A7 D G G/F
Take a girl by the hand, saying I need your, I need your romance
Bm Bm/A
Oh...
E E7
I had me some chances
C#m C#m7 F# F#7
And honesty was my only excuse
Bm Bm/A E E7
I used to take your love, and I'd abuse it
A C#m
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G Bm E E7
Du du duu, duu
A
Up 'til now the path of life was fair enough
A7 D G G/F
Was fair enough, enough was fair, all was right
Bm Bm/A E E7
And now I know, I see the light
C#m C#m7 F# F#7
And honesty was my only excuse...
The song fades out from here, so you can choose to either finish the verse
or end on the F#7, I guess... (which will sound pretty bad).
Anyway, enjoy!
