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Intro/ Chorus
DGive me the whole truth. 
Give me you’re Abest excuse.
BmBecause I just waste my last wish 
on “GGive me enough rope to hang myself with.” 
Verse.
DAnd lately I’ve been looking Adown, 
Bmit could be because that it’s getting colder 
Gor that I’m getting older. 
DAnd I watch the tArees,
as they all loose their leBmaves.
They’re just like mGe, I’m loosing everything. 
DI’m looking for something.
I’m looking fAor anything at all. 
I’m looking fBmor closure, 
false hope or Gsomething to hold on to when I fall. 
DSo gAive Bmme soGmething to believe in, anything at all. 
Chorus: D,A,Bm,G  
And I don’t wanna give up, 
but lately it seems I’m down on my luck. 
So give me something to believe in. 
Cause I’m loosing it all.
Chorus: D, A, Bm, G  

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Best Excuse

by Handguns

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Intro/ Chorus

Give me the whole truth.

Give me you’re best excuse.

Because I just waste my last wish

on “Give me enough rope to hang myself with.”

Verse.

D A

And lately I’ve been looking down,

it could be because that it’s getting colder

or that I’m getting older.

D A

And I watch the trees,

as they all loose their leaves.

They’re just like me, I’m loosing everything.

I’m looking for something.

I’m looking for anything at all.

I’m looking for closure,

false hope or something to hold on to when I fall.

D A Bm G

So give me something to believe in, anything at all.

D A Bm G

Chorus: ,,,

And I don’t wanna give up,

but lately it seems I’m down on my luck.

So give me something to believe in.

Cause I’m loosing it all.

D A Bm G

Chorus: , , ,

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