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Capo on 1st Fret
[Verse 1]
N.C.                                             C  
I've been thinking 'bout, thinking 'bout you too much
Lately it's been like you ain't there when we tGouch
I've tried everything but we keep losing Amus
Oh I, Goh FI, guess everything ain't eCnough
Why can't you just be open and talk to Cme?F  C  
Asking how you feel, then you get up and Gleave
Talking you and me used to come easAmily
Oh I, Goh FI, but right now we hardly CspeakG  
[Chorus]  
N.C.                C   F                                C  G  
So tell me now do ya,    do ya even know what you did to me?
I'm going out of my mind every Amsecret that you're keeping
GOh Fwhy won't you let me in? Oh Cdarling, oh darling, and GI
But it's Cuseless every time you pull me back with Gone kiss
And I'm telling everyone you Amdidn't mean to do this
GAnd Fwe can make it through this, oh Cdarling, oh darlingG  
But I'm just making up excuses C  
[Verse 2]
You and I, you and I, been like this way too lCongF  C  
All I know it shouldn't be this hard to hold Gon
It's hard to be 'round you but I hate it when you're gAmone
GOh, Ftell me what's going wroCng, yeGah
[Chorus]  
N.C.                C   F                                C  G  
So tell me now do ya,    do ya even know what you did to me?
I'm going out of my mind every Amsecret that you're keeping
GOh Fwhy won't you let me in? Oh Cdarling, oh darling, and GI
But it's Cuseless every time you pull me back with Gone kiss
And I'm telling everyone you Amdidn't mean to do this
GAnd Fwe can make it through this, oh Cdarling, oh darlingG  
But I'm just making up excuses Am  
[Bridge]
And I could blame myFself
But it's your fault as Cwell
We're crying out for Ghelp, ohAm  
And I could blame myFself
But it's your fault as Cwell
We're crying out, Gcrying out
[Chorus]  
N.C.                C   F                                C  G  
So tell me now do ya,    do ya even know what you did to me?
I'm going out of my mind every Amsecret that you're keeping
GOh Fwhy won't you let me in? Oh Cdarling, oh darling, and GI
But it's Cuseless every time you pull me back with Gone kiss
And I'm telling everyone you Amdidn't mean to do this
GAnd Fwe can make it through this, oh Cdarling, oh darlingG  
But I'm just making up excuseCs 
[Outro]
CWoah oh oh, woah oh oh
GWoah oh oh, woah oh oh
And I'm telling everyone you Amdidn't mean to do it
GAnd Fwe can make it through this, oh Cdarling, oh darlingG  
But I'm just making up excusCes

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Excuses

by Olly Murs

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 1st Fret

[Verse 1]

N.C.

I've been thinking 'bout, thinking 'bout you too much

Lately it's been like you ain't there when we touch

I've tried everything but we keep losing us

G F C

Oh I, oh I, guess everything ain't enough

C F C

Why can't you just be open and talk to me?

Asking how you feel, then you get up and leave

Talking you and me used to come easily

G F C G

Oh I, oh I, but right now we hardly speak

[Chorus]

C F C G

N.C.

So tell me now do ya, do ya even know what you did to me?

I'm going out of my mind every secret that you're keeping

G F C G

Oh why won't you let me in? Oh darling, oh darling, and I

C G

But it's useless every time you pull me back with one kiss

And I'm telling everyone you didn't mean to do this

G F C G

And we can make it through this, oh darling, oh darling

But I'm just making up excuses

[Verse 2]

C F C

You and I, you and I, been like this way too long

All I know it shouldn't be this hard to hold on

It's hard to be 'round you but I hate it when you're gone

G F C G

Oh, tell me what's going wrong, yeah

[Chorus]

C F C G

N.C.

So tell me now do ya, do ya even know what you did to me?

I'm going out of my mind every secret that you're keeping

G F C G

Oh why won't you let me in? Oh darling, oh darling, and I

C G

But it's useless every time you pull me back with one kiss

And I'm telling everyone you didn't mean to do this

G F C G

And we can make it through this, oh darling, oh darling

But I'm just making up excuses

[Bridge]

And I could blame myself

But it's your fault as well

G Am

We're crying out for help, oh

And I could blame myself

But it's your fault as well

We're crying out, crying out

[Chorus]

C F C G

N.C.

So tell me now do ya, do ya even know what you did to me?

I'm going out of my mind every secret that you're keeping

G F C G

Oh why won't you let me in? Oh darling, oh darling, and I

C G

But it's useless every time you pull me back with one kiss

And I'm telling everyone you didn't mean to do this

G F C G

And we can make it through this, oh darling, oh darling

But I'm just making up excuses

[Outro]

Woah oh oh, woah oh oh

And I'm telling everyone you didn't mean to do it

G F C G

And we can make it through this, oh darling, oh darling

But I'm just making up excuses

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