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No Excuses

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NO EXCUSES - Alice in Chains
Tabbed by: annacantrell1
E-mail: cherrybombhyde@facebook.com
                        EbAbDbGbBb
Tuning: Half-step down (     eb)
      A      B      G    E
eb|---0------0------0----0---|
Bb|---0------0------0----0---|
Gb|---6------8------4----1---|
Db|---7------9------5----2---|
Ab|---7------9------5----2---|
Eb|---5------7------3----0---|
    Aadd9Badd11G6
   ()() ()
*Notice there's a slide from A to B at the 5th and 7th frets.
The pattern in the intro and verses is slide from A to B, play B for the rest
of the bar, then play B in the second bar and change to A on the & of 3.
[Intro]
  AB        B    A
|         |         | x4
[Verse 1]
A B            A
    It's alright
A B                   A
    There comes a time
A B             A
    Got no patience
   A B                      A
To search for peace of mind
A B            A
    Laying' low
A B                     A
    Want to take it slow
A B
    No more hiding
A     A B                   A
Or disguising truths I've sold
[Chorus]
G       A
  Every day it's something
B                   A
Hits me all so cold
G               A
Find me sittin' by myself
     E                  A
No excuses, then I know
[Interlude]
  AB        B    A
|         |         | x4
[Verse 2]
A B          A
    It's okay
A B              A
    Had a bad day
A B                 A
    Hands are bruised from
A B                    A
Breaking rocks all day
A B                 A
    Drained and blue
A B                A
    I bleed for you
A B
    You think it's funny
A            A B              A
Well, you're drowning in it too
[Chorus]
G       A
  Every day it's something
B                   A
Hits me all so cold
G               A
Find me sittin' by myself
     E                  A
No excuses, then I know
[Interlude]
  AB        B    A
|         |         | x4
[Solo]
  G      A  A         B         B     A
|         |         |         |         |
  G      A  A         E         E    A
|         |         |         |         |
[Verse 3]
A B               A
    Yeah, it's fine
A B                         A
    We'll walk down the line
A B
    Leave our rain
A      A B                    A
A cold trade for warm sunshine
A B                A
    You're my friend
A B             A
    I will defend
A B
    And if we change
A       A B           A
Well, I love you anyway
[Chorus]
G       A
  Every day it's something
B                   A
Hits me all so cold
G               A
Find me sittin' by myself
     E                  A
No excuses, then I know
[Outro]
  AB        B    A
|         |         | x4
  AB        B    A
|         |         | x3 (more softly)
  AB
|  

No Excuses chords and lyrics

Free chords for No Excuses by Alice In Chains. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

NO EXCUSES - Alice in Chains
Tuning: Half-step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb)
   (Aadd9)(Badd11) (G6)
*Notice there's a slide from A to B at the 5th and 7th frets.
The pattern in the intro and verses is slide from A to B, play B for the rest
of the bar, then play B in the second bar and change to A on the & of 3.
[Intro]
| A B       | B     A   | x4
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| A B       | B     A   | x4
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Interlude]
| A B       | B     A   | x4
[Solo]
| G       A | A        | B        | B      A  |
| G       A | A        | E        | E     A   |
[Verse 3]
[Chorus]
[Outro]
| A B       | B     A   | x4
| A B       | B     A   | x3 (more softly)
| A B

No Excuses Chords by Alice In Chains

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