Honesty Is No Excuse

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 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!