Excuse Me Chords by Peter Gabriel

Tempo:
117.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

Em

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Excuse Me - Peter Gabriel chords
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[G]
[D] Ooooooooooooh
Ex [D#]-cuse
[G]
meeeeeeeeeeeeee
[G#] [Bm]
[C] [G]
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
[Em]
Grabbing those cookies [A]
[D] again
I want to [B] be [C] alone
[F#] Ex [C] [G]
[B]
[G] -cuse [Bm] me
I'm [A#] not the [F#] man I used [G] to be.
Someone [A] else crept in.
[G] [A] Again, [D] I [G] wanna be [Em] alone.
[G]
Excuse [Bm] me, please.
[A] I'm looking [G] for lost [F#] [G] energy.
Soaking [A] up the [G] sin.
[C#]
Again, [Bm] I [Em] wanna be alone.
[D] I wanna [G] be alone.
[D] I wanna [Em] be alone.
I [D] wanna [G] be alone.
You [Am] got the money back, that's [G] okay.
Who [Am] needs a Cadillac [Em] anyway?
I got [F] the medicine, [Em] make you see the light.
Call me [F] an elastic, it [A] all turns out right.
[D] Alright.
[G]
Excuse
[Bm] me, please.
You're [A#] standing [F#] on my [G] memories.
[A] Feelings of [C#] amuse.
Again, [D] I wanna [G] be alone.
[A#] [G]
[F#]
[B] Leave me [G] alone.
[F#m]
[D] I wanna [Em] be alone.
[D] I wanna [Bm] be [G] alone.
[D] I wanna [Em] be alone.
[G] I [D] wanna [G] be alone.
You got [Am] the money back, [G] that's okay.
Who [Am] needs a Cadillac [Em] anyway?
I [F] got the medicine, [Em] make you see the light.
Call [F] me an elastic, it all [A] turns out right.
[D] [G] [D]
[Gm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
Bm
13421112
G
2131
D
1321
Em
121
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To learn Peter Gabriel - (1) Excuse Me chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Bm, A#, F#, G, F#, G, A, D, Em, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 58 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 117. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Ooooooooooooh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Ex [D#]-cuse _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
meeeeeeeeeeeeee
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
_ [Em] _
Grabbing those cookies _ [A] _ _
_ [D] again _ _ _ _ _
I want to [B] be [C] alone
_ [F#] Ex _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ -cuse _ _ [Bm] me
I'm [A#] not the [F#] man I used [G] to be.
Someone [A] else crept in.
[G] _ [A] Again, [D] I [G] wanna be [Em] alone.
_ [G] _ _ _ _
Excuse _ _ _ [Bm] me, please.
[A] I'm looking [G] for lost [F#] _ [G] energy.
_ _ Soaking [A] up the [G] sin.
_ [C#] _
Again, [Bm] I [Em] wanna be alone. _ _
_ [D] I wanna [G] be alone. _
_ _ [D] I wanna [Em] be alone. _ _
_ I [D] wanna [G] be alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You [Am] got the money back, that's [G] okay. _
Who [Am] needs a Cadillac [Em] anyway?
I got [F] the medicine, [Em] make you see the light.
Call me [F] an elastic, it [A] all turns out right.
_ [D] Alright.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Excuse _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] me, please.
You're [A#] standing [F#] on my _ [G] memories. _
_ [A] Feelings of [C#] amuse.
Again, [D] I wanna [G] be alone. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] Leave me [G] alone.
_ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [D] I wanna [Em] be alone. _ _
_ [D] I wanna [Bm] be [G] alone. _ _
_ _ [D] I wanna [Em] be alone. _ _
_ _ [G] I [D] wanna [G] be alone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You got [Am] the money back, [G] that's okay.
Who [Am] needs a Cadillac [Em] anyway?
I [F] got the medicine, [Em] make you see the light.
Call [F] me an elastic, it all [A] turns out right. _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _
_ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _

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