Chords for Excuses - The Kingsmen
Tempo:
103.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
E
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil, he'll supply them, if the Turks you stay [C] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks away from [G] Turks, he offers [C] them excuses.
In the summer it's too hot, and in the [E] winter it's too [G] cold.
In the springtime, when the weather's just right, you find someplace [C] else to go.
Well, it's up to the mountains or down to the beach or to visit [E] some [F] old friend.
Just to stay home and kind of relax [Em] and hope some of the kin [C] folks will start dropping in.
Well, the church benches are too hard, and that choir sings [G] way too loud.
Boy, you know how nervous you [B] get when you're sitting in a great [C] big crowd.
The doctor told you, now you better watch them crowds, they'll set [F] you back.
But you go to that old ball [C] game because you say [G] it helps you to [C] relax.
Well, a headache Sunday morning, and a backache Sunday [G] night.
But by work time Monday morning, you're feeling [C] quite all right.
While one of the children has a cold, [C] pneumonia you [F] suppose.
While the whole [C] family had to stay home [G] just to blow that poor [C] kid's nose.
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them every [G] day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
Well, a preacher, he's too young, and maybe [G] he's too old.
The sermons, they're not hard enough, and maybe [C] they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it [F] gets too loud.
He needs to [C] have more dignity, [G] or else he's [C] way too proud.
Well, the sermons, they're too long, and maybe [G] they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity, instead of [C] scoff and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F] up man.
While one of the ladies told me the other day.
[G]
[C] You'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, [G] he offers them excuses.
[C]
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil, he'll supply them, if the Turks you stay [C] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks away from [G] Turks, he offers [C] them excuses.
In the summer it's too hot, and in the [E] winter it's too [G] cold.
In the springtime, when the weather's just right, you find someplace [C] else to go.
Well, it's up to the mountains or down to the beach or to visit [E] some [F] old friend.
Just to stay home and kind of relax [Em] and hope some of the kin [C] folks will start dropping in.
Well, the church benches are too hard, and that choir sings [G] way too loud.
Boy, you know how nervous you [B] get when you're sitting in a great [C] big crowd.
The doctor told you, now you better watch them crowds, they'll set [F] you back.
But you go to that old ball [C] game because you say [G] it helps you to [C] relax.
Well, a headache Sunday morning, and a backache Sunday [G] night.
But by work time Monday morning, you're feeling [C] quite all right.
While one of the children has a cold, [C] pneumonia you [F] suppose.
While the whole [C] family had to stay home [G] just to blow that poor [C] kid's nose.
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them every [G] day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
Well, a preacher, he's too young, and maybe [G] he's too old.
The sermons, they're not hard enough, and maybe [C] they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it [F] gets too loud.
He needs to [C] have more dignity, [G] or else he's [C] way too proud.
Well, the sermons, they're too long, and maybe [G] they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity, instead of [C] scoff and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F] up man.
While one of the ladies told me the other day.
[G]
[C] You'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
So to keep them folks away from church, [G] he offers them excuses.
[C]
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_ _ _ Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil, he'll supply them, if the Turks you stay [C] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks away from [G] Turks, he offers [C] them excuses.
_ In the summer it's too hot, and in the [E] winter it's too [G] cold.
In the springtime, when the weather's just right, you find someplace [C] else to go.
Well, it's up to the mountains or down to the beach or to visit [E] some [F] old friend.
Just to stay home and kind of relax [Em] and hope some of the kin [C] folks will start dropping in.
Well, the church benches are too hard, and that choir sings [G] way too loud.
Boy, you know how nervous you [B] get when you're sitting in a great [C] big crowd.
The doctor told you, now you better watch them crowds, they'll set [F] you back.
But you go to that old ball [C] game because you say [G] it helps you to [C] relax.
Well, a headache Sunday morning, and a backache Sunday [G] night.
But by work time Monday morning, you're feeling [C] quite all right.
While one of the children has a cold, [C] pneumonia you [F] suppose.
While the whole [C] family had to stay home [G] just to blow that poor [C] kid's nose.
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them every [G] day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
_ _ Well, a preacher, he's too young, and maybe [G] he's too old.
The sermons, they're not hard enough, and maybe [C] they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it [F] gets too loud.
He needs to [C] have more dignity, [G] or else he's [C] way too proud.
Well, the sermons, they're too long, and maybe [G] they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity, instead of [C] scoff and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F] up man.
While one of the ladies told me the other day.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ You'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
_ So to keep them folks away from church, [G] he offers them excuses. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil, he'll supply them, if the Turks you stay [C] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks away from [G] Turks, he offers [C] them excuses.
_ In the summer it's too hot, and in the [E] winter it's too [G] cold.
In the springtime, when the weather's just right, you find someplace [C] else to go.
Well, it's up to the mountains or down to the beach or to visit [E] some [F] old friend.
Just to stay home and kind of relax [Em] and hope some of the kin [C] folks will start dropping in.
Well, the church benches are too hard, and that choir sings [G] way too loud.
Boy, you know how nervous you [B] get when you're sitting in a great [C] big crowd.
The doctor told you, now you better watch them crowds, they'll set [F] you back.
But you go to that old ball [C] game because you say [G] it helps you to [C] relax.
Well, a headache Sunday morning, and a backache Sunday [G] night.
But by work time Monday morning, you're feeling [C] quite all right.
While one of the children has a cold, [C] pneumonia you [F] suppose.
While the whole [C] family had to stay home [G] just to blow that poor [C] kid's nose.
Excuse him, excuse him, you'll hear them every [G] day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
_ _ Well, a preacher, he's too young, and maybe [G] he's too old.
The sermons, they're not hard enough, and maybe [C] they're too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it [F] gets too loud.
He needs to [C] have more dignity, [G] or else he's [C] way too proud.
Well, the sermons, they're too long, and maybe [G] they're too short.
He ought to preach the word with dignity, instead of [C] scoff and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F] up man.
While one of the ladies told me the other day.
[G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ You'll hear them [G] every day.
Now the devil is violent, in church you stay [C] awake.
When people come to go to the Lord, the devil [F] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C] away from church, [G] he offers them [C] excuses.
_ So to keep them folks away from church, [G] he offers them excuses. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _