Excuse Me chords by Peter Gabriel

Excuse Me


Key: G major, Time: 12/8, Tempo: 113

Intro: {A cappella, tempo rubato}
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|Ddim |D7  |
 Ho__________

 |Gdim |G     |       |F#7/C#  |G/D
Ex-cuse me, you're wearing out my joie de vie
          |A   /C# |D7
Grabbing those good years a - gain
       |C7 Cdim |C7 |G
I want to be a-lone______________

(laugh and count)

Verse 1: (0:50-) {Enters the band}
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  ||Gdim /C# |G/D  /B
Ex - cuse_____ me
  |       |F#7/C# /F#  |G
I'm not the man I used_______ to be
       |A    /B |/C#
Some one else crept in  a-gain

 D      |G  Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone


[Verse 2] (1:09-)

 Excuse me, please
 I'm looking for Lost Angeles
 Soaking up the sin again

  D      |Em  |  D      |G  Gsus4/D |G
 I want to be a-lone, I want to be a-lone
  /B   D  |Em  |  D      |G  Gsus4/D |G
 I want to be a-lone, I want to be a-lone


Chorus: (1:40-)
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|G      |Am         |G
  You got the money back, that's o-kay
      |3/4 Am     |4/4 Em
Who needs a   cadillac any - way
     |Fmaj7           |Em
I got the medicine, make you see the light
      |Fmaj7            |A
Call me in A-laska, if it all works out al-right,
 |D7     ||
al-right, (oh)

|G  Gsus4/D |G


[Verse 3] (2:04-) {Enters lead guitar}

 Excuse me, please
 You're standing on my memories
 Stealing souvenirs again

 I want to be alone


Bridge: (2:24-)
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|C#dim |G/D  |C#dim   |G/D    |
{Tuba solo}     Leave  me alone
|A   |Gdim     |Em  |
    I want to be a-lone

 D      |G  Gsus4/D |G
I want to be a-lone
 /B   D  |Em      |
I want to be a-lone,
 D      |G  Gsus4/D |G   ||
I want to be a-lone


(Chorus) (2:53-)


Coda: {Whistle} (3:13-)
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|G   |   ||