Excuses Chords by Kingsmen

Tempo:
106.7 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Kingsmen - Excuses chords
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[C#]
[G#] [C#]
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them [G#] every day.
Now the devil is here to supply them, him from church to [C#] stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F#] always loses.
So to keep them folks away [C#] from [G#] church, he offers [C#] them excuses.
Well, the preacher, he's too young.
[G#]
[C#] No, I just turned it off.
Well, the preacher, he's too young.
Maybe [G#] he's too old.
Those sermons, they're not hard enough.
Sometimes they get [C#] too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it gets [F#] too loud.
He needs to have [C#] more dignity [G#] or else he's way [C#] too proud.
Well, the sermon preacher we've got must be the world's most [G#] stuck up.
Oh, I got it.
Well, the sermons are [C#] too long.
Maybe they're [G#] too short.
[C#] Oh, the sermons are too long.
Maybe they're too [G#] short.
He ought to preach the word now instead of stomp [C#] and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F#] up man.
Well, one of the ladies told [C#] me Sunday.
Well, [G#] he didn't even shake [C#] my hand.
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every [G#] day.
Now the devil is here to supply them, him from church to stay [C#] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F#] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C#] away from church, [G#] he offers them [C#] excuses.
So [F#] to keep [C#] them folks away from church, [G#] he offers them [C#] excuses.
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Let's start jamming Kingsmen - (Live) Excuses chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - F#, C#, G# and C# in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 53 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 107 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C# Major.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them [G#] every day.
Now the devil is here to supply them, him from church to [C#] stay away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F#] always loses.
So to keep them folks away [C#] from [G#] church, he offers [C#] them excuses.
_ Well, the preacher, he's too young. _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] No, I just turned it off.
Well, the preacher, he's too young. _
Maybe [G#] he's too old.
Those sermons, they're not hard enough.
Sometimes they get [C#] too bold.
His voice is much too quiet like.
Sometimes it gets [F#] too loud.
He needs to have [C#] more dignity [G#] or else he's way [C#] too proud.
Well, the sermon preacher we've got must be the world's most [G#] stuck up.
Oh, _ I got it. _
Well, the sermons are [C#] too long.
Maybe they're [G#] too short.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
the sermons are too long.
Maybe they're too [G#] short.
He ought to preach the word now instead of stomp [C#] and snort.
Well, that preacher we've got must be the world's most stuck [F#] up man.
Well, one of the ladies told [C#] me Sunday.
Well, [G#] he didn't even shake [C#] my hand.
Excuses, excuses, you'll hear them every [G#] day.
Now the devil is here to supply them, him from church to stay [C#] away.
When people come to know the Lord, the devil [F#] always loses.
So to keep them folks [C#] away from church, [G#] he offers them [C#] excuses. _
So [F#] to keep [C#] them folks away from church, [G#] he offers them [C#] excuses. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the 40th Anniversary Reunion album.

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