Thin Lizzy - 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!