Alanis Morissette - Excuses

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^AWhy n^Eo one will help me I'm ^Dtoo d^Eumb I'm too smart ^AThey'^Ell not understand me I am^D lone^Ely they'll hate me And ^Athere is no^Et enough time It's^D too ^Ehard to help me And ^Agod wants^E me to work No^D resti^Eng no lazy

^AThese exc^Dmuses how^A they served me so well They^F've kept me safe They^A've kept me stoic They^Dm've kept me^A locked in my own cell

^AI'm t^Eoo far from home It^D takes fa^Er too much energy And ^AI cannot af^Eford to No one ^Dwil^El ever see me

^AThese exc^Dmuses how^A they're so familiar They^F've kept me blocked They^A've kept me small They^Dm've kept ^Ame safe inside my shell

^DBringin^Fg this into the light Shake^As their foundation And it^E clears my side ^DNow my ^Fimagination Is^A the only thing that limits The ^Ebar that is r^Daised to the heights

^ANo one c^Ean have it all see I ^Dhave ^Eto they want me to And ^AI can't l^Eet them down I'll ne^Dver be ^Ehappy