Verse I

^DWhy no one will he^Alp me I'm ^Gtoo dumb I'm ^Atoo smart

^DThey'll not underst^Aand me I am^G lonely they'll^A hate me

And ^Dthere is not enough ^Atime It's^G too hard to ^Ahelp me

^Dgod wants me to ^Awork No resting^G no la^Azy

Chorus I

^DThese excuses how they ^Gmiserved me so ^Dwell They've kept me ^Gmisafe

They've kept me ^Dstuck They've kept me ^Gmilocked in my own ^Dcell

Verse II I'm too far from home It takes far too much energy And I cannot afford to No one will ever see me Chorus I Chorus II

^DThese excuses how they're ^Gmiso famil^Diar They've kept me ^Gmiblocked

They've kept me ^Dsmall They've kept me ^Gmisafe inside my ^Dshell

Bridge

^CBringing this into ^Gthe light Shakes their^D foundation

And it^A clears my side ^CNow my imagina^Gtion

Is the on^Dly thing that limits The ^Abar that is raised to the hei^Gghts

Verse III No one can have it all see I have to they want me to And I can't let them down I'll never be happy Chorus I Chorus II

Alanis Morissette - Excuses (acoustic)