Biography:
Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band who formed in Dublin, Ireland in 1969. The band were led throughout their recording career by bassist, songwriter and singer Phil Lynott, and are best known for their songs Whiskey in the Jar, Jailbreak and The Boys Are Back in Town, all major international hits still played regularly on hard rock and classic rock radio stations. After Lynott died, various incarnations of the band have emerged over the years culminating in a more stable line-up based around guitarists Scott Gorham and John Sykes.
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Other songs:
- Dancing In The Moonlight
- The Boys Are Back In Town
- Whiskey In The Jar
- A Song For While Im Away
- Baby Please Dont Go
- Borderline
- Brought Down
- Buffalo Gal
- Cowboy Song
- Dancin In The Moonlight
- Do Anything You Want To
- Dont Believe A Word
- Dublin
- Emerald
- Farmer
- Get Out Of Here
- Heart Attack
- Honesty Is No Excuse
- Jailbreak
- Little Girl In Bloom
- Massacre
- Please Dont Leave Me
- Randolphs Tango
- Remembering Part 2
- Rosalie
- Running Back
- Sarah
- Shades Of A Blue Orphanage
- She Knows
- Soldier Of Fortune
- Southbound
- Still In Love With You
- Sweet Marie
- That Womans Gonna Break Your Heart
- The Rocker
- This Is The One
- Waiting For An Alibi
- We Will Be Strong
- With Love
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Thin Lizzy - Honesty is No Excuse (1971)
Transcribed by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
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!
Transcribed by Jon Malmin ([email protected])
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!
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