No Alibis
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"No Alibis" Eric Claption -1987-(Jerry Williams) D-A-G (5x's)
Glen Word
A Bm G D G D A
I beg your pardon, hello darlin, This is me your talking to......
A Bm G D
Sit down and tell me about it, you don't have to shout it at me,
G D A D
tell what you really want to do........
G D A G D A
Don't give me no alibis, No untrue stories your trying to justify
G D A G D A D---A--G (2x's)
Don't want no alibis, Just another reason for another lie
A Bm G D
Mountain gets steeper, The hole you dig gets deeper,
G D A
you better stop and climb out.....
A Bm G D
Cause I'm trying to give it all to you, Baby I can see right through you,
G D A D
Sometimes you lose what it's all about.......
G D A G D A
Don't give me no alibis, Can't go through life trying to justify
G D A G D A D-A-G
Don't want no alibis, Just another reason for another lie
(2X)(RhymOFsong1X) A-Bm-G-D, G-D-A
G D A G D A
Don't give me no alibis, No untrue stories your trying to justify
G D A G D A D G A
Don't want no alibis, Just another reason for another lie
A Bm G D
Mountain gets steeper, The hole you dig gets deeper,
G D A A Bm
Better reach and pull yourself out, Nobody ever gonna love you
G D G D A D
The way that I love you, And I never want to see you doing without
G D A G D A
Don't give me no alibis, No untrue stories your trying to justify
G D A G D A D
Don't want no alibis, Just another reason for another lie
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12
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