-Standard Tuning- -Capo on the 2nd fret- [Intro] E5 , A5 , B5 , A5 [Verse 1] E5 I've seen your kind before A5 E5 Defender of the crown A5 E5 You've got your shades of swagger on A5 B5 A5 Every time you come around [Verse 2] Got your motives on your mind Your worries, far and few A car crash, or a carnival Well, it's all the same to you [Pre-Chorus] A5 You're chasing like E5 Some holy grail A5 A far from grace E5 But never fails, when [Chorus] ( E5 ) A5 E5 You give me something I can use A5 E5 B5 E5 I need the perfect excuse ( E5 ) A5 E5 You're an offer on the table I just can't refuse A5 E5 B5 E5 A5 B5 A5 (x2) You're all I need, you're the perfect excuse [Verse 3] And the ice beneath is is paper thin I can hear it boom and crack Take one more step down this greasy slope And there'll be no turning back [Verse 4] I don't have no sober second thought To stop what you've begun There's no saving me tonight There's no saving anyone [Pre-Chorus] So, push the button Start me up Spin the wheel Now try your luck and [Chorus] You give me something I can use I need the perfect excuse You're an offer on the table I just can't refuse You're all I need, you're the perfect excuse [Bridge] E5 A5 E5 , A5 , B5 , A5 And my defense is running down E5 A5 E5 , A5 , B5 , A5 Arms twisted, hands are bound E5 A5 To hope, line, and sink her are all I can see E5 A5 B5 A5 Doing your worst has got the best of me [Verse 5] Well, I've been here before Forgive me for my sins Coming to in the afternoon Seeing what the cat dragged in [Pre-Chorus] You're chasing like Some holy grail A far from grace But never fails, when So, push the button Start me up Spin the wheel Now try your luck and [Chorus] You give me something I can use I need the perfect excuse You're an offer on the table I just can't refuse You're all I need You're something I can use I need the perfect excuse You're an offer on the table I just can't refuse You're all I need, you're the perfect excuse Perfect excuse You're a perfect excuse You're a perfect excuse
