Thin Lizzy - Honesty is No Excuse (1971)
Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
Tuning: About 1/4 flat of standard E

Intro:
A (x4)

A (x02220@1)           
Up 'til now I used to pass my time
A7 (x02020@1)              D (xx0232@1)     G (320003@1)        G/F (120003@1)           
Drinking beer so slowly, sometimes wine
   Bm (x24432@1)       Bm/A (x04440@1)  E (022100@1)      E7No (020130@1)God, air, water or sunshine
     C#m (x13321@4)         C#m7 (x4242x@1)      F# (244322@1)F#7 (242352@1)And honesty was my only excuse
  Bm (x24432@1)       Bm/A (x04440@1)     E (022100@1)  
I took your love and I used it

A (x02220@1)           
Up 'til now my youthful stage
   A7 (x02020@1)            D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)         G/FA (120003@1)useless rage, a torn out page, a worn out gauge
   Bm (x24432@1)          Bm/A (x04440@1)       E (022100@1)          E7 (020130@1)           
A dirty shade, a big charade, has been made
     C#m (x13321@4)         C#m7 (x4242x@1)     F# (244322@1)F#7And (242352@1)honesty was my only excuse
   Bm (x24432@1)     Bm/A (x04440@1)      E (022100@1)     E7I (020130@1)took your love and I used it

A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4)   
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1)        
Du du duu, duu

[Solo backing]: 
A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A (x02220@1)A7 (x02020@1)D (xx0232@1)G (320003@1)Gmaj7 (xx5432@1)Bm (x24432@1)Bm/A (x04440@1)E (022100@1)E7 (020130@1)C#m (x13321@4)C#m7 (x4242x@1)F# (244322@1)F#7 (242352@1)Bm (x24432@1)Bm/A (x04440@1)E (022100@1)E7 (020130@1)A (x02220@1)C#m (x13321@4)G (320003@1)Bm (x24432@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E7 (020130@1)A (x02220@1)                  
Up 'til now my love life
A7 (x02020@1)                   D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)        G/FA (120003@1)few sweet kisses, a little missus, a fork and knife
  Bm (x24432@1)          Bm/A (x04440@1)           E (022100@1)        E7A (020130@1)happy home, a hand to hold, a land to roam
    C#m (x13321@4)          C#m7 (x4242x@1)    F# (244322@1)F#7And (242352@1)honesty was my only excuse
          Bm (x24432@1)              Bm/A (x04440@1)      E (022100@1)I used to take life by the hand, and I abused it
A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4)   
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1)    E7 (020130@1)     
Du du duu, duu

A (x02220@1)    
Up 'til now I used to tap dance
A7 (x02020@1)               D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)                   G/FTake (120003@1)a girl by the hand, saying I need your, I need your romance
Bm    Bm/A
Oh... 
   E (022100@1)             E7I (020130@1)had me some chances
     C#m (x13321@4)         C#m7 (x4242x@1)  F# (244322@1)F#7And (242352@1)honesty was my only excuse
   Bm (x24432@1)               Bm/A (x04440@1)       E (022100@1)     E7I (020130@1)used to take your love, and I'd abuse it
A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4)   
Duu, duu, duu, du du duu, duu
G (320003@1)            Bm (x24432@1) E (022100@1)    E7 (020130@1)     
Du du duu, duu

A (x02220@1)                          
Up 'til now the path of life was fair enough
A7 (x02020@1)             D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1)          G/FWas (120003@1)fair enough, enough was fair, all was right
     Bm (x24432@1)         Bm/A (x04440@1)       E (022100@1)E7And (020130@1)now I know, I see the light
     C#m (x13321@4)         C#m7 (x4242x@1)  F# (244322@1)F#7And (242352@1)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!