-Standard Tuning-

-Capo on the 2nd fret-


[Intro]
E , A9 , B4 , A

[Verse 1]
E
I've seen your kind before
  A9           E
Defender of the crown
                 A9            E
You've got your shades of swagger on
       A9   B4  A
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]
        A9
You're chasing like
     E
Some holy grail
  A9
A far from grace
    E
But never fails, when

[Chorus]
( E )         A9           E
You give me something I can use
A9 E        B4    E
I     need the perfect excuse
( E )                            A9        E
You're an offer on the table I just can't refuse
       A9 E                B4    E    A9   B4   A (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]
E         A9             E , A9 , B4 , A                 
And my defense is running down
E       A9               E , A9 , B4 , A
Arms twisted, hands are bound
E                               A9
To hope, line, and sink her are all I can see
E           A9            B4   A
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