Gale Garnett

Excuse Me Mister

Gale Garnett


Tom: Gm

Correct Chord Fingerings:
A#maj7 Cm  D# A7 D#maj7 Fm Gm Bb/F C# Cm/A Dm D7sus4
e|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|-9-|---|---|---|
B|-3-|-4-|-4-|-2-|-8-|-9-|-11|-6-|-9-|-1-|-6-|-8-|
G|-2-|-5-|-3-|-0-|-7-|-10|-12|-7-|-10|-0-|-7-|-5-|
D|-3-|-5-|-5-|-2-|-8-|-10|-12|-8-|-11|-1-|-7-|-7-|
A|-1-|-3-|-6-|-0-|-6-|-8-|-10|-8-|---|-0-|-5-|-5-|
E|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

Song does is basically all verse, play in Bossa Nova style,
kinda like strumming bottom note on the the downbeat and the
chords on the upbeat.

[Intro]
Dm Cm D# A7
Dm Cm D# A7

[Verse 1]
A#maj7 Cm D#   A7
You go nice places,
A#maj7  Cm             D#maj7     A7
I've never been to any ni-i-i-ice places
Bb/F    Fm         Gm   C#
Oh what you'll go, nice places

[Verse 2]
A#maj7    Cm/A    D#maj7    Dm D7sus4
Excuse me mister, take me with you
A#maj7 Cm D#maj7 A7
You do nice dances
A#maj7        Cm            D#         A7
My feet have never followed ni-i-i-ice dances
Bb/F          Fm   Gm   C#
Oh what you'll do, nice dances

[Verse 3]
A#maj7    Cm/A    D#maj7  A7
Excuse me mister, take me with you
A#maj7  Cm   D#maj7  A7     A#maj7  Dm   D#maj7  A7
I have described by acquaintances as being, somewhat raw
A#maj7        Cm            D#         A7
But it's just that there are certain op of status,
D#maj7             Dm
things that I, never saw, before

[Verse 4]
A#maj7    Cm/A    D#maj7  Dm D7sus4
You live, in a nice dwelling
A#maj7      Cm             D#maj7     Dm
I'd like to flop down in a ni-i-i-ice dwelling
Bb/F             Fm    Gm   C#
Oh yeah, you live in a nice dwelling

[Verse 5]
A#maj7 Cm D# Dm D7sus4
Excuse me mister, take me with you
A#maj7  Cm      D#maj7    A7           A#maj7    Dm      D#maj7     A7
I have been described by acquaintances as being somewhat raw around the edges
A#maj7        Cm            D#         A7
But it's just that there are certain op of status
D#maj7             Dm
things that I, never saw, before

[Verse 6]
A#maj7    Cm/A    D#maj7  Dm D7sus4
You live in a keen dwelling
A#maj7      Cm             D#maj7     Dm
I'd like to flop down in a ke-e-e-en dwelling
Bb/F             Fm    D#maj7   Dm
Oh yeah, you live in a keen dwelling

[Outro]
A#maj7    Cm/A    Cm      D#
Excuse me mister, take me with you
A#maj7    Cm/A    Cm       D#maj7
I beg your pardon, take me with you
N.C.
Excuse me mister, I don't wanna bug you or nothing sir,
N.C.
But I have noticed you from afar, and I was wondering if maybe one night you'd like to come over to my house
N.C.
and we could talk about oh i dunno, the relationship between medieval Indian art,
N.C.
and say surfing in Iowa where they don't have any surf which makes it terribly difficult...