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You'll have to excuse me, I'm not in my best,
I been gone for a month, I been drunk since I left;
These so-called vacations will soon be my death,
I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest.
We arrived in December and London was cold,
We stayed in the bars along Charing Cross Road;
We never saw nothin' but brass taps and oak,
Kept the shine on the bar with the sleeves of our coat.
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best,
I been gone for a week, I been drunk since I left;
And these so-called vacations will soon be my death,
I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest.
[Take me home....]
Euston Station, the train journey north,
In the buffet car we lurched back and forth;
Past old crooked dykes through Yorkshire's green fields,
We were flung into dance as the train jigged and reeled.
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best,
I been gone for a week, I been drunk since I left;
And these so-called vacations will soon be my death,
I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest.
[Take me home....]
By the light of the moon she'd drift through the streets,
A rare old perfume so seductive and sweet;
She'd tease us and flirt as the pubs all closed down,
Then walk us on home and deny us a round.
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best,
I been gone for a month, I been drunk since I left;
And these so-called vacations will soon be my death,
I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest.
[Take me home....]
The gas heater's empty, it's damp as a tomb,
The spirits we drank are like ghosts in the room;
I'm knackered again, come on, please take me soon,
And don't lift up my head till the twelve bells at noon.
You'll have to excuse me, I'm not at my best,
I been gone for a month, I been drunk since I left;
And these so-called vacations will soon be my death,
I'm so sick from the drink, I need home for a rest.
[Take me home........]
Intro: (slow picking) (Am, G, C, F, C, G)
You'll (Am) have to (G) excuse me, I'm (C) not in my (F) best,
I been (C) gone for a (G) month, I been drunk since I (C) left;
These (Am) so-called (G) vacations will (C) soon be my (F) death,
I'm so (C) sick from the (G) drink, I need home for a (C) rest.
Fast strumming for remainder of song in same chord sequence as chorus.
~ Chords contributed by Barry Penton ~