Brandi Carlile - Alibi: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Alibi" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C            F        C
I done some bad bad things
                     F                 C
The kind you don't bring up at confession
          F              C
Somewhere in my life, woah
             F
I took the wrong direction
    G
I swear on my soul
          F
I didn't want to hurt no one
C             F         C
But I got no way to justify
C
The things I done

Chorus:
G
If you're good at telling lies
F7
You could be my alibi
    C                A#           C
And I won't have to atone for my sins
G
If you're good at telling lies
F7
You could be my alibi
    C                    A#                   C
And I won't have to the fall for where I've been

You done some bad bad things
The kind that don't bare to mention
Something inside you died
Now you need some resurrection
If you don't want to go down
Just like the setting sun
You got to find a way to reconcile
The things you done

Chorus:
If you're good at telling lies,
you could be my alibi
And I won't have to atone for my sin
If you're good at telling lies,
you could be my alibi
And I won't take the fall for where I've been

If you're good at telling lies,
you could be my alibi
And I won't take the fall for where I've been

I swear some people in the world
They got no moral compass
I know the wicked ones
I feel them walk among us
The hangman begs for mercy
Only when his time has come
Because he got no way to
Rectify the things he done

Chorus:
If you're good at telling lies,
you could be my alibi
And I won't have to atone for my sin
If you're good at telling lies,
you could be my alibi
And I won't take to the fall for where I've been

I won't take the fall for where I've been
I won't take that fall for where I've been, no


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

F

Guitar chord F

F7

Guitar chord F7

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Alibi" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Alibi" by Brandi Carlile.