Bide Your Time The Courteeners
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The Courteeners
15 December 2008
Standard tuning - EADGBE
Intro:
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 0:
[D] The temptat[A]ion is all too [G]great and now it's [A]gone and it's all too [D]late.
I tried and I [A]tried, I never app[G]lied any of the [A]morals that I wish I [D]had.
Fill 1:
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 1:
[D] You wait fif[A]ty-one weeks through [G]all your hides and [A]all of your [D]seeks.
When the time [A]finally arrives, [G] it dawns on [A]me attention der[G]ives
Prechorus 1:
[A] [A]
[A]sitting in your living room [A]all alone.
Chorus 1:
[D] You hate the sun[A]tan and you can't [D]stand to be 'round [A] the short-sleeved [D]man
and the gaggle o' [A]girls who are singing too [G]loud, well, they [A]do my head in.
[D] You hate the tat[A]toos and you can't [D]handle the skinheads, the [A]ones who cannot
[D]handle their booze, they're [A]making you scared to be [G]proud.
[G] Are you [(A)]scared to be [G]proud? [G] How can [(A)]that still [G]be?
Come and sing your [A] heart out wi[D]th me.
Fill 2:
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Verse 2:
[D] But if you [A] bide your [G]time and you stand there [A]and you wait in [D]line.
It won't be [A]long before her sa[G]rong is [A]lying on your bathroom [G]floor.
Prechorus 2:
But what about the [A] girlfriend that you [A]left at home,
[A]sitting in her living room [A]all alone.
Chorus 2:
[D] You hate the sun[A]tan and you can't [D]stand to be 'round [A] the short-sleeved [D]man
and the gaggle o' [A]girls who are singing too [G]loud, well, they [A]do my head in.
[D] You hate the tat[A]toos and you can't [D]handle the skinheads, the [A]ones who cannot
[D]handle their booze, they're [A]making you scared to be [G]proud.
[G] How is [(A)]that still al[G]lowed? [G] Are you [(A)]scared to be [G]proud?
When you're on [A]cloud number [D] nine.
Fill 3:
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
Prechorus 3:
[G] And the [A]girlfriend you [A]left at home,
[A]sitting in your living room [A]all alone.
Chorus 3:
[D] You hate the sun[A]tan and you can't [D]stand to be 'round [A] the short-sleeved [D]man
and the gaggle o' [A]girls who are singing too [G]loud, they f**kin' [A]do my head in.
[D] You hate the tat[A]toos and you can't [D]handle the skinheads, the [A]ones who cannot
[D]handle their booze, they're [A]making you scared to be [G]proud.
[G] Are you [(A)]scared to be [G]proud? [G] How is [(A)]that still al[G]lowed?
When you're on [A]cloud number [D] nine.
Outro:
[A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D] [A] [G] [A]
[D]
NB. Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
Chords in brackets fall mid-bar
The Courteeners
15 December 2008
Capo 7th fret
Intro:
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
Verse 0:
[G] The temptat[D]ion is all too [C]great and now it's [D]gone and it's all too [G]late.
I tried and I [D]tried, I never app[C]lied any of the [D]morals that I wish I [G]had.
Fill 1:
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
Verse 1:
[G] You wait fif[D]ty-one weeks through [C]all your hides and [D]all of your [G]seeks.
When the time [D]finally arrives, [C] it dawns on [D]me attention der[C]ives
Prechorus 1:
[D] [D]
[D]sitting in your living room [D]all alone.
Chorus 1:
[G] You hate the sun[D]tan and you can't [G]stand to be 'round [D] the short-sleeved [G]man
and the gaggle o' [D]girls who are singing too [C]loud, well, they [D]do my head in.
[G] You hate the tat[D]toos and you can't [G]handle the skinheads, the [D]ones who cannot
[G]handle their booze, they're [D]making you scared to be [C]proud.
[C] Are you [(D)]scared to be [C]proud? [C] How can [(D)]that still [C]be?
Come and sing your [D] heart out wi[G]th me.
Fill 2:
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
Verse 2:
[G] But if you [D] bide your [C]time and you stand there [D]and you wait in [G]line.
It won't be [D]long before her sa[C]rong is [D]lying on your bathroom [C]floor.
Prechorus 2:
But what about the [D] girlfriend that you [D]left at home,
[D]sitting in her living room [D]all alone.
Chorus 2:
[G] You hate the sun[D]tan and you can't [G]stand to be 'round [D] the short-sleeved [G]man
and the gaggle o' [D]girls who are singing too [C]loud, well, they [D]do my head in.
[G] You hate the tat[D]toos and you can't [G]handle the skinheads, the [D]ones who cannot
[G]handle their booze, they're [D]making you scared to be [C]proud.
[C] How is [(D)]that still al[C]lowed? [C] Are you [(D)]scared to be [C]proud?
When you're on [D]cloud number [G] nine.
Fill 3:
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
Prechorus 3:
[C] And the [D]girlfriend you [D]left at home,
[D]sitting in your living room [D]all alone.
Chorus 3:
[G] You hate the sun[D]tan and you can't [G]stand to be 'round [D] the short-sleeved [G]man
and the gaggle o' [D]girls who are singing too [C]loud, they f**kin' [D]do my head in.
[G] You hate the tat[D]toos and you can't [G]handle the skinheads, the [D]ones who cannot
[G]handle their booze, they're [D]making you scared to be [C]proud.
[C] Are you [(D)]scared to be [C]proud? [C] How is [(D)]that still al[C]lowed?
When you're on [D]cloud number [G] nine.
Outro:
[D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [C] [D]
[G]
NB. Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
Chords in brackets fall mid-bar
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