Bide Your Time chords by Courteeners (Official Version)

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D
A/C#
G/B
G
A

Intro 1

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

Verse 1
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
The temptation   is all too great
A/C# 
D 
To know it's gone and it's all too late
A/C# 
I tried and I tried,
G/B 
but I never applied
A/C# 
To any of the morals that I wish I

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Interlude 1

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

(had)

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

Verse 2
D 
A/C# 
You wait fifty     whole weeks
G/B 
Through all   of your hides
A/C# 
D 
and all    of your seeks
A/C# 
When the time finally arrives
G/B 
A/C# 
It dawns on me

Pre-chorus 1

that your attention derives

From the girlfriend that you left at home

Chorus 1
Sitting in the living room all alone
D 
A 
You hate the suntan
D 
And you can't stand to be around
A 
D 
The short sleeved man
A 
And the gaggle of girls
G 
who are singing too loud
A 
Well they do my head in
D 
A 
You hate the tattoos
D 
And you can't handle the skin heads
A 
D 
The ones who cannot handle the blues
A 
G 
Their making you scared to be proud
A 
G 
Are you scared to be proud?
A 
G 
How can that still be
A 
come and sing your heart out

Interlude 2

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

(with me)

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

Verse 3
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
But if you bide your time
A/C# 
and you stand there and    you wait in
D 
line
A/C# 
G/B 
It won't be long   before her sarong
A/C# 
is lying  on your bedroom

Pre-chorus 2

(floor) But what about the girlfriend

that you left at home

Sitting in the living room all alone

Chorus 2
D 
A 
You hate the suntan
D 
And you can't stand to be around
A 
D 
The short sleeved man
A 
And the gaggle of girls
G 
who are singing too loud
A 
Well they do my head in
D 
A 
You hate the tattoos
D 
And you can't handle the skin heads
A 
D 
The ones who cannot handle the blues
A 
G 
Their making you scared to be proud
A 
G 
Oh is that still allowed?
A 
G 
Are you scared to be proud?
A 
When your on cloud number

Solo 1

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

(nine)

A/C#

G/B

A/C#

Pre-chorus 3

And the girlfriend that you left at home

Chorus 3
Sitting in the living room all alone
D 
A 
You hate the suntan
D 
And you can't stand to be around
A 
D 
The short sleeved man
A 
And the gaggle of girls
G 
who are singing too loud
A 
Well they fucking do my head in
D 
A 
You hate the tattoos
D 
And you can't handle the skin heads
A 
D 
The ones who cannot handle the blues
A 
G 
Their making you scared to be proud
A 
G 
Oh, you're scared to be proud
A 
G 
Oh, is that still allowed?
A 
When your on cloud number

Outro 1
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
A/C# 
(nine)
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
A/C# 
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
A/C# 
D 
A/C# 
G/B 
A/C# 
D 

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D
A/C#
G/B
G
A

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: D majorBPM: 186

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Bide Your Time by Courteeners, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It suits players who want to learn Bide Your Time the way Courteeners intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.