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Bide Your Time
The Courteeners
Tabbed by rich-uk
15 December 2008
Standard tuning - EADGBE

Intro:
D (xx0232@1)   A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)Verse 0:
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)            G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)                   D (xx0232@1) The temptation is all too great and now it's gone and it's all too late.
              A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)             A (x02220@1)                  DI (xx0232@1)tried and I tried, I never applied any of the morals that I wish I had.

Fill 1:
      A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)Verse 1:
D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)                  G (320003@1)                A (x02220@1)         D (xx0232@1) You wait fifty-one weeks through all your hides and all of your seeks.
              A (x02220@1)              G (320003@1)           A (x02220@1)             GWhen (320003@1)the time finally arrives,   it dawns on me attention derives

Prechorus 1:
         A (x02220@1)                 Afrom (x02220@1)the girlfriend that you left at home,
A (x02220@1)                         Asitting (x02220@1)in your living room all alone.

Chorus 1:
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  A (x02220@1)                       G (320003@1)              Aand (x02220@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)                     Ghandle (320003@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
G (320003@1)       (A)          G (320003@1)    G (320003@1)       (A)        G (320003@1) Are you scared to be proud?   How can that still be?
                   A (x02220@1)           DCome (xx0232@1)and sing your   heart out with me.

Fill 2:
      A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)Verse 2:
D (xx0232@1)          A (x02220@1)         G (320003@1)                      A (x02220@1)             D (xx0232@1) But if you   bide your time and you stand there and you wait in line.
            A (x02220@1)               G (320003@1)     A (x02220@1)                    GIt (320003@1)won't be long before her sarong is lying on your bathroom floor.


Prechorus 2:
                   A (x02220@1)                   ABut (x02220@1)what about the   girlfriend that you left at home,
A (x02220@1)                        Asitting (x02220@1)in her living room all alone.

Chorus 2:
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  A (x02220@1)                       G (320003@1)              Aand (x02220@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)                     Ghandle (320003@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
G (320003@1)      (A)          G (320003@1)    G (320003@1)       (A)          G (320003@1) How is that still allowed?   Are you scared to be proud?
               A (x02220@1)          DWhen (xx0232@1)you're on cloud number   nine.

Fill 3:
      A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)Prechorus 3:
G (320003@1)       A (x02220@1)            A (x02220@1) And the girlfriend you left at home,
A (x02220@1)                         Asitting (x02220@1)in your living room all alone.

Chorus 3:
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)               D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)                 D (xx0232@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  A (x02220@1)                       G (320003@1)                Aand (x02220@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, they fuckin' do my head in.
D (xx0232@1)               A (x02220@1)                D (xx0232@1)                       A (x02220@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)                     Ghandle (320003@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
G (320003@1)       (A)          G (320003@1)    G (320003@1)      (A)          G (320003@1) Are you scared to be proud?   How is that still allowed?
               A (x02220@1)          DWhen (xx0232@1)you're on cloud number   nine.

Outro:
      A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D     A (x02220@1)   G (320003@1)   A (x02220@1)name="chord_xx0232@1">D

NB. Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
    Chords in brackets fall mid-bar
 

Bide Your Time
The Courteeners
Tabbed by rich-uk
15 December 2008
Capo 7th fret

Intro:
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)Verse 0:
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)            C (x32010@1)                D (xx0232@1)                   G (320003@1) The temptation is all too great and now it's gone and it's all too late.
              D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)             D (xx0232@1)                  GI (320003@1)tried and I tried, I never applied any of the morals that I wish I had.

Fill 1:
      D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)Verse 1:
G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)                  C (x32010@1)                D (xx0232@1)         G (320003@1) You wait fifty-one weeks through all your hides and all of your seeks.
              D (xx0232@1)              C (x32010@1)           D (xx0232@1)             CWhen (x32010@1)the time finally arrives,   it dawns on me attention derives

Prechorus 1:
         D (xx0232@1)                 Dfrom (xx0232@1)the girlfriend that you left at home,
D (xx0232@1)                         Dsitting (xx0232@1)in your living room all alone.

Chorus 1:
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  D (xx0232@1)                       C (x32010@1)              Dand (xx0232@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                     Chandle (x32010@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
C (x32010@1)       (D)          C (x32010@1)    C (x32010@1)       (D)        C (x32010@1) Are you scared to be proud?   How can that still be?
                   D (xx0232@1)           GCome (320003@1)and sing your   heart out with me.

Fill 2:
      D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)Verse 2:
G (320003@1)          D (xx0232@1)         C (x32010@1)                      D (xx0232@1)             G (320003@1) But if you   bide your time and you stand there and you wait in line.
            D (xx0232@1)               C (x32010@1)     D (xx0232@1)                    CIt (x32010@1)won't be long before her sarong is lying on your bathroom floor.


Prechorus 2:
                   D (xx0232@1)                   DBut (xx0232@1)what about the   girlfriend that you left at home,
D (xx0232@1)                        Dsitting (xx0232@1)in her living room all alone.

Chorus 2:
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  D (xx0232@1)                       C (x32010@1)              Dand (xx0232@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                     Chandle (x32010@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
C (x32010@1)      (D)          C (x32010@1)    C (x32010@1)       (D)          C (x32010@1) How is that still allowed?   Are you scared to be proud?
               D (xx0232@1)          GWhen (320003@1)you're on cloud number   nine.

Fill 3:
      D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)Prechorus 3:
C (x32010@1)       D (xx0232@1)            D (xx0232@1) And the girlfriend you left at home,
D (xx0232@1)                         Dsitting (xx0232@1)in your living room all alone.

Chorus 3:
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)               G (320003@1)                D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1) You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man
                  D (xx0232@1)                       C (x32010@1)                Dand (xx0232@1)the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, they fuckin' do my head in.
G (320003@1)               D (xx0232@1)                G (320003@1)                       D (xx0232@1) You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot
G (320003@1)                         D (xx0232@1)                     Chandle (x32010@1)their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.
C (x32010@1)       (D)          C (x32010@1)    C (x32010@1)      (D)          C (x32010@1) Are you scared to be proud?   How is that still allowed?
               D (xx0232@1)          GWhen (320003@1)you're on cloud number   nine.

Outro:
      D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G     D (xx0232@1)   C (x32010@1)   D (xx0232@1)name="chord_320003@1">G

NB. Chords not in brackets fall on the first beat of the bar
    Chords in brackets fall mid-bar