OK Go – A Good Idea At The Time (Guitar)

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Song: A Good Idea At The Time Artist: Ok Go Album: Oh No Intro: A A A D A A D A Verse 1:
A                     D              A
True about my taste; true about my wealth.

A
The thing about St. Petersburg:

       D             A             D A              A C  D
I was never there myself, so come on. Yeah, come on.

    A                                     D             A
Anastasia might have cried all night, I couldn't say myself,

        D  A               A C  D
So come on, yeah, come on.
Pre-Chorus:
  Bm                 F
I appreciate your courtesy,

      A              F#
Your well-learned politesse,

    Bm                F             A
But you got yourself into your own mess.
Chorus:
              Bm               F
You know the demon's in the design:

         G              D  A
A good idea at the time.

        A   C      D                 D  A
Seemed like a good idea at the time.

              A   C      D                 A    D  A
Yeah, seemed like a good idea at the time.
Verse 2: (Same as Verse 1)
    A                     D             A
Now how it all went down, only Pilate knows.

 A                          D                   A
All I ever asked of him is when the bars would close.

        D A               A C D
So come on, yeah, come on.
Pre-Chorus:
  Bm                 F
I appreciate your courtesy,

      A              F#
Your well-learned politesse,

    Bm                F             A
But you got yourself into your own mess.
Chorus:
              Bm               F
You know the demon's in the design:

         G              D  A
A good idea at the time.

              A   C      D                 D  A
Yeah, seemed like a good idea at the time.

            A   C      D                 F 
Oh, seemed like a good idea at the time.

       E              F
Ha, yeah, oh, at the time

E
Now what you gonna do about it?
C Am Am C D C Am Am C Am C Am Am C D C E A D A Verse 3: (Same as Verse 1)
           A                         D             A
Now, it's true about my wealth, and true about my taste,

     A                 
But you don't need no help from me,

        D               A
You'll lay yourself to waste.
So come on. Seemed like a good idea at the time. Chorus ...
                             D
Oh, seemed like a good idea,

                 F                   A    E
Seemed like a good idea at the time.
Repeat chords of chorus