The Courteeners – Bide Your Time (Ukulele)

Capo 7
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Please scroll down for capo version Tabbed by rich-uk 15 December 2008 Intro: D A G A D A G A Verse 0:
D            A              G                  A                     D
  The temptation is all too great and now it's gone and it's all too late.

              A                 G               A                    D
I tried and I tried, I never applied any of the morals that I wish I had.
Fill 1: A G A D A G A Verse 1:
D             A                    G                  A           D
  You wait fifty-one weeks through all your hides and all of your seeks.

              A                G             A               G
When the time finally arrives,   it dawns on me attention derives
Prechorus 1:
         A                   A
from the girlfriend that you left at home,

A                           A
sitting in your living room all alone.
Chorus 1:
D                 A                 D                  A                   D
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  A                         G                A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.

D                 A                  D                         A
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

D                           A                       G
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

G         (A)          G      G         (A)        G
  Are you scared to be proud?   How can that still be?

                   A             D
Come and sing your   heart out with me.
Fill 2: A G A D A G A Verse 2:
D            A           G                        A               D
  But if you   bide your time and you stand there and you wait in line.

            A                 G       A                      G
It won't be long before her sarong is lying on your bathroom floor.
Prechorus 2:
                   A                     A
But what about the   girlfriend that you left at home,

A                          A
sitting in her living room all alone.
Chorus 2:
D                 A                 D                  A                   D
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  A                         G                A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.

D                 A                  D                         A
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

D                           A                       G
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

G        (A)          G      G         (A)          G
  How is that still allowed?   Are you scared to be proud?

               A            D
When you're on cloud number   nine.
Fill 3: A G A D A G A Prechorus 3:
G         A              A
  And the girlfriend you left at home,

A                           A
sitting in your living room all alone.
Chorus 3:
D                 A                 D                  A                   D
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  A                         G                  A
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, they fuckin' do my head in.

D                 A                  D                         A
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

D                           A                       G
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

G         (A)          G      G        (A)          G
  Are you scared to be proud?   How is that still allowed?

               A            D
When you're on cloud number   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 Bide Your Time The Courteeners Tabbed by rich-uk 15 December 2008 Capo 7th fret Intro: G D C D G D C D Verse 0:
G            D              C                  D                     G
  The temptation is all too great and now it's gone and it's all too late.

              D                 C               D                    G
I tried and I tried, I never applied any of the morals that I wish I had.
Fill 1: D C D G D C D Verse 1:
G             D                    C                  D           G
  You wait fifty-one weeks through all your hides and all of your seeks.

              D                C             D               C
When the time finally arrives,   it dawns on me attention derives
Prechorus 1:
         D                   D
from the girlfriend that you left at home,

D                           D
sitting in your living room all alone.
Chorus 1:
G                 D                 G                  D                   G
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  D                         C                D
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.

G                 D                  G                         D
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

G                           D                       C
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

C         (D)          C      C         (D)        C
  Are you scared to be proud?   How can that still be?

                   D             G
Come and sing your   heart out with me.
Fill 2: D C D G D C D Verse 2:
G            D           C                        D               G
  But if you   bide your time and you stand there and you wait in line.

            D                 C       D                      C
It won't be long before her sarong is lying on your bathroom floor.
Prechorus 2:
                   D                     D
But what about the   girlfriend that you left at home,

D                          D
sitting in her living room all alone.
Chorus 2:
G                 D                 G                  D                   G
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  D                         C                D
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, well, they do my head in.

G                 D                  G                         D
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

G                           D                       C
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

C        (D)          C      C         (D)          C
  How is that still allowed?   Are you scared to be proud?

               D            G
When you're on cloud number   nine.
Fill 3: D C D G D C D Prechorus 3:
C         D              D
  And the girlfriend you left at home,

D                           D
sitting in your living room all alone.
Chorus 3:
G                 D                 G                  D                   G
  You hate the suntan and you can't stand to be 'round   the short-sleeved man

                  D                         C                  D
and the gaggle o' girls who are singing too loud, they fuckin' do my head in.

G                 D                  G                         D
  You hate the tattoos and you can't handle the skinheads, the ones who cannot

G                           D                       C
handle their booze, they're making you scared to be proud.

C         (D)          C      C        (D)          C
  Are you scared to be proud?   How is that still allowed?

               D            G
When you're on cloud number   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