Bide Your Time

[D]     [A]     [G]     [A]
[D]     [A]     [G]     [A]

[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]

[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

from the [A]girlfriend that you [A]left at home,
[A]sitting in your living room [A]all alone.

[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 s[A]cared to be [G]proud? [G]  How can t[A]hat still [G]be?
Come and sing your [A]  heart out wi[D]th me.

Fill 2:
      [A]     [G]     [A]
[D]     [A]     [G]     [A]

[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.

But what about the [A]  girlfriend that you [A]left at home,
[A]sitting in her living room [A]all alone.

[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 t[A]hat still al[G]lowed? [G]  Are you s[A]cared to be [G]proud?
When you're on [A]cloud number [D]  nine.

Fill 3:
      [A]     [G]     [A]
[D]     [A]     [G]     [A]

[G]  And the [A]girlfriend you [A]left at home,
[A]sitting in your living room [A]all alone.

[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 fuckin' [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 s[A]cared to be [G]proud? [G]  How is t[A]hat still al[G]lowed?
When you're on [A]cloud number [D]  nine.

      [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

[G]     [D]     [C]     [D]
[G]     [D]     [C]     [D]

[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]

[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

from the [D]girlfriend that you [D]left at home,
[D]sitting in your living room [D]all alone.

[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 s[D]cared to be [C]proud? [C]  How can t[D]hat still [C]be?
Come and sing your [D]  heart out wi[G]th me.

Fill 2:
      [D]     [C]     [D]
[G]     [D]     [C]     [D]

[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.

But what about the [D]  girlfriend that you [D]left at home,
[D]sitting in her living room [D]all alone.

[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 t[D]hat still al[C]lowed? [C]  Are you s[D]cared to be [C]proud?
When you're on [D]cloud number [G]  nine.

Fill 3:
      [D]     [C]     [D]
[G]     [D]     [C]     [D]

[C]  And the [D]girlfriend you [D]left at home,
[D]sitting in your living room [D]all alone.

[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 fuckin' [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 s[D]cared to be [C]proud? [C]  How is t[D]hat still al[C]lowed?
When you're on [D]cloud number [G]  nine.

      [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