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Intro - F, C, Dm,   Dm7x2
FBide your Ctime, take it DmeasyDm7  
FTake what you Cneed while you DmcanDm7  
FTell her your Cfeelings because she's DmleavDm7ing
FDon't spend your Clife a lonely DmmanDm7  
F  C  Dm  Dm7
FI'm looking Cforward to a DmhearDm7tache
FAt least I Cknow I'm still aDmliveDm7  
FWhy are my Cpictures all so DmemptDm7y
FAnd all my Cmemories black and DmwhitDm7e
BbOh, Cit Dcame without a Bbwarning
BbOh, CI didn't Fsee
BbOh,    C  Dlook at me this Bbmorning
BbOh, Cjust look at Fme
Verse 2:
Down the road and walking backwards
Growing older with the trees
Through the rain I'm only thinking on
An empty pathway with wasted dreams
Chorus:
Oh, it came without a warning
Oh, I didn't see
Oh, look at me this morning
Oh, just look at me

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Bide Your Time

by The Judes

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

F C Dm Dm7

Intro - , , , x2

F C Dm Dm7

Bide your time, take it easy

F C Dm Dm7

Take what you need while you can

F C Dm Dm7

Tell her your feelings because she's leaving

F C Dm Dm7

Don't spend your life a lonely man

F C Dm Dm7

I'm looking forward to a heartache

F C Dm Dm7

At least I know I'm still alive

F C Dm Dm7

Why are my pictures all so empty

F C Dm Dm7

And all my memories black and white

Bb C D Bb

Oh, it came without a warning

Bb C F

Oh, I didn't see

Bb C D Bb

Oh, look at me this morning

Bb C F

Oh, just look at me

Verse 2:

Down the road and walking backwards

Growing older with the trees

Through the rain I'm only thinking on

An empty pathway with wasted dreams

Chorus:

Oh, it came without a warning

Oh, I didn't see

Oh, look at me this morning

Oh, just look at me

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