A Good Idea At The Time Chords
by Ok go
A Good Idea At The Time by Ok go is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, C, Bm, F, F#, G, E and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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.
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.
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