Song: A Good Idea At The Time Artist: Ok Go Album: Oh No Tuning: Standard 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