Garbage - Not My Idea: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Not My Idea" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

F         C                   F
I bit my tongue and stood in line
              Cmaj7
With not much to believe in
F           C             F
I bought into what I was sold
         Cmaj7
And ended up with nothing

Chorus:
A                              A#
This is not my idea of a good time
A                              A#
This is not my idea of a good time
A                              A#
This is not my idea of a good time
A
This is not my idea

You thought that I would never see
What was meant for you was meant for me
I was distracted at the time
Forget about yours, now what about mine?

Chorus

You thought I was a little girl
You thought I was a little mouse
You thought you'd take me by surprise
Now I'm here, burnin' down your house

Chorus

Oh you've got blue eyes
Oh you've grey eyes
Oh you've got green eyes
Oh you've got blue eyes
Oh you've grey eyes
Oh you've got green eyes

Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright now
Everything's gonna be alright now


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

Cmaj7

Guitar chord Cmaj7

F

Guitar chord F

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Not My Idea" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Not My Idea" by Garbage.

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