Date: Thu, 26 Feb 1998 04:17:29 -0500From: the mayan caperSubject: CRD: Countdown.crd by PulpCountdown by PulpWritten by Jarvis Cocker/PulpFrom the album Countdown and from Seperationstranscribed by Coreii CunninghamVerse:Eb C# EbOh, I was 17 when I heard the countdown start. It startedF# G#slowly and I thought it was my heart. But then I realised thatF# G#this time it was for real. There was no place to hide, I hadC# Ebto go out and feel that there was time to kill. And so iC# Ebwalked my way round town. i tried to love the World. Oh,F# G#and the world just got me down. And so, I looked for youF# G#in every street of every town. I wanna see your face, IC# Ebwanna, I wanna see you now. I wanna see you now. OhC# Eband so it went, so it went for several years. I couldn't standF# G#it, no, it must be getting near. No, no, you don't understand.F# G#How many people have seen you in the arms of some otherC# Ebman. I've got to meet you, and find you, and take yourC# Ebhand. Oh my God, my god, you've got to understand that IF# G#was 17 - I didn't, didn't know a thing at all. I've got noF# G# C# Ebreason, I've got no reason at all, oh no.Chorus:C#mOh, the time of myG# Eblife, oh, I think you came too soon (yeah, it came too soonC#m G# Ebthen). Oh, and it could be tonight, if I ever leave this roomC#m(if I ever leave this room now). Wasting all my time on all thoseG# Eb C#mstupid things that only get me down. Oh, and the sky is cryingG# Ebout tonight for me to leave this town (telling me to leave thistown...goodbye...okay...).Verse:Yeah, you can leave me, youcan, you can go some other place. You can forget it, yeah,you know that it's okay. Because I own this town, yeah Ibrought it, I brought it down on it's knees. Can you hear itcrying? Can you hear it begging me "please?" I know it'scoming, so soon now, oh it's on it's way. Oh no, oh no Ican hear them say - they say they can't survive. They say it'sall a lie and now, it's coming down, oh baby now please...(Chorus)Verse:It's okay, you don't have to care, really, oh, really Iswear. No, no, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing tome. Oh, and if I messed it up baby, that's all up to me,yeah. And if you go then I won't follow, no...no...So manytimes I've been thinking maybe I should. No, I'm gonnastay, I'm gonna make my way. I'm gonna get on throughbabe. I'm gonna make it someday.(Chorus)Outro Chords: Eb C#m highG#I'm gonna leavethis town. I'm never gonna hang around. The sky and starsand God will never ever laugh. Me and moon and stars arefalling down.
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