(Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior)Album versionDm Gme ------5--- e ------3---| B ------6--- B ------3---| G ------7--- G ------3---| D ------7--- D ---3--5---| A ---8--5--- A ------5---| E ---------- E ------3---|Keyboard linee ------5----3----1----0-------0--1--3----1----0------------0--1--5---| B ------6-------------------3--------3--------------3----3--------6---| G ------7----------------------------3----------------------------7---| D ------7-------------------------3--5-------------------------3--7---| A ---8--5----------------------------5----------------------------5---| E -----------------------------------3--------------------------------|DmOh I was 17When I heard the countdown startIt started slowlyAnd I thought it was my heartGmBut then I realisedThis time it was for realThere was no place to hideI had toTo go out and feelDmBut there was time to killAnd so I, I walked my way round townI tried to love the worldOh, but the world just got me downGmAnd so I looked for youIn every street, of every townI wanna see your faceI wanna, I wanna see you nowDmI wanna see you nowOh, and so it wentOh, so it went for several yearsI couldn't stand it, noOh, it must be getting nearNo, but you just don't knowOh no you just don't understandHow many people have seen youIn the arms ofOf some other manI've got to meet youAnd find youAnd take you by the hand, ohMy God! My God!You've got to understandThat I was 17I didn't, I didn't know a thing at allI've got no reasonI've got no reason at all, oh noD ---7-7-7-7-7-7-07-07---| A ---5-5-7-7-8-8-10-10---| E -----------------------|OhC GmThe time of my lifeDmOh I think you came too soon(Yeah you came too soon there)COh, and it couldGmIt could be tonightDmIf I ever leave this roomI never leave this room, noC GmOh, wasting all my time on all those stupid thingsDmThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)C GmOh, and the sky is crying out tonightDmFor me to leave this townSo I'm gonna leave this townGoodbyeOKYeah, you can leave meOh, you, you can go some other placeYou can forget itYeah, you know, you know that's OK'Cos, 'cos I own this townYeah, yeah I brought it to its kneesCan you hear it crying?Can you?Can you hear it begging to me, "please"?I know it's coming, so soon now,Oh, oh it's on it's wayOh no, oh no, oh I can hear them sayThey say I can't surviveThey say I'llI'll never leave the groundThey're saying it's all a lieAnd now, and now it's coming downOh baby now please!OhThe time of my lifeOh, I think you came too soon(Yeah, you came too soon there)Oh and it couldOh, it could be tonightIf I ever leave this roomI ever leave this room nowOh, wasting all my time on all these stupid thingsThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)Oh, and the sky is crying out tonightFor me to leave this townSo I'm gonna goYeah, reallyI'm gonna goBye ByeIt's OKYou don't have to careReallyOh, oh really I swearNo, no you owe me nothingYou owe nothing to meAnd if I mess it up babe, thenThen, that's all up to meAnd if you go,Then, then I won't follow no no,'Cos so many times I've beenI've been thinking maybeOh maybe I shouldNo, I, I'm gonna stayI... I'm gonna make my way, ohI'm gonna get on through babeI'm gonna make it all some day!Oh baby nowTime of my lifeOh no, I think you came too soon(Oh, it came too soon there)Oh, and it couldOh, it could be tonightIf I ever leave this room(I never never leave this room, no)Oh, wasting all this time on all those stupid thingsThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)And the sky is crying out tonightFor me to leave this townSo I'll leave this town,Oh, the sky is crying out tonightFor me to leave this townYeah, I'm gonna leave this townAnd Time is crying out tonightfor me to leave this townSo I'm gonna go yeahI'm gonna goReallyBye ByeI'm gonna leave this townNot gonna hang aroundOh, ohThe sky and stars and God will never ever ever laughOh oh ohMe and stars and moon are falling down.PulpCountdown(Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior)Single versionEbm G#me ------6--- e ------4---| B ------7--- B ------4---| G ------8--- G ------4---| D ------8--- D ---4--6---| A ---9--6--- A ------6---| E ---------- E ------4---|(12" mix only: "Hush - keep very still,for the strangest things are about to happen.")EbmOh I was 17When I heard the countdown startIt started slowlyI thought it was my heartG#mBut then I realisedThis time it was for realThere was no place to hideI had to go out and feelEbmBut there was time to killI walked my way round townI tried to love the worldOh, but the world just got me downG#mOh, so I looked for youIn every street, of every townI wanna see your faceI wanna, I wanna see you nowEbmYeah, I wanna see you nowAnd so it wentSo it went for several yearsI couldn't stand itOh, it must be getting nearOh no you just don't knowNo you just don't understandHow many times I've seen youin the arms ofsome other manI've got to meet youand find youand take you by the handMy God! My God!You've got to understandThat I was 17I didn't know a thing at allI've got no reasonNo reason at all, oh no!D ---8-8-8-8-8-8-08-08---| A ---6-6-8-8-9-9-11-11---| E -----------------------|ChorusC# G#mOh Time of my lifeEbmI think you came too soon(You came too soon there)C# G#mAnd it could be tonightEbmIf I ever leave this roomI never leave this roomC# G#mOh, wasting all my time on all those stupid thingsEbmThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)C# G#mOh, and the sky is crying out tonightEbmFor me to leave this townSo I'm gonna goReallyBye ByeYeah, you can leave meYou can go some other placeYou can forget itOh, that's OKBecause I own this townI brought it to its kneesCan't you hear it crying, yeah?Can you hear it begging to me, "please"?I know it's coming, so soon now,It's on it's wayOh noMy God! My God!I can hear them sayThey say it's all a lieThey'll say I'll never leave the groundThey say I can't surviveAnd it's coming downOh baby now pleaseOhTime of my lifeI think you came too soon(Yeah, you came too soon there)And it could be tonightIf I ever leave this roomI never leave this roomOh, wasting all my time on all these stupid thingsThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)Oh, and the sky is crying out tonightFor me to leave this townSo I'm gonna go, yeahReallySee yaBye ByeOK, you don't have to careReally, really I swearYou owe nothingYou owe nothing to meAnd if I mess it up, babe, thenThen that's all up to meAnd if you goThen I won't follow, noOh, so many times I've been thinkingI've been thinking maybe I shouldNo, I'm gonna stayI'm gonna make my wayI'm gonna get on through babeI'm gonna make it all some day!Oh baby nowTime of my lifeI think you came too soon(Yeah you came too soon babe)And it could be tonightOh if I ever leave this room(I never ever leave this room)Oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid thingsThat only get me down(Get down, oh!)Oh and the sky is crying out tonightFor me to leave this townI'm gonna leave this town, ohnow baby now time is crying out tonightfor me to leave this townI'm gonna leave this townnow baby now timeis crying out tonightfor me to leave this townand this timethis timeI'm gonna goI'm gonna leave this townI'm not gonna hang around noFire .... will never ever laughMe and stars and moon are falling down.(12" mix only: "You've just heard one of the most remarkable applications in modern electronics.")
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