Chord/Tab song: Countdown

(Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior)

Album version

[Dm] [Gm]

e ------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 line

e ------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--------------------------------|

Oh I was [Dm]17
When I heard the countdown start
It started slowly
And I thought it was my heart
But then I re[Gm]alised
This time it was for real
There was no place to hide
I had to
To go out and feel
But there was [Dm]time to kill
And so I, I walked my way round town
I tried to love the world
Oh, but the world just got me down
And so I [Gm]looked for you
In every street, of every town
I wanna see your face
I wanna, I wanna see you now
I wanna see you [Dm]now

Oh, and so it went
Oh, so it went for several years
I couldn't stand it, no
Oh, it must be getting near
No, but you just don't know
Oh no you just don't understand
How many people have seen you
In the arms of
Of some other man
I've got to meet you
And find you
And take you by the hand, oh
My God! My God!
You've got to understand
That I was 17
I didn't, I didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason
I've got no reason at all, oh no

D ---7-7-7-7-7-7-07-07---|
A ---5-5-7-7-8-8-10-10---|
E -----------------------|

Oh
The [C]time of my [Gm]life
Oh I think you came too [Dm]soon
(Yeah you came too soon there)
Oh, and it [C]could
It could be to[Gm]night
If I ever leave this [Dm]room
I never leave this room, no
Oh, [C]wasting all my time on all those [Gm]stupid things
That only get me [Dm]down
(Get down, oh!)
Oh, and the [C]sky is crying out to[Gm]night
For me to leave this [Dm]town
So I'm gonna leave this town
Goodbye
OK

Yeah, you can leave me
Oh, you, you can go some other place
You can forget it
Yeah, you know, you know that's OK
'Cos, 'cos I own this town
Yeah, yeah I brought it to its knees
Can 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 way
Oh no, oh no, oh I can hear them say
They say I can't survive
They say I'll
I'll never leave the ground
They're saying it's all a lie
And now, and now it's coming down
Oh baby now please!

Oh
The time of my life
Oh, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, you came too soon there)
Oh and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
If I ever leave this room
I ever leave this room now
Oh, wasting all my time on all these stupid things
That only get me down
(Get down, oh!)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight
For me to leave this town
So I'm gonna go
Yeah, really
I'm gonna go
Bye Bye

It's OK
You don't have to care
Really
Oh, oh really I swear
No, no you owe me nothing
You owe nothing to me
And if I mess it up babe, then
Then, that's all up to me
And if you go,
Then, then I won't follow no no,
'Cos so many times I've been
I've been thinking maybe
Oh maybe I should
No, I, I'm gonna stay
I... I'm gonna make my way, oh
I'm gonna get on through babe
I'm gonna make it all some day!

Oh baby now
Time of my life
Oh no, I think you came too soon
(Oh, it came too soon there)
Oh, and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
If I ever leave this room
(I never never leave this room, no)
Oh, wasting all this time on all those stupid things
That only get me down
(Get down, oh!)
And the sky is crying out tonight
For me to leave this town
So I'll leave this town,
Oh, the sky is crying out tonight
For me to leave this town
Yeah, I'm gonna leave this town
And Time is crying out tonight
for me to leave this town
So I'm gonna go yeah
I'm gonna go
Really
Bye Bye

I'm gonna leave this town
Not gonna hang around
Oh, oh
The sky and stars and God will never ever ever laugh
Oh oh oh
Me and stars and moon are falling down.

Pulp
Countdown
(Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior)

Single version

[Ebm] [G#m]

e ------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.")

Oh I was [Ebm]17
When I heard the countdown start
It started slowly
I thought it was my heart
But then I [G#m]realised
This time it was for real
There was no place to hide
I had to go out and feel
But there was [Ebm]time to kill
I walked my way round town
I tried to love the world
Oh, but the world just got me down
Oh, so I [G#m]looked for you
In every street, of every town
I wanna see your face
I wanna, I wanna see you now
Yeah, I wanna see you [Ebm]now

And so it went
So it went for several years
I couldn't stand it
Oh, it must be getting near
Oh no you just don't know
No you just don't understand
How many times I've seen you
in the arms of
some other man
I've got to meet you
and find you
and take you by the hand
My God! My God!
You've got to understand
That I was 17
I didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason
No reason at all, oh no!

D ---8-8-8-8-8-8-08-08---|
A ---6-6-8-8-9-9-11-11---|
E -----------------------|

Chorus
Oh [C#]Time of my [G#m]life
I think you came too [Ebm]soon
(You came too soon there)
And [C#]it could be [G#m]tonight
If I ever leave this [Ebm]room
I never leave this room
Oh, [C#]wasting all my time on all those [G#m]stupid things
That only get me [Ebm]down
(Get down, oh!)
Oh, and the [C#]sky is crying out to[G#m]night
For me to leave this [Ebm]town
So I'm gonna go
Really
Bye Bye

Yeah, you can leave me
You can go some other place
You can forget it
Oh, that's OK
Because I own this town
I brought it to its knees
Can'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 way
Oh no
My God! My God!
I can hear them say
They say it's all a lie
They'll say I'll never leave the ground
They say I can't survive
And it's coming down
Oh baby now please

Oh
Time of my life
I think you came too soon
(Yeah, you came too soon there)
And it could be tonight
If I ever leave this room
I never leave this room
Oh, wasting all my time on all these stupid things
That only get me down
(Get down, oh!)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight
For me to leave this town
So I'm gonna go, yeah
Really
See ya
Bye Bye

OK, you don't have to care
Really, really I swear
You owe nothing
You owe nothing to me
And if I mess it up, babe, then
Then that's all up to me
And if you go
Then I won't follow, no
Oh, so many times I've been thinking
I've been thinking maybe I should
No, I'm gonna stay
I'm gonna make my way
I'm gonna get on through babe
I'm gonna make it all some day!

Oh baby now
Time of my life
I think you came too soon
(Yeah you came too soon babe)
And it could be tonight
Oh if I ever leave this room
(I never ever leave this room)
Oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things
That only get me down
(Get down, oh!)
Oh and the sky is crying out tonight
For me to leave this town
I'm gonna leave this town, oh
now baby now time is crying out tonight
for me to leave this town
I'm gonna leave this town
now baby now time
is crying out tonight
for me to leave this town
and this time
this time
I'm gonna go

I'm gonna leave this town
I'm not gonna hang around no
Fire .... will never ever laugh
Me and stars and moon are falling down.

(12" mix only: "You've just heard one of the most remarkable applications in modern electronics.")