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The Countdown

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Great song, can't believe nobody had this sooner. 
Tuning is a half step down or put a capo on the first fret and transpose it down a whole step 
GSittin' wide Fawake in a Cmotel dark
GNeon Fbuzzin' in my lConely heart
GWonderin' what you're Fdoin', what you're Cwearin' tonight
GI wanna Fbe where you Care
GOh, I can feel the Frhythm of the Cwheels goin' round
GI play a sFong and I tCurn it up loud
GEvery turn, every Ftown, every ciCty, every minute
GI'm cAmountin' dFown
CFive long days to you I Fsped
AmThree thousand miles Fjust to get to the one
COh oh, Fyou know you're the Amone Oh Foh 
CIt's just five more miles, Ffour streets ahead
AmThree stoplights till FI, I get to the Cone
COh oh, you know Fyou're the Amone
Oh ohF  
GHalfway Fhome, don't Cknow if I can last
GHad another cup of cFoffee, put your pCicture on the dash
GBurnin' both Fends and I Ccan't go too Gfast,              F  Cno
GOh, I can feel the Frhythm of the Cwheels goin' round
GI play a sFong and I tCurn it up loud
GEvery turn, every Ftown, every ciCty, every minute
GI'm cAmountin' dFown
CFive long days to you I Fsped
AmThree thousand miles Fjust to get to the one
COh oh, Fyou know you're the Amone Oh Foh 
CIt's just five more miles, Ffour streets ahead
AmThree stoplights till FI, I get to the Cone
COh oh, you know Fyou're the Amone
Oh ohF  
CThe countdFown to Amyou, Fgirl
CThe countdFown to Amyou, Goh
CFive long days to you I Fsped
AmThree thousand miles Fjust to get to the one
COh oh, Fyou know you're the Amone Oh Foh 
CIt's just five more miles, Ffour streets ahead
AmThree stoplights till FI, I get to the Cone
COh oh, you know Fyou're the Amone
Oh ohF  
CThe countdFown to Amyou, Fgirl
CThe countdFown to Amyou,G  

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The Countdown

by Lonestar

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Great song, can't believe nobody had this sooner.

Tuning is a half step down or put a capo on the first fret and transpose it down a whole step

G F C

Sittin' wide awake in a motel dark

G F C

Neon buzzin' in my lonely heart

G F C

Wonderin' what you're doin', what you're wearin' tonight

G F C

I wanna be where you are

G F C

Oh, I can feel the rhythm of the wheels goin' round

G F C

I play a song and I turn it up loud

G F C

Every turn, every town, every city, every minute

G Am F

I'm countin' down

C F

Five long days to you I sped

Am F

Three thousand miles just to get to the one

C F Am F

Oh oh, you know you're the one Oh oh

C F

It's just five more miles, four streets ahead

Am F C

Three stoplights till I, I get to the one

C F Am

Oh oh, you know you're the one

Oh oh

G F C

Halfway home, don't know if I can last

G F C

Had another cup of coffee, put your picture on the dash

G F C G F C

Burnin' both ends and I can't go too fast, no

G F C

Oh, I can feel the rhythm of the wheels goin' round

G F C

I play a song and I turn it up loud

G F C

Every turn, every town, every city, every minute

G Am F

I'm countin' down

C F

Five long days to you I sped

Am F

Three thousand miles just to get to the one

C F Am F

Oh oh, you know you're the one Oh oh

C F

It's just five more miles, four streets ahead

Am F C

Three stoplights till I, I get to the one

C F Am

Oh oh, you know you're the one

Oh oh

C F Am F

The countdown to you, girl

C F Am G

The countdown to you, oh

C F

Five long days to you I sped

Am F

Three thousand miles just to get to the one

C F Am F

Oh oh, you know you're the one Oh oh

C F

It's just five more miles, four streets ahead

Am F C

Three stoplights till I, I get to the one

C F Am

Oh oh, you know you're the one

Oh oh

C F Am F

The countdown to you, girl

C F Am G

The countdown to you,

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