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[INTRO:]     G      Bb    Dm   Dm   C     Bb     C  D  
[VERSE 1:]
GCan't remember just how it ended
I'm Emhazy as to how it began
GCrazy how our lives got so tangled
Now we're Emsimply silent partners again
DSecretly walking a Emtightrope
Come D/F#fall into the arms of the Gpast
[PRE CHORUS:]
'Cause it's Cstill the same Gme
StDill the same Emyou
Who Cswore those Gpromises would Dstill ring true
[CHORUS:]
So, when your Gheart cries out
In the middle of a Bbsleepless night
And you're suddenly so DmlonelyDm  C  Bb  
When seconds count
CCount on me
DCount on me
[VERSE 2:]
GSpecial moments taken for granted
A Emtenderness that found no reward
GFunny how you'd speak of forever
Only to Emwind up restless and bored
Can Dsweethearts, so suddenly Emstrangers
ReD/F#capture in a moment of Gfire
[PRE CHORUS:]
Well, it's Cstill the same Gme
StDill the same Emyou
The Csame two Gchildren, deep Ddown it's true
[CHORUS:]
So, when your Gheart cries out
In the middle of a Bbsleepless night
And you're lost and feeling DmlonelyDm  C  Bb  
When seconds count
CCount on me
DCount on me
[CHORUS:]
When your Gdream dies hard
And you're stranded Bbout on the boulevard
I'll be there in a DmheartbeatDm  C  Bb  
When seconds count
CCount on me
DCount on meDm  
[BRIDGE:]
I'm going Cback in time
To how it Bbused to be
[INSTRUMENTAL:]     Dm      Bb      Dm      Bb      Dm  Bb  
[BRIDGE:]
Now it's a Crace with time
'Til I Gchange your mind
[CHORUS:]
When your Gheart cries out
In the middle of a Bbsleepless night
And you're lost and feeling DmlonelyDm  C  Bb  
When seconds count
CCount on me
DCount on me
[CHORUS:]
When your Gdream dies hard
And you're stranded Bbout on the boulevard
I'll be there in a DmheartbeatDm  C  Bb  
When seconds count
CCount on me
DYou can always count oGn me
[OUTRO:]
G    Bb    Dm  Dm C Bb   C   D

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When Seconds Count

by Survivor

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

G Bb Dm Dm C Bb C D

[INTRO:]

[VERSE 1:]

Can't remember just how it ended

I'm hazy as to how it began

Crazy how our lives got so tangled

Now we're simply silent partners again

D Em

Secretly walking a tightrope

D/F# G

Come fall into the arms of the past

[PRE CHORUS:]

C G

'Cause it's still the same me

D Em

Still the same you

C G D

Who swore those promises would still ring true

[CHORUS:]

So, when your heart cries out

In the middle of a sleepless night

Dm Dm C Bb

And you're suddenly so lonely

When seconds count

Count on me

[VERSE 2:]

Special moments taken for granted

A tenderness that found no reward

Funny how you'd speak of forever

Only to wind up restless and bored

D Em

Can sweethearts, so suddenly strangers

D/F# G

Recapture in a moment of fire

[PRE CHORUS:]

C G

Well, it's still the same me

D Em

Still the same you

C G D

The same two children, deep down it's true

[CHORUS:]

So, when your heart cries out

In the middle of a sleepless night

Dm Dm C Bb

And you're lost and feeling lonely

When seconds count

Count on me

[CHORUS:]

When your dream dies hard

And you're stranded out on the boulevard

Dm Dm C Bb

I'll be there in a heartbeat

When seconds count

Count on me

D Dm

Count on me

[BRIDGE:]

I'm going back in time

To how it used to be

Dm Bb Dm Bb Dm Bb

[INSTRUMENTAL:]

[BRIDGE:]

Now it's a race with time

'Til I change your mind

[CHORUS:]

When your heart cries out

In the middle of a sleepless night

Dm Dm C Bb

And you're lost and feeling lonely

When seconds count

Count on me

[CHORUS:]

When your dream dies hard

And you're stranded out on the boulevard

Dm Dm C Bb

I'll be there in a heartbeat

When seconds count

Count on me

D G

You can always count on me

[OUTRO:]

G Bb Dm Dm C Bb C D

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