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Acoustic Ballad Interpretation
by Buenofine Dayao Calse
CAPO 3                              or   NO CAPO
[Intro]
             (h)
e|--0--4---0--12--|--0--4------7--|      e|--3--7---3--15--|--3--7------10-|
B|--0--0----------|--0--0---0-----|      B|--3--3----------|--3--3---3-----|
G|--2--2----------|--2--2---------|      G|--5--5----------|--5--5---------|
D|--2-------------|--2------------|      D|--5-------------|--5------------|
A|--0-------------|--0------------|      A|--3-------------|--3------------|
E|----------------|---------------| 2x   E|----------------|---------------| 2x
NO CAPO
[Verse]
WChen I feel like the wC6orld's gone mad
And I Cmaj7need you so bad
But I dCon't know where you aFre
I cGry these teCars
COn our own, we've bC6een so far
We've Cmaj7sworn at the moon
And we've coCunted a million stFars
My lGove's still tCrue
FrCiends have come and gC6one
Some have Cmaj7left me alone
But I've stCared at these walls befFore
And they've Gmade me bClue
CAll along in my hC6eart I've known
There's Cmaj7one thing in my lCife 
That still rings tFrue
I can cGount on yCou
[Chorus]
Count on you Cto be there
No questions Fin the air
No asking wChy or where
No looking bGack
Count on you eCvery time
To ease my wForried mind
You'll forever Cbe important to Cme
My miracle fGind
[Verse]
CIf I had to chC6oose one place
To sCmaj7pend the rest of my dCays
Anywhere would Fdo
'Long as Git's close to yCou
Oh, woah, oh
[Solo]
  C    C6    Cmaj7    C    F    G    C(2x)
[Chorus]
Count on you Cto be there
No questions Fin the air
No asking wChy or where
No looking bGack
Count on you eCvery time
To ease my wForried mind
And you'll forever Cbe important to Cme
My miracle fGind
[Verse]
NCow, oh, C6now
I've trCmaj7aveled so far
Yet I'm rCight back where you aFre
Just Gme and yCou
NCow and foreverC6more
As the Cmaj7years roll by
I'm beCginning to see that FI
Can cGount on yCou

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X32O1O

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Skill · find home

C major

This shape is home. Capo 3 makes it sound in Eb major. End the line on this chord.

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Count On You

by Tommy Shaw

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Acoustic Ballad Interpretation

by Buenofine Dayao Calse

CAPO 3 or NO CAPO

[Intro]

(h)

e|--0--4---0--12--|--0--4------7--| e|--3--7---3--15--|--3--7------10-|

B|--0--0----------|--0--0---0-----| B|--3--3----------|--3--3---3-----|

G|--2--2----------|--2--2---------| G|--5--5----------|--5--5---------|

D|--2-------------|--2------------| D|--5-------------|--5------------|

A|--0-------------|--0------------| A|--3-------------|--3------------|

E|----------------|---------------| 2x E|----------------|---------------| 2x

NO CAPO

[Verse]

C C6

When I feel like the world's gone mad

Cmaj7

And I need you so bad

C F

But I don't know where you are

G C

I cry these tears

C C6

On our own, we've been so far

Cmaj7

We've sworn at the moon

C F

And we've counted a million stars

G C

My love's still true

C C6

Friends have come and gone

Cmaj7

Some have left me alone

C F

But I've stared at these walls before

G C

And they've made me blue

C C6

All along in my heart I've known

Cmaj7 C

There's one thing in my life

That still rings true

G C

I can count on you

[Chorus]

Count on you to be there

No questions in the air

No asking why or where

No looking back

Count on you every time

To ease my worried mind

C C

You'll forever be important to me

My miracle find

[Verse]

C C6

If I had to choose one place

Cmaj7 C

To spend the rest of my days

Anywhere would do

G C

'Long as it's close to you

Oh, woah, oh

[Solo]

C C6 Cmaj7 C F G C

(2x)

[Chorus]

Count on you to be there

No questions in the air

No asking why or where

No looking back

Count on you every time

To ease my worried mind

C C

And you'll forever be important to me

My miracle find

[Verse]

C C6

Now, oh, now

Cmaj7

I've traveled so far

C F

Yet I'm right back where you are

G C

Just me and you

C C6

Now and forevermore

Cmaj7

As the years roll by

C F

I'm beginning to see that I

G C

Can count on you

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