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[Intro]
Ddo you count
Gi do
Alet’s count together
[Verse 1]
Dcounting, counting, counting, counting
Gcounting things you Dlike
D1, 2 bits of cake
1, 2, 3 Awheels upon a Dtrike
D1, 2, 3, 4 dollies
D1, 2, G3, 4, 5 balDloons
A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 monkeys wearing pantaDloons
D1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Gfluffy little Dcats
D1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, A8 old fashioned Dhats
Dcounting is a lot of fun
if Gyou are under D4
Atry again in 30 years
Ait’s not so fun no Dmore
[Chorus]
Gyou will find that there’s a lot of Dboring things to Acount
Gcount them, count them, count them
you must Dhave the right aAmount
Gcalories and speeding points
and Dpennies in your Apurse
Gcount your blessings too because it Adaily gets much Dworse
[Verse 2]
Dproblems, problems, problems, problems
Gpiling up on Dyou
Dthey just keep on coming and there’s Anothing you can Ddo
Drelationships and health and sex and GGod and jobs and Dsex
Athere are far more problems than a four year old exDpects
Dcounting opportunities that Ggot away from Dyou
Dregrets and disappointments
Ddon’t forAget the failures Dtoo
Dcounting all the so-called friends that Gstabbed you in the Dback
Athere’s so many it becomes a problem keeping Dtrack
[Chorus]
Gcounting all the ways the world’s a Dgiant ball of Acrap
Gwar and famine all around
but Dhere’s a funny Aapp
Gcount up all the ways that you could Dchange it if you Atried
Gbut there is too much else to do
then Asuddenly you Ddie

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Counting Song

by Adam Buxton

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

do you count

i do

let’s count together

[Verse 1]

counting, counting, counting, counting

G D

counting things you like

1, 2 bits of cake

A D

1, 2, 3 wheels upon a trike

1, 2, 3, 4 dollies

D G D

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 balloons

A D

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 monkeys wearing pantaloons

D G D

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 fluffy little cats

D A D

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 old fashioned hats

counting is a lot of fun

G D

if you are under 4

try again in 30 years

A D

it’s not so fun no more

[Chorus]

G D A

you will find that there’s a lot of boring things to count

count them, count them, count them

D A

you must have the right amount

calories and speeding points

D A

and pennies in your purse

G A D

count your blessings too because it daily gets much worse

[Verse 2]

problems, problems, problems, problems

G D

piling up on you

D A D

they just keep on coming and there’s nothing you can do

D G D

relationships and health and sex and God and jobs and sex

A D

there are far more problems than a four year old expects

D G D

counting opportunities that got away from you

regrets and disappointments

D A D

don’t forget the failures too

D G D

counting all the so-called friends that stabbed you in the back

A D

there’s so many it becomes a problem keeping track

[Chorus]

G D A

counting all the ways the world’s a giant ball of crap

war and famine all around

D A

but here’s a funny app

G D A

count up all the ways that you could change it if you tried

but there is too much else to do

A D

then suddenly you die

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