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CAPO 4
 G- 3X000
 C- X3003
 Am- X02210
[Verse 1]
GCountdown, unless you're juvenile, let's go
God Cbless your miss somewhere
We're Gsick for the big sun
It Cdoesn't matter what you did
And if you did it like you been Amtold
[Pre-Chorus]
GTrue and everlasting, that's what you want
CTrue, Gtrue and Ceverlasting, that's what you want
AmDon't say no, your breakfast tears are Cgone
AmResist or let go, you're borderline wiCthdrawn
AmDown, unlit from the bottom, there is a misfit
CBetter than it looks, better than it looks
AmBetter than it looks, better than it looks
[Chorus]
CWe're sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick
AmSick, sick, sick, we're sick for the big sunG  
We rumble and Ctrip, trip, trip, trip
Trip, trip, trip, I Amrealize that too
G
[Verse 2]
GHear the lonesome bell, is this knowledge?
Ask forCgiveness you know somewhere
You're Gfixed to an atom
It Cdoesn't matter what you did
And if you did it right, let's Amgo
[Pre-Chorus]
GCruel and everlasting, that's what you want
CCruel, Gcruel anCd everlasting, that's what you want
AmDon't say no, your breakfast tears are Cgone
AmDo you remember when twenty-one years wCas old?
AmDown, unlit, does it matter that you care the less?
CBetter than it looks, better than it looks
AmBetter than it looks, better than it looks
[Chorus]
CWe're sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick
AmSick, sick, sick, we're sick for the big sunG  
We rumble and Ctrip, trip, trip, trip
Trip, trip, trip, I reaAmlize that too
G
[Outro]
GTrue, true and everlasting, it didn't last that Clong
We're the lonesome, we're the lonesome yGell
True and everlasting, it didn't last that lCong
We're the lonesome, we're the lonesome yeGll
True and everlasting, it didn't last that Clong
We're the lonesome, we're the lonesomeG  

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Countdown

by Phoenix

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

CAPO 4

- 3X000

- X3003

- X02210

[Verse 1]

Countdown, unless you're juvenile, let's go

God bless your miss somewhere

We're sick for the big sun

It doesn't matter what you did

And if you did it like you been told

[Pre-Chorus]

True and everlasting, that's what you want

C G C

True, true and everlasting, that's what you want

Am C

Don't say no, your breakfast tears are gone

Am C

Resist or let go, you're borderline withdrawn

Down, unlit from the bottom, there is a misfit

Better than it looks, better than it looks

[Chorus]

We're sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick

Am G

Sick, sick, sick, we're sick for the big sun

We rumble and trip, trip, trip, trip

Trip, trip, trip, I realize that too

[Verse 2]

Hear the lonesome bell, is this knowledge?

Ask forgiveness you know somewhere

You're fixed to an atom

It doesn't matter what you did

And if you did it right, let's go

[Pre-Chorus]

Cruel and everlasting, that's what you want

C G C

Cruel, cruel and everlasting, that's what you want

Am C

Don't say no, your breakfast tears are gone

Am C

Do you remember when twenty-one years was old?

Down, unlit, does it matter that you care the less?

Better than it looks, better than it looks

[Chorus]

We're sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick, sick

Am G

Sick, sick, sick, we're sick for the big sun

We rumble and trip, trip, trip, trip

Trip, trip, trip, I realize that too

[Outro]

G C

True, true and everlasting, it didn't last that long

We're the lonesome, we're the lonesome yell

True and everlasting, it didn't last that long

We're the lonesome, we're the lonesome yell

True and everlasting, it didn't last that long

We're the lonesome, we're the lonesome

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