Countdown Chords by Rush

Tempo:
132.8 bpm
Chords used:

G

F

A

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush Countdown (Lyrics) chords
Start Jamming...
[E]
Coming up on 45-20 in our countdown.
Everyone, be on the 45-
About [Em]
minus 40 minutes.
[E] Minus 40 minutes in our countdown.
Get up with anticipation
We arrive at the launching site
Sky is still dark, nearing dawn
On the Florida coastline
Surfing choppers slash the night
Roving searchlight beams
Magic day when super science
Giggles with the bright stuff of dreams
No, it's all fake and blah, blah, blah
God-nip in a hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
[Em]
Venting vapors like the breath [E] of a
Sleeping white dragon
Frightening speakers, voices tense
[A] Resume the final count
All [Em]
systems check, T minus 9
As the silent drama starts to mount
[D] [G]
[F] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [C]
[E] Here is Charles
[A] A grim emotion is passed
[G] Crowds and the cameras
[A] The stars and the spectators pass
[E] Yes, I know something
You [A] can count it with a [E] knife
[F] Technology high
On [C] the leading edge of life
[D] T [G]
[F] [G] minus 27 [D] seconds
[G] We've lost voltage on the test sequencer [F] start
[G] T minus [A] 20 [F] seconds in counting
[C] [F] T [G] [A]
[F] minus [C] 15, [F] 14, [G]
[A] 13,
18, [F] [C] [F]
[G] [A] 18, 17, [E] 16,
5, 4, 1, and the start we have
The earth and the universe starts to [A] tremble
The spreading of a [E] low-dark cloud
A thunderous roar
Shades the air like the whole world exploding
Starching glass, a golden fire
[A] As it slowly leaves the ground
And [G]
there goes the air, a shadow on the sky
[D] [G] 11, 13 seconds
[F]
[G] [D]
[G] [F] I hope you're listening, you're going [C] for it
[E] Yes, I know something
You [A]
can count it with a knife
[G]
Technology high
[A] On the leading edge of life
[E] Like a pillar of cloud
[A] The starling fingers [Em] high [F#m] in the [A] air
[F]
Fascination
[C] In the eyes of the world we [D] share
Columbia [G] [F]
[G]
[D] [G]
[F] [G]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [G]
[F] [G] is now [A] staring for a precise [F] window of space
from the eight-engine cutoff
5, [G] [A] 240 seconds
[F] Columbia now 39 nautical miles down
42 [G] nautical [A] miles downrange
[F] [B] [F]
[G] Columbia, you're looking at [A] a [F] [B] lot [F] of
Youngest trips [G] really moving out [A] now
Velocity now [F] reading 6200 feet per [G] second
[A]
[F] What a view, what a view
I [G] hope you're enjoying [A] it
[F] J.I..H. We [G] [A] have [F] 40 seconds to LOS And because of LOS, you're looking good [G] We're going over the [A] hill to see if it's [F] good We're enjoying the music, Bob, thank you [G] Oh, [A] we're enjoying it [F]
Key:  
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
F
134211111
A
1231
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To learn Rush - Countdown chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, A, F, G, D, G, F, C and F. Kick off your practice at a gentle 66 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 133 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: E Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Coming up on 45-20 in our countdown.
Everyone, _ _ _ _ _ _ be on the 45- _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ About _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
minus 40 minutes.
[E] Minus 40 minutes in our countdown.
_ _ _ _ Get up with _ _ anticipation _ _
We arrive at the launching site
Sky is still dark, nearing dawn
On the Florida _ coastline _ _
Surfing choppers slash the night _
Roving _ searchlight beams _ _
Magic day when super _ science
Giggles with the bright stuff of dreams
No, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ it's all fake and blah, blah, blah _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
God-nip in a hazy distance
The star of this _ unearthly show
[Em] _
Venting vapors like the breath [E] of a
Sleeping white dragon _ _
Frightening speakers, voices tense _
[A] Resume the final count
_ All [Em] _
systems check, T minus 9
As the silent drama starts to mount
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[E] Here is Charles _ _ _
[A] A grim emotion is passed _
[G] _ Crowds and the cameras _
[A] The stars and the spectators pass _
[E] Yes, I know something
_ _ You [A] can count it with a [E] knife _ _
[F] Technology _ high
_ On [C] the leading edge of life _ _
[D] T _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ minus 27 [D] seconds
_ [G] We've lost voltage on the test sequencer [F] start
[G] T minus [A] 20 [F] seconds in counting
[C] _ [F] T _ _ [G] _ [A] _
[F] minus _ [C] 15, [F] 14, _ [G]
[A] 13,
18, _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [A] 18, 17, _ [E] 16,
5, 4, 1, and the start we have
_ _ _ _ _ The earth and the universe starts to [A] tremble
The spreading of a [E] low-dark cloud
A thunderous roar
Shades the air like the whole world _ exploding _ _
Starching glass, a golden fire
[A] As it slowly leaves the ground
And [G]
there goes _ _ _ _ the air, a shadow _ on the sky _
[D] _ _ _ [G] 11, 13 seconds
_ [F] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] I hope you're listening, you're going [C] for it
_ [E] Yes, I know something
_ _ You [A]
can count it with a knife
_ _ [G] _
Technology high
_ _ [A] On the leading edge of life
[E] Like a pillar of cloud
_ _ [A] The starling fingers [Em] high [F#m] in the [A] air
_ [F] _
_ _ _ Fascination
_ [C] In the eyes of the world we _ [D] share
Columbia _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [G] is now [A] staring for a precise [F] window of space
from the eight-engine cutoff
5, [G] _ [A] 240 seconds
[F] Columbia now 39 nautical miles down
42 [G] nautical [A] miles downrange
[F] _ _ _ [B] _ [F] _
[G] Columbia, you're looking at [A] a _ [F] _ _ [B] lot [F] of_
Youngest trips [G] really moving out [A] now
Velocity now [F] reading 6200 feet per _ [G] second
_ [A] _ _
[F] What a view, what a view
I [G] hope you're enjoying [A] it
_ [F] J.I..H. We _ _ [G] _ _ [A] have [F] 40 seconds to LOS And because of LOS, you're looking good [G] We're going over the [A] hill to see if it's [F] good We're enjoying the music, Bob, thank you [G] Oh, [A] we're enjoying it _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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