Rush - Countdown. Restored with "new" original Space Shuttle Columbia footage Chords

Tempo:
129 bpm
Chords used:

F

G

A

E

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush - Countdown.  Restored with "new" original Space Shuttle Columbia footage chords
Start Jamming...
[E]
[E]
like bees.
Magic day when super science
mingled with the bright stuff of dreams.
But let in the hazy distance the star of this unearthly show.
[Em] And in vapors like the breath of a sleeping [E] white dragon.
And vacuum speakers, voices tense, [A] resume the final count.
[Em] All systems check, T minus 9 as the [B] thunder drama starts to mount.
[D]
[G] [F]
[G] [A] [D]
[G] [F]
[C] [E] It's charged, [A] a human motionless mask.
[G] Clouds and the cameras, [A] the cars will the spectators pass.
[E] Let's find something,
[D] [A] you've been counting [G] day for [D] [E] night.
[F] Technology by, [C] on the leading edge of life.
[D]
[G] [F]
T [A] minus 20 [D] seconds, we've gone for the demonstration.
Let's see what your [F] start, minus [A] 10 seconds, [F] best counting.
[A] T minus [F] 16, 13, [A] 18, [C]
[F] [A] 7,
[E] 6, 5, 4, 1.
Next start we have.
The earth beneath us starts to tremble, spreading [A] out like a cloud.
Chasing the air like the whole world explodes.
Stopping glass, throwing fire, [A] as the slope relieves the crowd.
[G] And there's a way we might [B] cause the air to shatter.
Let's
[D] [G]
[C] [G] [A]
[D] [G]
[F] [C]
[E] find something, [A] you've been counting day for night.
[G] Technology by, [A] on the leading edge of life.
[E] The small [A] wind is high in the air.
[B]
[F] Fascination, [C] through the eyes of the world we chase the air.
[D] [G]
[F] [G]
[D] [G]
[F] [A]
[Dm] [G]
[F] [G]
[D]
[F] [G]
[F] Columbia [A] now, Sherry for cycle [F] into its phase for [B] range.
Mark [F] [G] [A] 240 seconds, [F] Columbia now, [B] 39 nautical miles [F] altitude, [G] 42 nautical miles downrange.
All [B] [F]
[G] [A] your [F] calls to be on the [C] world.
[F] Youngest ship, we're moving out [A] now.
Velocity now reading [C] 6200 feet per [F] second.
[G] [A]
[F] [G]
[C] [F] 300 miles.
[G] [A] Houston, we have [C] 40 seconds downwind.
[Fm] [G] [E] [F]
[G] [E]
[F#] [F] [G]
Key:  
F
134211111
G
2131
A
1231
E
2311
D
1321
F
134211111
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Rush - Countdown chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: D, G, A, F, G, F, B, F, C, D, G and F. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 64 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 129 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C Major.

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_ like bees. _ _
Magic day when super _ science
mingled with the bright stuff of dreams. _
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But _ _ _ _ _ let in the hazy distance the star of this _ unearthly show.
[Em] And in vapors like the breath of a sleeping [E] white dragon.
_ _ And vacuum speakers, voices tense, _ [A] resume the final count.
_ _ _ [Em] All systems check, T minus 9 as the [B] thunder drama starts to mount.
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[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ It's charged, _ _ _ [A] a human _ motionless mask.
_ [G] _ Clouds and the cameras, _ [A] the cars will the spectators pass.
_ [E] Let's find something, _
[D] _ _ [A] you've been counting _ [G] day for [D] [E] night.
_ [F] _ Technology by, _ _ [C] on the leading edge of life.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
T [A] minus 20 [D] seconds, _ we've gone for the demonstration.
Let's see what your [F] start, minus [A] 10 seconds, [F] best counting. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ T minus [F] _ 16, _ 13, _ [A] _ 18, _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ 7, _
[E] 6, 5, 4, 1.
Next start we have. _ _ _ _ _ _
The earth beneath us starts to tremble, spreading [A] out like a cloud. _
_ _ _ _ _ Chasing the air like the whole world explodes. _ _ _
Stopping glass, throwing fire, [A] as the slope relieves the crowd. _ _ _
[G] And there's a way we might _ [B] cause the air to shatter.
_ Let's _
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[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[E] find something, _ _ _ _ [A] you've been counting day for night. _ _
[G] Technology by, _ _ _ [A] on the leading edge of life. _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ The small [A] wind is high in the air.
[B] _ _
[F] _ _ _ Fascination, _ _ [C] through the eyes of the world we chase the air.
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[F] _ Columbia [A] now, Sherry for cycle [F] into its phase for [B] range.
Mark [F] _ _ [G] _ [A] 240 seconds, [F] Columbia now, [B] 39 nautical miles [F] altitude, [G] 42 nautical miles downrange.
All [B] _ _ [F] _ _
[G] _ [A] _ your [F] calls to be on the [C] world. _ _
[F] Youngest ship, we're moving out [A] now.
Velocity now reading [C] 6200 feet per [F] second.
_ [G] _ _ [A] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] 300 miles. _ _ _
[G] _ [A] Houston, we have [C] 40 seconds downwind. _
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _
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