Counting Out Time Cifras

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           Counting Out Time – Genesis
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Written by: Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
From: "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway" (1974)
 
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
 
capo: 1st fret
play: G
key: Ab
 
For chords in original key, transpose +1 (and ("use flats").
 
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G/D       x-x-0-4-3-3
F/A       x-0-3-2-1-1
Db        x-4-3-1-2-1
Db/B      x-2-3-1-2-1
 
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[Intro]
| G/D | D | G/D | D |
| G/D | D | G/D | D |
 
[Verse 1]
G   G/F#         Em7
I'm counting out time
        G/D                 C
Got the whole thing down by numbers
          G/B              A
All those numbers! Give me guidance
  D                G
O Lord I need that now
    G/F#               Em7
The day of judgement's come
            G/D                C
And you can bet that I've been resting
         G/B        A
For this testing, digesting 
      D                G
Every word the experts say
 
[Bridge]
          F       C/E  G/D
Erogenous zones I love you
    Bb                    F/A
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 
 
[Middle 8]
| G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G |
 (instrumental)
G                             | G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G |
 Found a girl I wanted to date
G                             | G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G |
 Thought I'd better get it straight
G                             | G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G |
 Went to buy a book before it's too late.
G                             | G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4 |
 Don't leave nothing to fate
   Dm           Am          C
I studied every line, every page in the book
Db                Db/B                 A
Now, I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, take a look
 
[Verse 2]
G   G/F#         Em7
I'm counting out time
G/D                   C
Hoping it goes like I planned it
               G/B
‘Cause I understand it
           A                  D
Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures one to nine 
G       G/F#         Em7
  Still counting out time
       G/D           C
Got my finger on the button
           G/B            A
"Don't say nothin' - just lie there still 
         D                      G
And I'll get you turned on just fine." 
 
[Bridge]
          F       C/E  G/D
Erogenous zones I love you
    Bb                    F/A
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 
 
[Middle 8]
G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G | G |
(instrumental)
                        G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G | G |
Touch and go with 1-6
                             G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G | G |
Bit of trouble in zone No. 7
                                G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G | G |
Gotta remember all of my tricks 
                                G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G Gsus4  G |
There's heaven ahead in No. 11
        Dm         Am        C
Getting crucial responses, dilation of the pupils
 Db        Db/B      A
"Honey get hip! It's time to unzip
     A
To unzip, zip, zip-a-zip-a-zip. Whopee!" 
 
[Solo]
| G G/F# | Em7 G/D |
| C G/B | A D |
| G G/F# | Em7 G/D |
| C G/B | A D |
 
[Verse 3]
G   G/F#         Em7
I'm counting out time 
  G/D            C
Reaction none to happy 
             G/B
Please don't slap me 
      A                        D                     G
I'm a red blooded male and the book said I could not fail 
    G/F#         Em7
I'm counting out time 
      G/D        C
I got unexpected distress 
        G/B
From my mistress 
            A                   D                G
I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away 
 
[Bridge]
(+ coda)
          F       C/E        G/D
Erogenous zones I question you
    Bb                    F/A      G
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 
    Bb                    F/A      G
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
    Bb               F/A                 G       C
Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues
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