Counting Out Time
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D-DU-UDU
I'm counting out time,
Got the whole thing down by numbers.
All those numbers! Give me guidance!
O Lord I need that now.
The day of judgement's come,
And you can bet that I've been resting,
for this testing, digesting every
word the experts say.
Erogenous zones I love you.
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
Found a girl I wanted to date,
Thought I'd better get it straight.
Went to buy a book before it's too late.
Don't leave nothing to fate.
I studied every line, every page in the book,
Now, I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, take a look.
I'm counting out time,
hoping it goes like I planned it,
'cos I understand it.
Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures one to nine.
still counting out time,
got my finger on the button,
"Don't say nothin' - just lie there still
And I'll get you turned on just fine."
Erogenous zones I love you.
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
Touch and go with 1-6.
Bit of trouble in zone No. 7.
Gotta remember all of my tricks.
There's heaven ahead in No. 11!
Getting crucial responses, dilation of the pupils.
"Honey get hip! It's time to unzip,
to unzip, zip, zip-a-zip-a-zip. Whipee!"
( / / + / ) 2x
I'm counting out time,
reaction none to happy,
Please don't slap me,
I'm a red blooded male and the book said I could not fail.
I'm counting out time,
I got unexpected distress
from my mistress,
I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away.
Erongenous zones I question you
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues.
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Readable chord sheet for Counting Out Time by Genesis
[Ab]I'm [Ab]cou[G]nting out [Fm7]time, Got the [Ab]who[Eb]le thing down by [C#7]numbers. All those [Ab]num[C]bers! Give me [Bb]guidance! O [Eb7]Lord I need that [Ab]now. The [Ab]day[G] of judgement's [Fm7]come, And you can [Ab]bet[Eb] that I've been [C#7]resting, for this t[Ab]est[C]ing, di[Bb]gesting every [Eb7]word the experts [Ab]say. Erogenous [F#]zones I [C#]lov[F]e [Ab]you[Eb]. Wi[B]thout you, what would a [F#]poo[Bb]r boy do? [Ab7] [Ab7]Found a girl I wanted to date, Thought I'd better get it straight. Went to buy a book before it's too late. Don't leave nothing to fate. I s[Ab7]tudi[Eb]ed every [Bb7]line, every [C#]page in the book, [D]Now, I've got the [D/C]real thing here, I'm [Bb]gonna take a look, take a look. [Ab]I'm [Ab]cou[G]nting out [Fm7]time, [Ab]hop[Eb]ing it goes like I p[C#7]lanned it, 'cos I unders[Ab]tan[C]d it. Look! I've [Bb]found the hotspots, [Eb7]Figures one to [Ab]nine. still [Ab]cou[G]nting out [Fm7]time, got my [Ab]fin[Eb]ger on the [C#7]button, "Don't say [Ab]not[C]hin' - just [Bb]lie there still And I'll [Eb7]get you turned on just [Ab]fine." Erogenous [F#]zones I [C#]lov[F]e [Ab]you[Eb]. Wi[B]thout you, what would a [F#]poo[Bb]r boy do? [Ab7] [Ab7]Touch and go with 1-6. Bit of trouble in zone No. 7. Gotta remember all of my tricks. There's heaven ahead in No. 11! Getting [Ab7]cruc[Eb]ial res[Bb7]ponses, di[C#]lation of the pupils. "[D]Honey get [D/C]hip! It's [Bb]time to unzip, to unzip, zip, zip-a-zip-a-zip. Whipee!" ( [Ab] [Ab]/[G] [Fm7] [Ab]/[Eb] [C#7]+ [Ab]/[C] [Bb] [Eb7] [Ab] ) 2x [Ab]I'm [Ab]cou[G]nting out [Fm7]time, re[Ab]act[Eb]ion none to [C#7]happy, Please don't s[Ab]lap[C] me, I'm a [Bb]red blooded male and the [Eb7]book said I could not [Ab]fail. I'm [Ab]cou[G]nting out [Fm7]time, I got u[Ab]nex[Eb]pected dist[C#7]ress from my [Ab]mis[C]tress, I'll get my [Bb]money back from the [Eb7]bookstore right a[Ab]way. Erongenous [F#]zones I [C#]que[F]stion [Ab]you[Eb] Wi[B]thout you, what would a [F#]poo[Bb]r boy [Ab]do? Wi[B]thout you, what would a [F#]poo[Bb]r boy [Ab]do? Wi[B]thout you, mankind [F#]han[Bb]dkinds thru' the [Ab]blues.[C#m]