Pulp Countdown (Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior) Album version Dm Gm e ------5--- e ------3---| B ------6--- B ------3---| G ------7--- G ------3---| D ------7--- D ---3--5---| A ---8--5--- A ------5---| E ---------- E ------3---| Keyboard line e ------5----3----1----0-------0--1--3----1----0------------0--1--5---| B ------6-------------------3--------3--------------3----3--------6---| G ------7----------------------------3----------------------------7---| D ------7-------------------------3--5-------------------------3--7---| A ---8--5----------------------------5----------------------------5---| E -----------------------------------3--------------------------------| Dm Oh I was 17 When I heard the countdown start It started slowly And I thought it was my heart Gm But then I realised This time it was for real There was no place to hide I had to To go out and feel Dm But there was time to kill And so I, I walked my way round town I tried to love the world Oh, but the world just got me down Gm And so I looked for you In every street, of every town I wanna see your face I wanna, I wanna see you now Dm I wanna see you now Oh, and so it went Oh, so it went for several years I couldn't stand it, no Oh, it must be getting near No, but you just don't know Oh no you just don't understand How many people have seen you In the arms of Of some other man I've got to meet you And find you And take you by the hand, oh My God! My God! You've got to understand That I was 17 I didn't, I didn't know a thing at all I've got no reason I've got no reason at all, oh no D ---7-7-7-7-7-7-07-07---| A ---5-5-7-7-8-8-10-10---| E -----------------------| Oh C Gm The time of my life Dm Oh I think you came too soon (Yeah you came too soon there) C Oh, and it could Gm It could be tonight Dm If I ever leave this room I never leave this room, no C Gm Oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things Dm That only get me down (Get down, oh!) C Gm Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight Dm For me to leave this town So I'm gonna leave this town Goodbye OK Yeah, you can leave me Oh, you, you can go some other place You can forget it Yeah, you know, you know that's OK 'Cos, 'cos I own this town Yeah, yeah I brought it to its knees Can you hear it crying? Can you? Can you hear it begging to me, "please"? I know it's coming, so soon now, Oh, oh it's on it's way Oh no, oh no, oh I can hear them say They say I can't survive They say I'll I'll never leave the ground They're saying it's all a lie And now, and now it's coming down Oh baby now please! Oh The time of my life Oh, I think you came too soon (Yeah, you came too soon there) Oh and it could Oh, it could be tonight If I ever leave this room I ever leave this room now Oh, wasting all my time on all these stupid things That only get me down (Get down, oh!) Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight For me to leave this town So I'm gonna go Yeah, really I'm gonna go Bye Bye It's OK You don't have to care Really Oh, oh really I swear No, no you owe me nothing You owe nothing to me And if I mess it up babe, then Then, that's all up to me And if you go, Then, then I won't follow no no, 'Cos so many times I've been I've been thinking maybe Oh maybe I should No, I, I'm gonna stay I... I'm gonna make my way, oh I'm gonna get on through babe I'm gonna make it all some day! Oh baby now Time of my life Oh no, I think you came too soon (Oh, it came too soon there) Oh, and it could Oh, it could be tonight If I ever leave this room (I never never leave this room, no) Oh, wasting all this time on all those stupid things That only get me down (Get down, oh!) And the sky is crying out tonight For me to leave this town So I'll leave this town, Oh, the sky is crying out tonight For me to leave this town Yeah, I'm gonna leave this town And Time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town So I'm gonna go yeah I'm gonna go Really Bye Bye I'm gonna leave this town Not gonna hang around Oh, oh The sky and stars and God will never ever ever laugh Oh oh oh Me and stars and moon are falling down. Pulp Countdown (Jarvis Cocker, Steve Mackey, Candida Doyle, Nick Banks, Russell Senior) Single version Ebm G#m e ------6--- e ------4---| B ------7--- B ------4---| G ------8--- G ------4---| D ------8--- D ---4--6---| A ---9--6--- A ------6---| E ---------- E ------4---| (12" mix only: "Hush - keep very still, for the strangest things are about to happen.") Ebm Oh I was 17 When I heard the countdown start It started slowly I thought it was my heart G#m But then I realised This time it was for real There was no place to hide I had to go out and feel Ebm But there was time to kill I walked my way round town I tried to love the world Oh, but the world just got me down G#m Oh, so I looked for you In every street, of every town I wanna see your face I wanna, I wanna see you now Ebm Yeah, I wanna see you now And so it went So it went for several years I couldn't stand it Oh, it must be getting near Oh no you just don't know No you just don't understand How many times I've seen you in the arms of some other man I've got to meet you and find you and take you by the hand My God! My God! You've got to understand That I was 17 I didn't know a thing at all I've got no reason No reason at all, oh no! D ---8-8-8-8-8-8-08-08---| A ---6-6-8-8-9-9-11-11---| E -----------------------| Chorus C# G#m Oh Time of my life Ebm I think you came too soon (You came too soon there) C# G#m And it could be tonight Ebm If I ever leave this room I never leave this room C# G#m Oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things Ebm That only get me down (Get down, oh!) C# G#m Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight Ebm For me to leave this town So I'm gonna go Really Bye Bye Yeah, you can leave me You can go some other place You can forget it Oh, that's OK Because I own this town I brought it to its knees Can't you hear it crying, yeah? Can you hear it begging to me, "please"? I know it's coming, so soon now, It's on it's way Oh no My God! My God! I can hear them say They say it's all a lie They'll say I'll never leave the ground They say I can't survive And it's coming down Oh baby now please Oh Time of my life I think you came too soon (Yeah, you came too soon there) And it could be tonight If I ever leave this room I never leave this room Oh, wasting all my time on all these stupid things That only get me down (Get down, oh!) Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight For me to leave this town So I'm gonna go, yeah Really See ya Bye Bye OK, you don't have to care Really, really I swear You owe nothing You owe nothing to me And if I mess it up, babe, then Then that's all up to me And if you go Then I won't follow, no Oh, so many times I've been thinking I've been thinking maybe I should No, I'm gonna stay I'm gonna make my way I'm gonna get on through babe I'm gonna make it all some day! Oh baby now Time of my life I think you came too soon (Yeah you came too soon babe) And it could be tonight Oh if I ever leave this room (I never ever leave this room) Oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things That only get me down (Get down, oh!) Oh and the sky is crying out tonight For me to leave this town I'm gonna leave this town, oh now baby now time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town I'm gonna leave this town now baby now time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town and this time this time I'm gonna go I'm gonna leave this town I'm not gonna hang around no Fire .... will never ever laugh Me and stars and moon are falling down. (12" mix only: "You've just heard one of the most remarkable applications in modern electronics.")