• Song:

    Counting Out Time

  • Artist:

    Genesis

  • Album:

    Platinum Collection (di...

Ab5  Ab5         F5 
I'm counting out time, 
        Ab5               C#5
Got the whole thing down by numbers. 
          Ab5             Bb5 
All those numbers! Give me guidance! 
  Eb5              Ab5 
O Lord I need that now. 
    Ab5               F5 
The day of judgement's come, 
            Ab5              C#5
And you can bet that I've been resting, 
          Ab5      Bb5 
for this testing, digesting every 
Eb5              Ab5 
word the experts say. 


          F#5      C#5  Ab5 
Erogenous zones I love  you. 
  B5                       F#5         Ab5
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 


Ab5 
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. 


   Ab5       Bb5         C#5 
I studied every line, every page in the book, 
D5                 D5                  Bb5 
Now, I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, take a look. 


Ab5  Ab5         F5 
I'm counting out time, 
Ab5                  C#5
hoping it goes like I planned it, 
             Ab5             
'cos I understand it. 
           Bb5                  Eb5            Ab5 
Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures one to nine. 
      Ab5         F5 
still counting out time, 
       Ab5         C#5
got my finger on the button, 
           Ab5           Bb5 
'Don't say nothin' - just lie there still 
         Eb5                    Ab5 
And I'll get you turned on just fine.' 


          F#5      C#5 Ab5 
Erogenous zones I love you. 
  B5                       F#5          Ab5
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 


Ab5
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! 


        Ab5     Bb5       C#5 
Getting crucial responses, dilation of the pupils. 
 D5         D5       Bb5 
'Honey get hip! It's time to unzip, 

to unzip, zip, zip-a-zip-a-zip. Whipee!' 


( Ab5  Ab5  F5  Ab5  C#5  Ab5  Bb5  Eb5  Ab5 ) 2x

Ab5  Ab5         F5 
I'm counting out time, 
  Ab5          C#5
reaction none to happy, 
              Ab5     
Please don't slap me, 
      Bb5                        Eb5                   Ab5 
I'm a red blooded male  and the book said I could not fail. 
    Ab5         F5 
I'm counting out time, 
       Ab5         C#5
I got unexpected distress 
        Ab5 
from my mistress, 
            Bb5                  Eb5              Ab5 
I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away. 


           F#5      C#5     Ab5 
Erongenous zones I question you
  B5                       F#5    Ab5 
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 
  B5                       F#5    Ab5 
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
  B5                  F#5               Ab5    C#5 
Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues.
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