• Song:

    Counting Out Time

  • Artist:

    Genesis

  • Album:

    Platinum Collection (di...

Ab  Ab/G         Fm7 
I'm counting out time, 
        Ab/Eb               C#7M
Got the whole thing down by numbers. 
          Ab/C             Bb 
All those numbers! Give me guidance! 
  Eb7              Ab 
O Lord I need that now. 
    Ab/G               Fm7 
The day of judgement's come, 
            Ab/Eb              C#7M
And you can bet that I've been resting, 
          Ab/C      Bb 
for this testing, digesting every 
Eb7              Ab 
word the experts say. 


          F#      C#/F  Ab/Eb 
Erogenous zones I love  you. 
  B                       F#/Bb         Ab7
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 


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. 


   Ab7/Eb       Bb7         C# 
I studied every line, every page in the book, 
D                 D/C                  Bb 
Now, I've got the real thing here, I'm gonna take a look, take a look. 


Ab  Ab/G         Fm7 
I'm counting out time, 
Ab/Eb                  C#7M
hoping it goes like I planned it, 
             Ab/C             
'cos I understand it. 
           Bb                  Eb7            Ab 
Look! I've found the hotspots, Figures one to nine. 
      Ab/G         Fm7 
still counting out time, 
       Ab/Eb         C#7M
got my finger on the button, 
           Ab/C           Bb 
'Don't say nothin' - just lie there still 
         Eb7                    Ab 
And I'll get you turned on just fine.' 


          F#      C#/F Ab/Eb 
Erogenous zones I love you. 
  B                       F#/Bb          Ab7
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 


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! 


        Ab7/Eb     Bb7       C# 
Getting crucial responses, dilation of the pupils. 
 D         D/C       Bb 
'Honey get hip! It's time to unzip, 

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


( Ab  Ab/G  Fm7  Ab/Eb  C#7M  Ab/C  Bb  Eb7  Ab ) 2x

Ab  Ab/G         Fm7 
I'm counting out time, 
  Ab/Eb          C#7M
reaction none to happy, 
              Ab/C     
Please don't slap me, 
      Bb                        Eb7                   Ab 
I'm a red blooded male  and the book said I could not fail. 
    Ab/G         Fm7 
I'm counting out time, 
       Ab/Eb         C#7M
I got unexpected distress 
        Ab/C 
from my mistress, 
            Bb                  Eb7              Ab 
I'll get my money back from the bookstore right away. 


           F#      C#/F     Ab/Eb 
Erongenous zones I question you
  B                       F#/Bb    Ab 
Without you, what would a poor boy do? 
  B                       F#/Bb    Ab 
Without you, what would a poor boy do?
  B                  F#/Bb               Ab    C#m 
Without you, mankind handkinds thru' the blues.
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