• Song:

    Counting 5-4-3-2-1

  • Artist:

    Thursday

  • Album:

    City by the Light Divid...

Thursday
Counting 5-4-3-2-1
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: E, A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
C#m - x46654
D -   zz0232
F#m - 244222
A -   x02220
E -   022100
B -   x24442

Intro: C#m-D-F#m-D- x2

Verse 1:
C#m (x13321@4)           E (022100@1)    A (x02220@1) B5-4-3-2-1 (x2444x@1)lets start a fire
C#mBurn (x13321@4)this town from inside out
E (022100@1) ATil (x02220@1)no one's left alive
    B (x2444x@1)       C#m (x13321@4)    EAnd (022100@1)you can't feel the rhythm of
      A (x02220@1)               B (x2444x@1)  C#myour (x13321@4)steps when you hit the street
   E (022100@1)       A (x02220@1)      B (x2444x@1)  C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_022100@1">E ASixteen's (x02220@1)so far away from here
B (x2444x@1)         C#m (x13321@4)    E (022100@1)    Awhen (x02220@1)you're counting every step

Chorus:
C#m (x13321@4)                        A5-4-3-2 (x02220@1)what are you waiting for?
    F#mThe (244222@1)train is catching up
        Dkeep (xx0232@1)on running don't look back
          C#mCause (x13321@4)its 10-9-8-7 everybody's
          Dcoming (xx0232@1)to burn this city
               F#mburn (244222@1)this city down tonight
         DLeave (xx0232@1)it all behind

Verse 2:
C#mAll (x13321@4)his life he lived
        E (022100@1)  Ain (x02220@1)this same house
B C#m
  Same white fence surrounding 
E (022100@1)    Ahim (x02220@1)he swore he would get out
    B (x2444x@1)C#m (x13321@4)           EBut (022100@1)he can't cause his foot 
    A (x02220@1)                  B (x2444x@1) C#mgot (x13321@4)caught in between in the rails
            E (022100@1)          A (x02220@1)     BAnd (x2444x@1)all his friends were up ahead
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_022100@1">E          A (x02220@1)         B (x2444x@1)   They can't hear him yelling
C#m (x13321@4)  E (022100@1)       Ayelling (x02220@1)for some help
    B (x2444x@1)  C#m (x13321@4)    EAnd (022100@1)it's much too late 
   A (x02220@1)         B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_022100@1">E Ato (x02220@1)call the doctor now
B (x2444x@1)  C#m (x13321@4)   EThis (022100@1)town is full of 
A (x02220@1)        B (x2444x@1)   C#m (x13321@4)    E (022100@1)   Asympathies (x02220@1)we're drowning in it all

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge:
C#m D
    Burn the city! Burn the City!
C#m D
    Burn the city! Burn the City!
C#m D
    Burn the city! Burn the City!
C#m D
    Burn the city! Burn the City!

sings in backup vocals:
Is that the sound of the gate 
coming down no flashing
lights no warning
5-4-3-2-1
(Repeat)

Breakdown: C#m(hold)

Outro:
C#m D F#m
      When we press our ears to
              Dthe (xx0232@1)ground we feel the shake
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_xx0232@1">D          F#m (244222@1)    Can't get up to put the 
Dpetals (xx0232@1)in their place
C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_xx0232@1">D F#m (244222@1)                        F#m (244222@1)     5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
D (xx0232@1)                             C#m(hold)
Burn this city burn this city tonight
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