Countdown chords by Rush

Chords with lyrics

Key:           C majorC

Intro: (E MajorE) (E MajorE A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA) 2x

E MajorE                 A augmentedA
Lit up with anticipation,  we arrive at the launching site
      E minorEm                    A augmentedA
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn,  on the Florida coastline

E MajorE                          A augmentedA
Circling choppers slash the night,  with roving searchlight beams
      E minorEm                     A augmentedA
This magic day when super-science,  mingles with the bright stuff of dreams

(E MajorE A augmentedA E minorEm A augmentedA)

E MajorE                          A augmentedA
Floodlit in the hazy distance, the star of this unearthly show
  E minorEm                           A augmentedA
Venting vapours, like the breath of a, sleeping white dragon

E MajorE                             A augmentedA
Crackling speakers, voices tense, resume the final count
   E minorEm                           A augmentedA
All systems check, T minus nine, as the sun and the drama start to mount

(D MajorD G+G FF G+G) (D MajorD G+G FF C majorC)

    E MajorE             A augmentedA
The air is charged, a humid, motionless mass
      G+G                     A augmentedA
The crowds and the cameras, the cars full of spectators pass

   E MajorE                      A augmentedA
Excitement so thick - you could cut it with a knife
      FF               C majorC
Technology - high, on the leading edge of life

(D MajorD G+G FF  G+G)
(D MajorD G+G FF G+G A augmentedA)
(FF C majorC FF G+G A augmentedA) (3x)
(E MajorE)

E MajorE                                       A augmentedA
The earth beneath us starts to tremble, with the spreading of a low black cloud
  E minorEm                               A augmentedA
A majorA thunderous roar shakes the air,like the whole world exploding

  E MajorE                          A augmentedA
Scorching blast of golden fire, as it slowly leaves the ground
 G+G                           A augmentedA
Tears away with a mighty force, the air is shattered by the awesome sound

(D MajorD G+G FF G+G) (D MajorD G+G FF C majorC)

   E MajorE                       A augmentedA
Excitement so thick - you could cut it with a knife
     G+G                A augmentedA
Technology - high, on the leading edge of life

      E MajorE                   A augmentedA
Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers high in the air
   FF                C majorC
In fascination - with the eyes of the world we stare...

Solo Final: (D MajorD G+G FF G+G) (4x)
(FF G+G A augmentedA)