Countdown To Nowhere
2010
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com

Key: Bb

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
Bb - x13331
[F] [-] [133211]
[Gm]Dm [-]- [355333]xx0231
Eb - x68886

Intro:

Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb--
Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb(hold)

Verse 1:
[Bb] They [Eb]say [Gm]elders gain
the [F]wisdom of [Bb]years
As [Eb]time goes [Gm]by I [F]fear
[Bb] growing [Eb]up and [Gm]feeling
like the [F]best years are [Bb]done
Spend life [Eb]waiting for
[Gm]things that never [F]come and

Chorus 1:
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]living through
the memories of youth
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]repetition
guides you
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]wondering how
you wound up this [Eb]way
I hope the [F]wisdom's
worth the wait

Post Chorus: Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb--

Verse 2:
[Bb] Life's [Eb]mold [Gm]gradually
en[F]folds you
U[Bb]niqueness given [Eb]up to
[Gm]be accep[F]ted by your [Bb]peers
Come in [Eb]from your 9 to [Gm]5
[F]Hang your coat and [Bb]tie
[Eb]High School yearbook's
s[Gm]till on the [F]nightstand

(Repeat Chorus 1)

Interlude: Bb-F-Gm-Dm-Eb-Bb-F--

Bridge:
[Bb] Salu[F]tations[Gm] and
"How's your [Dm]day been?"
[Eb] routine [Bb]superficial
[F]conversations
[Bb] They've Gotten [F]too deep
[Gm] but somehow [Dm]you keep
[Eb]working to af[Bb]ford another
[F--]day you'll live to hate

Chorus 2:
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]living through
the memories of youth
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]repetition
guides you
[Eb] [Bb]Hope When [F]wondering how
you wound up this [Eb]way
[Eb] I hope I [F]never fall in line
[Eb] I've seen it [F]one too many [Eb]times
I hope the [F]wisdom's
Bb(hold)
worth the wait