American Authors – Counting Down (Guitar)

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************************************* |Here's how to pick it with your thumb and finger. |If you need to change the key up, use a capo. To change it down you're on your own. |
|Intro, Outro
|  C                  C        F         Am                 F
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---5---5---5---5--|
|B|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---6---6--|---1---1---1---1--|------------------|
|G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|
|A|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3--/8---8----|-0---0---0---0----|------------------|
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|   p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i
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|Bridge
|  G                  G        Dm        F                  F
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|B|---3---3---3---3--|---3---3---6---6--|---1---1---1---1--|------------------|
|G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|D|-5---5---5---5----|-5---5---7---7----|-3---3---3---3----|------------------|
|A|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|   p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i   Chord
!
|Verse, refrain, chorus.

|  C                  C        F         Am                          F
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|-----------5---5--|
|B|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---6---6--|---1---1---1---1--|---1---1----------|
|G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|D|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|A|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3--/8---8----|-0---0---0---0----|-0---0---3---3----|
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|   p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i

|  C                  C        F         Am                 F
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|---5---5---5---5--|
|B|---5---5---5---5--|---5---5---6---6--|---1---1---1---1--|------------------|
|G|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|D|------------------|------------------|------------------|-3---3---3---3----|
|A|-3---3---3---3----|-3---3--/8---8----|-0---0---0---0----|------------------|
|E|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|   p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i    p i p i p i p i
| | / Slide up | p means pick with your thumb | i means pick with your index finger ************************************ [Intro] C F Am F [Verse 1]
C                              F    Am                   F
This life I choose takes me so far away from you so far away from you

     C                                           F                    Am                      F
It's bittersweet when I look at the screen of my phone the picture of me and you I miss every piece of you
[Verse 2]
            C                           F            Am                F
The way you fall asleep on the couch at night laying in my arms always slows down time

         C                             F               Am               F
When you drop me off, wish I'd miss my flight 'cause I hate goodbyes, I hate goodbyes
[Bridge]
G                   Dm7      F
Oh, I can't wait to see your smile again
[Refrain]
          C                                                  F
It's been five long nights not by your side, and I miss your touch

   Am                                  F
At 4 AM I call your phone and wake you up to tell you

C                                                     F
Three more days 'til the two of us can finally be one

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours 'til I see you, my love

            C                                                    F
I'll say it five more times, no, I won't lie, I miss you so much

     Am                                           F
Only four more nights 'til I get home, been long enough and now there's

C                                                     F
Three more days 'til the two of us can finally be one

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours 'til I see you, my love
[Verse 3]
   C                                            F              Am              F
It feels like years since the very last time I held you and I saw you last, I saw you last

    C                                      F            Am                   F
The distance between us has messed with my heart and it fucked with my head, with my head
[Verse 4]
            C                       F             Am                   F
The way you sing along to your 90's tunes when we get so high laughing at cartoons

          C                                F                 Am                          F
Drive the coast up north just to chase the view wish I could stay with you, wish I could stay with you
[Refrain]
          C                                                  F
It's been five long nights not by your side, and I miss your touch

   Am                                  F
At 4 AM I call your phone and wake you up to tell you

C                                                     F
Three more days 'til the two of us can finally be one

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours 'til I see you, my love

            C                                                    F
I'll say it five more times, no, I won't lie, I miss you so much

     Am                                           F
Only four more nights 'til I get home, been long enough and now there's

C                                                     F
Three more days 'til the two of us can finally be one

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours 'til I see you, my love
[Chorus]
C                             F
   (Whoa oh oh)

          Am                                         F
I've been counting down the hours till I see you, my love

C                             F
   (Whoa oh oh)

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours till I see you, my love

C                                                F
   I'm trying to close the distance I'll see you any minute

Am                                               F
   I'm trying to close the distance I'll see you any minute

C                               F                Am             F
   (Whoa oh oh)    I'll see you any minute
[Outro]
C                                                            F
It's been five long nights not by your side, and I miss your touch

   Am                         F
At 4 AM I call your phone and wake you up to tell you

C                                                     F
Three more days 'til the two of us can finally be one

          Am                             F
I've been counting down the hours 'til I see you, my love
************************************ | / Slide up ************************************