Rush – Countdown (Guitar)

E
Lit up with anticipation

A
We arrive at the launching site

G
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn

A
On the Florida coastline

E
Circling choppers slash the night

A
With roving searchlight beams

G
This magic day when super-science

A
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams

E
Floodlit in the hazy distance

A
The star of this unearthly show

G
Venting vapours, like the breath

A
Of a sleeping white dragon

E
Crackling speakers, voices tense

A
Resume the final count

G
All systems check, T minus nine

A
As the sun and the drama start to mount

E
The air is charged — a humid, motionless mass

A
The crowds and the cameras,

G
The cars full of spectators pass

A
Excitement so thick — you could cut it with a knife

F                                   C
Technology — high, on the leading edge of life

E
The earth beneath us starts to tremble

A
With the spreading of a low black cloud

G
A thunderous roar shakes the air

A
Like the whole world exploding

E
Scorching blast of golden fire

A
As it slowly leaves the ground

G
Tears away with a mighty force

A
The air is shattered by the awesome sound

E
Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers

A
High in the air

F
In fascination — with the eyes of the world

C
We stare…