COUNTDOWN
written by Lindsey Buckingham
performed by Lindsey Buckingham
from the albums Out Of The Cradle and Words & Music.
transcribed by Patrick Gnau


RIFF 1
e|---10---10----10----10----9----9-------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------12----12~10-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------10~12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

RIFF 2
e|---10---10----10----10----9----9-------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------12----12~10-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------11~9-----7------9--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

FILL 1
e|-------------------------------|
B|--2------2---------------------|
G|--2------2------2--------------|
D|--2------2------2--------------|
A|--0------0------1--(LET RING)--|
E|-----------------0-------------|


FILL 2
e|--2------2----------------------|
B|--3------3----------------------|
G|--2------2------2---------------|
D|--0------0------2---------------|
A|-----------------1--(LET RING)--|
E|-----------------0--------------|


LYRICS:
(RIFF1)(RIFF2)(RIFF1)(RIFF2)OH, IM WAITIN' ON THE COUNTDOWN (FILL1)
SITTIN IN THE SHADE (FILL2) THINGS ABOUT TO TURN AROUND (FILL1) HOW THE
MADNESS FADES (FILL2)

CHORUS:

OH I BEEN WAITIN ON THE COUNTDOWN  (BA BA BAH)

THINGS ABOUT TO TURNAROUND

AND NOW IM OUT OF THE LOST AND FOUND (BA BA BAH)

JUST A WAITIN ON THE COUNTDOWN

LYRICS:(RIFF1)(RIFF2)(RIFF1)(RIFF2)RIGHT THROUGH YOUR FINGERS (FILL1)
TIME SLIPS AWAY HEY(FILL2) HOW THE MADNESS FADES (FILL1) RIGHT AT IM
GONNA STAY(FILL2)

CHORUS:

BRIDGE: RIFF1 & RIFF2 x2

LYRICS:(RIFF1)(RIFF2)(RIFF1)(RIFF2)SO IM SITTIN IN THE SHADE (FILL1)
UNDER THE DREAMIN TREE (FILL2) HOW THE MADNESS FADES (FILL1) RIGHT AT IM
BE (FILL2)

CHORUS:

CHORUS AGAIN:

SOLO: