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Countdown

Rufio
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Song

Rufio - Countdown

by - xing

Guitar One

Intro-Come in with full band (x2)

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-x-x-x-|

Intro continued

e|----------------------|
b|----------------------|
g|---------4~--6~-------|
D|-5~--7~--x---x---7-7x-|
A|-5~--x---2~--4~--7-7x-|
E|-3~--5~----------5-5x-|

...

Verse "Make up your mind..."

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7---7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----0-0---0-0---0-0---0----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------------|

... ... ... . .....

Verse Cont.

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7---7-------------------------|
G|----------------------------------x-------x-------x-------x---x----9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------|

..... ..... ..... . .

Pre-Chorus "Take it slow.."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------6--6-7-|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--x--x-x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--4--4-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------|

Pre-Choruns Cont..

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|

Chorus (x2) "My time is up..."

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------|
g|--7-7-7-7-7-7---------6-6-6--7-7--7-7-7--14-14-14------|
D|--x-x-x-x-x-x--7-7-7--x-x-x--x-x--x-x-x---x--x--x---7--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5--x-x-x--4-4-4--5-5--5-5-5--12-12-12---x--|
E|---------------5-5-5--------------------------------5--|

Chorus Cont. *Guitar one and two harmonize this part

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-----9-----9-----9---9----14-------14-------14-------14----14-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----7-7---7-7---7-7---7---7-----12-12----12-12----12-12----12----12--|

... ... ... . . ..... ..... ..... .. ..

Part after chorus

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
e|-------------|
b|-------------|
g|---------4~--|
D|-5~--7~--x---|
A|-5~--x---2~--|
E|-3~--5~------|

Verse 2-Let that "b" octave rings out and then jump in with:

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7x--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7x--|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5x--|

............................

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7---7---------------------|
g|-----------------------------------x-------x-------x-------x---x---------------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7--7-7-7--7--|
A|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

..... ..... ..... . .

Pre-Chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------|

.....

repeat Chorus

Bridge (x2)

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5---|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

.................

Bridge Cont. (x2) "Cant take back..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

............... ............... ............... ...............

Bridge Cont. (x2) "Don't be denying..."

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-5-5-4------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-4-4-2---------------|
A|---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

...............................................................

Bridge Cont.

e|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-5~--4-4-4-4-4--7~---|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-5~--2-2-2-2-2--7~---|
E|-----------3~-------------5~---|

Repeat Chorus

Ending

e|--------------|
b|--------------|
g|-4-4-4-4--4~--|
D|-x-x-x-x--x~--|
A|-2-2-2-2--2~--|
E|--------------|

Guitar Two

Intro (x8)

e|-2---5---2----0---5---0-----------------|
B|---3---3---3----3---3---3---------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

On the eight time, dont play the last note (d).

Verse (x2) "Make up your mind..."

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|11-11-11-11--9--7-7-7-7--14-14-14-14-14-14-14--7-----7-----7-----7---7--14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x----7-7---7-7---7-7---7----14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A|-9--9--9--9--7--5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... . .......

Pre-Chorus (x2) "Take it slow..."

e|-10----10----12----12----14----14----17----17----|
b|----10----10----10----10----15----15----15----15-|
g|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Chorus "My time is up..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11---------6-6-6--11-11-11-11-11---14-14-14--14--|
D|---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--7-7-7--x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x----x--x--x---x--|
A|---9--9--9--9--9--9--9--x-x-x--4-4-4---9--9--9--9--9---12-12-12--12--|
E|------------------------5-5-5----------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont. *Guitar one and two harmonize this part

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5-----5---5----11-------11-------11-------11----11-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-----9-9------9-9-------9-9-----9------9--|

Chorus Cont.

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11-11-11-11--9-9--14-14--11-11-11-11--9-9-14-14--|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x---x--x---x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x--|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-7--12-12---9--9--9--9--7-7-12-12--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Cont.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-----5-----5-----5---5----11-------11-------11-------11----11-----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-3---3-3---3-3---3---3-----9-9------9-9-------9-9-----9------9--|

Intro (x3)

Verse 2

e|-----------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7x--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7x--|
E|-------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5x--|

..............................

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|11-11-11-11--9--7-7-7-7--14-14-14-14-14-14-14--7-----7-----7-----7---7--14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x----7-7---7-7---7-7---7----14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
A|-9--9--9--9--7--5-5-5-5--12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

... ... ... .

Pre-Chorus (just once this time)

Chorus

Bridge

e|-----------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2---5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

.................

Bridge Cont.

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-14-14-14-14--12-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11--------------------|
D|--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--5-5-5-4-4-4-5-5-5-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

.................

Bridge Cont. (x2) "Cant take back..."

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Cont. (x2) "Don't be denying..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------4-------------|
D|-7-7-7-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7--5-5-5-4-4-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

...............................................................

Bridge Cont.

e|------------------------|
b|------------------------|
g|------------------------|
D|-4-4-4--5~--4-4-4--7~---|
A|-2-2-2--5~--2-2-2--7~---|
E|--------3~---------5~---|

Chorus

Ending

e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|-11-11-11-11-11--7~--|
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x---|
A|--9--9--9--9--9--5~--|
E|---------------------|

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