From the recording 8. Countin' Down
Once I got the idea – namely, of counting down the months, weeks, days, hours, minutes, and seconds until he can again be with his love -- the song became a forgone conclusion. To give musical variation to the lyrics, some lyrics are sung with a standard rock-n-roll chord progression (D C G) while others are sung with those chords modified (namely, D becomes D7sus4; C becomes C7sus4, and G becomes G7). In late 2007 I started learning the harmonica, so I just had to play it in a song and this became the first song on any CD of mine with harmonica as a lead instrument.
Lyrics
.
COUNTIN’ DOWN
Michael Dyer
© 2007
Let’s go!
10 9 8 7 si-ix 5. 9 8 7 6 fi-ive 4.
He’s countin’ down to 1. Gotta love her more.
Countin’ down the months for the one he hunts for.
Countin’ down the weeks ‘til he touches her cheeks.
Countin’ down the days and all the ways,
To love her when she comes. Love her when she stays.
Love her when she comes an' love her when she stays.
8 7 6 5 4, 3. 7 6 5 4 3-ee 2.
Countin’ down to 1. He’s on a run.
What a dreamy vision. No decision.
She jumped his bones. Hurtin’ heart groans.
Body just aches. Nights lies awake,
Countin' ways to love her, under the covers.
Countin' ways to love her, under the covers.
6 5 4 3 2-oo 1. 5 4 3-ee 2-oo 1.
Countin’ down to 1. He's comin’ undone.
He's countin’ down the hours, and all the powers,
That kept her from him, almost done him in.
Now he’s hanging on, by his fingertips,
Dreamin’ of her eyes an' dreamin’ of her lips.
Dreamin’ of her eyes an’ dreamin’ of her lips.
4 3 2-oo oo-oo 1. 3-ee 2-oo, oo-oo 1.
Countin’ down to 1. He’s on a run.
Countin’ down the ways to love her when she comes.
Countin’ down the ways to love her when she stays.
10 9 8, 7 6 5, 4 3 2-oo, oo-oo 1.
Countin’ down to one; comin’ undone.
Countin’ down the ways to love her when she comes.
Countin’ down the ways to love her when she stays.
Countin’ down the minutes, gotta gotta win it.
Countin’ down seconds. Her vision now beckons.
Countin’ down, countin’ down. All agony,
All agony, turns to ecstasy.
All agony, turns to ecstasy!