Intro:
Bb G  Bb G  Bb G  F C

Verse 1:

Bb        G                                    
Where you gonna be when they can't control ya?
Bb       G                                  
See you come around and they gonna roll ya.
Bb          G                              
See you in the ghetto like the chola cola.
 F     C
They start the countdown.
Bb      G                                    
Now you with somebody wanna throw you a bone 
Bb       G
Looking for a conflict to call your own
Bb      G
Well, here's another song about the danger zone
F   C
It's about to go down

Chorus:

Bb G
35 seconds til the countdown starts
Bb G
25 seconds til the countdown starts
Bb G
94 seconds til the countdown starts
F C                Bb               G
It's the countdown to the countdown

Bridge:

D
Time elapses
E
Love collapses
Dm
Over and over
      C
Come over
     F
Red rover
     Dm
Our ship sails from Dover
  C            F
It's cargo is time

Verse 2:

Bb   G
Hey, good-lookin' with the helmet on
Bb      G
Driving real fast on the Autobahn
Bb      G
Staring at yourself up on the Jumbotron
F     C
They stop the countdown

Chorus:

Bb G
35 seconds til the countdown starts
Bb G
25 seconds til the countdown starts
Bb G
94 seconds til the countdown starts
F C                Bb               
It's the countdown to the countdown

Outro:

Bb
Can't stop listening 
C
Can't stop watching
G
I need a product to use
Bb
Can't stop listening 
C
Can't stop watching
G
It's called payin' your dues
Bb
Can't stop listening 
C
Can't stop watching
G
They put a movie on TV
Bb
Can't stop listening 
C
Can't stop watching
G                            F
It's called payin' your dues