Am                               D                Am
It's minus ten and counting, and soon she will be gone
     G       C           D                Am               E7
That shining stub-winged angel that we've pinned our hopes upon
    Am          C                  F         G         Am
And even as she waits she seems to strain to touch the sky
     C     Dm      F                Em   G           Am
It's minus ten and counting, and we wait - for her to fly

[Chorus]
D          G       Am            D               Am
It's minus ten and counting, and time is passing fast
D          G       F                  G           Em       Am
It's minus ten and counting; will our next choice - be our last?

[Verse 2]
                                    D                  Am
It's minus ten and counting for the plan that gave her birth
    G         C    D               Am             E7
The plan that will determine if we ever leave the earth
        Am                  C          F          G       Am
Will we choose to throw the plan away, forget our need to know?
     C     Dm      F                 Em   G           Am
It's minus ten and counting; will we stay - or will we go?

[Chorus]

D          G       Am            D               Am
It's minus ten and counting, and time is passing fast 
D          G       F                  G          Em        Am
It's minus ten and counting; will our next choice - be our last?


[Verse 3]
                                    Dm                Am
It's minus ten and counting for the world on which we live
      G       C     D               Am            E7
We're swiftly using all this lovely planet has to give
    Am       G           C                  F           G       Am
The pressure builds, and soon the chance to escape will pass us by
     C     D       F                 Em   G           Am
It's minus ten and counting: will we grow - or will we die?

[Chorus]

D          G       Am            D               Am
It's minus ten and counting, and time is passing fast
D          G       F                  G           Em       Am
It's minus ten and counting; will our next choice - be our last?