Count To Ten

Am/G 3x2210
Am/F 1x2210
Am/E 0x2210

Basically you just finger the D and G strings on the 2nd fret and change the bass
note as required. You can use your thumb over the neck to play the F on the 6th string.


This is the picking pattern used throughout the song e.g. for Am:

  Am
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|  
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|  
G|------2-------2|------2-------2|------2-------2|------2-------2|  
D|----2---0h2-2--|----2---0h2-2--|----2---0h2-2--|----2---0h2-2--|  
A|0--------------| 0--------------|0--------------|0--------------| 
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|  

  T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i

Right hand fingerpicking: T = thumb, i = index. Tina uses a thumb pick which
accentuates the bass notes nicely.

When the chord has an asterisk (*), switch to this pattern:

Am*
E|---------------|---------------|  
B|---------------|---------------|  
G|------2-------2|------2-------2|  
D|----2-------2--|----2-------2--|  
A|0-------0------| 0-------0------| 
E|---------------|---------------|  

  T   T i T   T i T   T i T   T i

For the Am/F** in the first chorus, just pluck the 6th string once and let it ring.

[Intro]
 Am

[Verse 1]
           Am
There are faces, there are smiles, so many teeth, too many arms and legs
                                    Am/G
And eyes and flashing buttons all around me
     Am
I'm watching, I'm breathing, I'm pushing, I'm wishing
                                                Am/G
That these walls would not be talking quite so loudly
        Am/F                                  Am/G
I have burnt down once before, I've pulled myself up from the floor
          Am/F                         Am/G
And I am looking for a reason to stay standing
         Am
But sometimes it's just too much,  it's not enough, it's something else
                                              Am/G
It's so much bigger than my head, it's too demanding

[Chorus]
 Am/F          Am/G                              Am
Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to go slow
     Am/F               Am/G                         Am
And sometimes when you wanna hold on you got to let go
          Am/G*    Am*       Am/G*   Am/F*  Am
I'm gonna close my eyes, and count   to     ten
          Am/G*    Am*   Am/G*        Am/F*       Am/E*
I'm gonna close my eyes,   and when I open them again
Am/G*                 Am/F**         Am
Everything will make sense to me then

[Verse 2]
        Am
I have met so many people, we've exchanged so many words
                                                   Am/G
We've said it all and we've said nothing but it's changed us
        Am
I have known a lot of men, some were lovers, some were friends
                                           Am/G
But all together were they merely passing strangers?
            Am/F                                    Am/G
They'll control you with their silence, they'll control you with their words
               Am/F                             Am/G
And you'll control them with your body's coded signals
        Am
In the wild, entangled gardens of our insecurities
                                            Am/G
We lose our heads into each other's hidden pitfalls

[Chorus]
 Am/F          Am/G                              Am
Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to go slow
     Am/F               Am/G                         Am
And sometimes when you wanna hold on you got to let go
          Am/G*    Am*       Am/G*   Am/F*   Am
I'm gonna close my eyes, and count   to      ten
          Am/G*    Am*   Am/G*        Am/F*       Am/E*
I'm gonna close my eyes,   and when I open them again
Am/G*                 Am/F*        Am/F     Am/G     Am     Am
Everything will make sense to me then

[Bridge]
Am/F    Am/G     Am     Am
Am/F    Am/G     Am     Am
Am/F    Am/G     Am     Am

[Chorus]
 Am/F          Am/G                              Am
Sometimes the fastest way to get there is to go slow
     Am/F               Am/G                         Am
And sometimes when you wanna hold on you got to let go
          Am/G*    Am*       Am/G*   Am/F*  Am
I'm gonna close my eyes, and count   to     ten
          Am/G*    Am*   Am/G*        Am/F*       Am/E*
I'm gonna close my eyes,   and when I open them again
Am/G*                 Am/F***  (Silence)
Everything will make sense to me then


  Am/F***
E|---------------| 
B|---------------| 
G|------2--------| 
D|----2----------| 
A|---------------| 
E|1-------1------| 

  T   T i T (Silence)