Allister
Yearbook
Countdown To Nowhere
2010
Submitted by: jeremyunderground41@yahoo.com
Key: Bb
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used:
Bb - x13331
F - 133211
Gm - 355333
Dm - xx0231
Eb - x68886
Intro:
Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb--
Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb(hold)
Verse 1:
Bb Eb Gm
They say elders gain
F Bb
the wisdom of years
Eb Gm F
As time goes by I fear
Bb Eb Gm
growing up and feeling
F Bb
like the best years are done
Eb
Spend life waiting for
Gm F
things that never come and
Chorus 1:
Eb Bb F
Hope When living through
the memories of youth
Eb Bb F
Hope When repetition
guides you
Eb Bb F
Hope When wondering how
Eb
you wound up this way
F
I hope the wisdom's
worth the wait
Post Chorus: Bb-F-Gm-Eb-Bb-F-Eb--
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/allister/yearbook_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
Bb Eb Gm
Life's mold gradually
F
enfolds you
Bb Eb
Uniqueness given up to
Gm F Bb
be accepted by your peers
Eb Gm
Come in from your 9 to 5
F Bb
Hang your coat and tie
Eb
High School yearbook's
Gm F
still on the nightstand
(Repeat Chorus 1)
Interlude: Bb-F-Gm-Dm-Eb-Bb-F--
Bridge:
Bb F Gm
Salutations and
Dm
"How's your day been?"
Eb Bb
routine superficial
F
conversations
Bb F
They've Gotten too deep
Gm Dm
but somehow you keep
Eb Bb
working to afford another
F--
day you'll live to hate
Chorus 2:
Eb Bb F
Hope When living through
the memories of youth
Eb Bb F
Hope When repetition
guides you
Eb Bb F
Hope When wondering how
Eb
you wound up this way
Eb F
I hope I never fall in line
Eb F Eb
I've seen it one too many times
F
I hope the wisdom's
Bb(hold)
worth the wait
