Topic: The Counting Song
Just an idea that was stuck in my head that I'm getting out now.
The Counting Song By Jeff Gilpin
April 15, 2007
Verse 1
[G]I been able to count since I was just a kid[G7]
I was [C]king of the game of seeking those that were [G]hid[G7]
I [D]got real good by trying a trick or two
And [C]if you’re nice I guess I could show it to [G7]you
Chorus 1
[C]One, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, [G]nine
[D]I would be done counting and [C]find everyone I no [G]time
[C]Nine eight seven six five four three two [G]one
Yeah if you [D]sing as you count you’re [C]going to make it much more [G]fun[D]
Verse 2
[G]When I was grown I went to work for Uncle Sam
He [C]broke me, and built me and helped me learn who I [G]am
He [D]sent me to places where I had to learn again
So [C]here’s how I counted in one of the places I [G7]been
Chorus 2
[C]Eins, zwei, drie, vier, f�nf, sechs, sieben, and [G]acht
[D]That’s counting in German and you [C]just don’t want to [G]stop
[C]Acht, sieben, sechs, f�nf, vier, drie, zwei, and [G]eins
[D]That’s how they count in Munich, Man[C]heim, Hamburg and [G]Mainz[D]
Verse 3
[G]Then I got sent to the land of the rising sun
I [C]had to learn all over how counting was [G]done
It [D]didn’t take long before I was counting once more
And I [C]learned to count just like I had learned be[G7]fore
Chorus 3
[C]Ichi, nie, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, [G]kyu
[D]Singing the numbers made it [C]easy for me to [G]do
[C]Kyu, hachi, shichi, roku, go, shi, san, nie, i[G]chi
I [D]put them in a song and it [C]made learning easy for [G]me[D]
Verse 4
I [G]came back home and settled near Washington, DC
[C]Where I thought counting wouldn’t be a problem for [G]me
To my [D]surprise I found I couldn’t be more wrong
Once a[C]gain I had to break out my counting [G7]song
Chorus 4
[C]Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco, seis, siete, o[G]cho
[D]Counting in America is [C]not just in English you [G]know
[C]Ocho, siete, seis, cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, u[G]no
You got to [D]hablo espa�ol now to [C]get where you want to [G]go
spoken
Here we go
Break 1
[G]One, two three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine
[G]Eins, zwei, drie, vier, f�nf, sechs, sieben, acht, [G7]nuen
[C]Ichi, nie, san, shi, go, roku, shichi, hachi, [G]kyu
[D]Uno, dos, tres, cuatro, [C]cinco, seis, siete, ocho, [G]nueve[D]
spoken
Now backwards:
Break 2
[G]Nine eight seven six five four three two, one
[G]Nuen, acht, sieben, sechs, f�nf, vier, drie, zwei, and [G7]eins
[C]Kyu, hachi, shichi, roku, go, shi, san, nie, i[G]chi
[D]Nueve, ocho, siete, seis, [C]cinco, cuatro, tres, dos, u[G]no[D]
Ending
Now you’re [C]counting like a champ and you can’t go wrong
If you [D]need to learn some more just use the counting [C]song[G7]
J E T S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C
