Rush - Countdown: chords

E
Lit up with anticipation
A
We arrive at the launching site
G
The sky is still dark, nearing dawn
A
On the Florida coastline

Circling choppers slash the night
With roving searchlight beams
This magic day when super-science
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams

Floodlit in the hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
Venting vapours, like the breath
Of a sleeping white dragon

Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, T minus nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount

Chorus:
     E                  A
The air is charged — a humid, motionless mass
      G
The crowds and the cameras,
      A
The cars full of spectators pass
   E
Excitement so thick —
           A
you could cut it with a knife
     F                     C
Technology — high, on the leading edge of life

The earth beneath us starts to tremble
With the spreading of a low black cloud
A thunderous roar shakes the air
Like the whole world exploding

Scorching blast of golden fire
As it slowly leaves the ground
Tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by that awesome sound

Chorus:
Excitement so thick –
you could cut it with a knife
Technology – high,
on the leading edge of life
Like a pillar of cloud –
the smoke lingers, high in the air
In fascination –
with the eyes of the world, we stare