Point/Counterpoint chords by Streetlight Manifesto (Official Version)

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Chorus 1
E 
D 
A 
 (E major) I've got a gun  (D major) in my  (A major) hand
E 
A 
but that  (E major) gun won't  (A major) cock
D 
A 
My  (D major) finger's on the  (A major) trigger
E 
A 
but that  (E major) trigger seems  (A major) locked
D 
A 
E 
A 
I  (D major) can't stop  (A major) staring at the  (E major) tick tock  (A major) clock
D 
A 
E 
A 
And  (D major) even if I  (A major) could I would  (E major) never give  (A major) up

Verse 1
D 
A 
With a  (D major) vest on my  (A major) chest,
E 
A 
a  (E major) bullet in my  (A major) lung
D 
A 
E 
A 
I  (D major) can't believe I'm  (A major) dying with my  (E major) song un (A major) sung
D 
A 
E 
A 
 (D major) If and when I  (A major) die won't you  (E major) bury me a (A major) lone?
D 
A 
'Cause I'll  (D major) never get to  (A major) heaven
E 
A 
if I'm  (E major) singing this  (A major) song

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Interlude 1

Verse 2
A 
E 
 (A major) If there was something wrong  (E major) 
D 
A 
would you be  (D major) oh so  (A major) strong?
Would you do what it takes
E 
D 
to  (E major) move this hollow  (D major) life along?
A 
E 
 (A major) I'd like to think I would, you  (E major) know
D 
I'd like to  (D major) think I would
A 
 (A major) But I guarantee
E 
D 
that  (E major) what you see is  (D major) not reality
A 
E 
 (A major) And every time I make a  (E major) point,
D 
she makes a  (D major) counterpoint
A 
E 
 (A major) She said it's easy but in  (E major) the end
D 
A 
you'll  (D major) have no  (A major) choice
E 
D 
A 
And you know that's  (E major) only just the  (D major) way it goes  (A major) 
You said it right man,
E 
D 
 (E major) that is just the  (D major) way it goes
A 
 (A major) And the days, and the days
they seem like forever
D 
A 
 (D major)  (A major) And the days, and the days
D 
A 
they seem  (D major) like for (A major) ever
E 
D 
But for (E major) ever isn't  (D major) ever enough

Verse 3
A 
 (A major) I'd like to sing a song
E 
D 
 (E major) Please swear you  (D major) won't be long
A 
 (A major) I'll try not to be long
E 
D 
A 
but  (E major) I  don't want to  (D major) get this story  (A major) wrong
There was a kid
E 
D 
who never  (E major) cared about the  (D major) little things
A 
 (A major) Don't even bother
E 
D 
because I'm  (E major) tired and I'm  (D major) sick of it
A 
E 
 (A major) And every time she makes a  (E major) point
D 
I'll make a  (D major) counterpoint
A 
E 
 (A major) She said It's easy but in  (E major) the end
D 
A 
you'll  (D major) have no  (A major) choice
And you know
E 
D 
A 
that's  (E major) only just the  (D major) way that it  (A major) goes
You said it right man,
E 
D 
 (E major) that is just the  (D major) way it goes

Interlude 2

Chorus 2
D 
A 
I've got a  (D major) gun in my  (A major) hand
E 
A 
but that  (E major) gun won't  (A major) cock
D 
A 
My  (D major) finger's on the  (A major) trigger
E 
A 
but that  (E major) trigger seems  (A major) locked
D 
A 
E 
A 
And I  (D major) can't stop  (A major) staring at the  (E major) tick tock  (A major) clock
D 
A 
E 
A 
And even  (D major) if I  (A major) could I would  (E major) never give  (A major) up
D 
A 
E 
A 
With a  (D major) vest on my  (A major) chest, a  (E major) bullet in my  (A major) lung
D 
A 
E 
A 
I  (D major) can't believe I'm  (A major) dying with my  (E major) song un (A major) sung
D 
A 
And if  (D major) and when I  (A major) die
E 
A 
won't you  (E major) bury me a (A major) lone?
D 
A 
'Cause I'll  (D major) never get to  (A major) heaven
E 
A 
if I'm  (E major) singing this  (A major) song
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know where I've  (A major) been  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
B 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know what I've

Interlude 3

(seen!)

Verse 4
A 
E 
 (A major) If I did something right  (E major) 
D 
A 
Would you give  (D major) up this  (A major) fight?
Would you say you were wrong
E 
D 
A 
and  (E major) maybe someone  (D major) else was kind of  (A major) right
I'd like to think you would
E 
D 
You  (E major) know I'd like to  (D major) think you would
A 
 (A major) But I can't guarantee
E 
D 
A 
that  (E major) what you get is  (D major) an apolo (A major) gy
E 
D 
Jump back to the  (E major) day we met  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
I never  (A major) thought that it would  (E major) end this way  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
If ever  (A major) I let you down  (E major) I want to  (D major) ask of you
A 
E 
 (A major) To take it down a notch  (E major) 
D 
A 
and we can  (D major) talk it on  (A major) through
And the days, and the days
they seem like forever
D 
A 
 (D major)  (A major) And the days, and the days
D 
A 
they seem  (D major) like for (A major) ever
E 
D 
But for (E major) ever isn't  (D major) ever enough

Verse 5
A 
 (A major) I'd like to sing a song
E 
D 
 (E major) Please swear you  (D major) won't be long
A 
 (A major) I'll try not to be long
E 
D 
A 
but  (E major) I  don't want to  (D major) get this story  (A major) wrong
There was a kid
E 
D 
who never  (E major) cared about the  (D major) little things
A 
 (A major) Don't even bother
E 
D 
because I  (E major) still don't  (D major) give a shit
A 
E 
 (A major) And every time she makes a  (E major) point
D 
I'll make a  (D major) counterpoint
A 
E 
 (A major) She said It's easy but in  (E major) the end
D 
A 
you'll  (D major) have no  (A major) choice
And you know
E 
D 
A 
that's  (E major) only just the  (D major) way that it  (A major) goes
You said it right man,
E 
D 
 (E major) that is just the  (D major) way it goes

Interlude 4

Chorus 3
D 
A 
I've got a  (D major) gun in my  (A major) hand
E 
A 
but that  (E major) gun won't  (A major) cock
D 
A 
My  (D major) finger's on the  (A major) trigger
E 
A 
but that  (E major) trigger seems  (A major) locked
D 
A 
E 
A 
And I  (D major) can't stop  (A major) staring at the  (E major) tick tock  (A major) clock
D 
A 
E 
A 
And even  (D major) if I  (A major) could I would  (E major) never give  (A major) up
D 
A 
E 
A 
With a  (D major) vest on my  (A major) chest, a  (E major) bullet in my  (A major) lung
D 
A 
E 
A 
I  (D major) can't believe I'm  (A major) dying with my  (E major) song un (A major) sung
D 
A 
And if  (D major) and when I  (A major) die
E 
A 
won't you  (E major) bury me a (A major) lone?
D 
A 
'Cause I'll  (D major) never get to  (A major) heaven
E 
A 
if I'm  (E major) singing this  (A major) song
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know where I've  (A major) been  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know what I've  (A major) seen  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 

Interlude 5

Verse 6
A 
E 
D 
 (A major) So tell me friend, how's it  (E major) going to end?  (D major) 
A 
When the  (A major) shit goes down
E 
D 
and there's  (E major) no one left a (D major) round
A 
to get your  (A major) back
E 
You'll crack, you'll  (E major) smile
D 
A 
and a (D major) gree with every (A major) thing they say
E 
D 
A 
 (E major) They'll try to  (D major) tell you that it's  (A major) all okay
E 
D 
A 
 (E major)  (D major)  (A major) 
A 
But it's  (A major) not and you're shot
E 
D 
and you're  (E major) bleeding pretty  (D major) bad
A 
And you  (A major) can't stop thinking
E 
D 
about the  (E major) things you never  (D major) had
A 
Like a  (A major) wife and a kid
E 
D 
and the  (E major) things you never  (D major) did
A 
You're  (A major) running around
E 
D 
You're living a life that's  (E major) empty in the  (D major) end,
A 
E 
D 
my  (A major) friend  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 

Bridge 1
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) No, you'll  (D major) take back all you've  (A major) said  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) Oh, when the  (D major) regrets fill your  (A major) heart  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
B 
 (B major) Trust me I've been there before
D 
 (D major) I would not wish it
B 
upon  (B major) my greatest enemy
D 
What  (D major) irony
Once friends, but I find
B 
D 
 (B major) You'll have to  (D major) learn this lesson on your

Interlude 6

(own)

Verse 7
D 
A 
So I  (D major) waited by the  (A major) phone
E 
A 
but that  (E major) phone never  (A major) rang
D 
A 
And I  (D major) sang so  (A major) loud
E 
A 
so I  (E major) wouldn't hear the  (A major) bang
D 
A 
When the  (D major) bang never  (A major) came
E 
A 
and I  (E major) never got the  (A major) call
D 
A 
E 
A 
 (D major) Fuck you!  (A major) Thank you! I  (E major) love you all!  (A major) 
D 
A 
 (D major) Some are going to  (A major) say
E 
A 
that we're  (E major) doomed to re (A major) peat
D 
A 
All our  (D major) past mistakes  (A major) 
Great
E 
A 
But  (E major) that's not  (A major) me
D 
A 
E 
A 
And even  (D major) if it  (A major) was I would  (E major) always disa (A major) gree
D 
A 
E 
Because  (D major) in the end I  (A major) always get the  (E major) better...

Chorus 4
D 
A 
I've got a  (D major) gun in my  (A major) hand
E 
A 
but that  (E major) gun won't  (A major) cock
D 
A 
My  (D major) finger's on the  (A major) trigger
E 
A 
but that  (E major) trigger seems  (A major) locked
D 
A 
E 
A 
And I  (D major) can't stop  (A major) staring at the  (E major) tick tock  (A major) clock
D 
A 
E 
A 
And even  (D major) if I  (A major) could I would  (E major) never give  (A major) up
D 
A 
E 
A 
With a  (D major) vest on my  (A major) chest, a  (E major) bullet in my  (A major) lung
D 
A 
E 
A 
I  (D major) can't believe I'm  (A major) dying with my  (E major) song un (A major) sung
D 
A 
And if  (D major) and when I  (A major) die
E 
A 
won't you  (E major) bury me a (A major) lone?
D 
A 
'Cause I'll  (D major) never get to  (A major) heaven
E 
A 
if I'm  (E major) singing this  (A major) song
B 
D 
A 
E 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know where I've  (A major) been  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
B 
D 
 (B major) Oh, you  (D major) don't know what I've

Outro 1
A 
E 
D 
 (A major) (seen)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
D 
 (A major)  (E major)  (D major) 
A 
E 
A 
 (A major)  (E major)  (A major) 

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: A majorBPM: 260

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

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This is the definitive original version of Point/Counterpoint by Streetlight Manifesto, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It suits players who want to learn Point/Counterpoint the way Streetlight Manifesto intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.