Biography:
The Academic is an indie/rock band from Mullingar, Ireland. The band formed when the members were in their early teens and preform many live shows in order to build a bigger following.
The member are Craig Fitzgerald on lead vocals/guitar, Dean Gavin (Drums) and brothers Stephen (Bass) and Matt Murtagh (Lead Guitar).
Most of 2013 for the band consisted on writing a debut EP expected in 2015.
Their debut album Tales from the Backseat was released on Jan 12th 2018
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[Verse 1]
G C G
Give me your hand and we can say hello
G C G
Your daddy is big but his mind is slow
G C G
Meet me out the back in ten
G C G
She's tired of playing pretend
[Pre-Chours]
C Em C
If she calls, I will tell her
G
If she calls tonight
C Em C
And if she calls, I will be there
G
I'll be there just like a light
[Chorus]
C G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
C Em
And don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
And this ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C
And love again
[Verse 2]
G C G
I'm making my way to my brother's house
G
He's calling her phone
C G
While she's holding her blouse
G
She snuck out the back
C G
With some Northern Boy
Em*
And now she's sleeping in a forest
C G
Tryna find some joy
[Chorus]
C G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
This ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
[Bridge]
Em C G
Can't you hear me scream out?
Em C G
For broken hearts on the run
Em C G
Can't you hear me scream out?
Em C G
For broken hearts on the run
[Verse 3]
C G
We'll take a trip to California
C G
And we'll forget what we've lost
C Em
We'll take a trip down to the coastline
C G
Where lost angels are cursed
C G
And there's a brunette drinking coffee
C G
The coffee's cold like my heart
C Em
And there's a birthmark on her shoulders
C G
A birthmark I've seen from the start
[Chorus]
C* G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
And thhis ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
[Outro]
C Em
Oh, don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
G C G
Give me your hand and we can say hello
G C G
Your daddy is big but his mind is slow
G C G
Meet me out the back in ten
G C G
She's tired of playing pretend
[Pre-Chours]
C Em C
If she calls, I will tell her
G
If she calls tonight
C Em C
And if she calls, I will be there
G
I'll be there just like a light
[Chorus]
C G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
C Em
And don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
And this ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C
And love again
[Verse 2]
G C G
I'm making my way to my brother's house
G
He's calling her phone
C G
While she's holding her blouse
G
She snuck out the back
C G
With some Northern Boy
Em*
And now she's sleeping in a forest
C G
Tryna find some joy
[Chorus]
C G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
This ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
[Bridge]
Em C G
Can't you hear me scream out?
Em C G
For broken hearts on the run
Em C G
Can't you hear me scream out?
Em C G
For broken hearts on the run
[Verse 3]
C G
We'll take a trip to California
C G
And we'll forget what we've lost
C Em
We'll take a trip down to the coastline
C G
Where lost angels are cursed
C G
And there's a brunette drinking coffee
C G
The coffee's cold like my heart
C Em
And there's a birthmark on her shoulders
C G
A birthmark I've seen from the start
[Chorus]
C* G
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And this ain't a game of love
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
C G
I don't get the way you feel
C G
And thhis ain't a movie reel
C Em
Don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
[Outro]
C Em
Oh, don't be afraid to love
C G
And love again
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