Biography:
The Academy Is... was a rock band which formed in 2003 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The band's longest lasting lineup consisted of William Beckett (vocals, guitar), Mike Carden (guitar, vocals), Michael Chislett (guitar, keyboards), Adam Siska (bass) and Andy Mrotek (drums). The band released three albums - "Almost Here" (2005), "Santi" (2007) and "Fast Times at Barrington High" (2008) - before disbanding in 2011, several months after Chislett and Mrotek left the band.
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Other songs:
- About A Girl
- After The Last Midtown Show
- Almost Here
- Attention
- Automatic Eyes
- Beware Cougar
- Black Mamba Three In The Morning Party Mix
- Checkmarks
- Chicago
- Classifieds
- Coppertone
- Everything We Had
- Fever Acoustic
- His Girl Friday
- Im Yours Tonight
- Lax To Ohare
- Neighbors
- New York Saint In The City
- One More Weekend
- Paper Chase
- Phrase That Pays
- Pour Yourself A Drink
- Rumored Nights
- Seed
- Skeptics And True Believers
- Sleeping With Giants
- Slow Down
- Sputter
- Summer Hair Forever Young
- The Test
- Winter Passing
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Slow Down - The Academy Is....
This is the first time I've ever gotten around to writing out a tab. Hopefully you find
helpful.
-Andrew
Chords:
Bm7 Dmaj7 F#m7 Bm D
A E F#m G
E 7 5 4 7 x 5 x 2 3
A 9 5 4 9 5 7 7 4 5
D 7 7 4 9 7 7 9 4 5
G 7 6 6 x 7 x 9 x x
B 7 5 5 x x x x x x
e 7 5 4 x x x x x x
Verse 1:
Bm7
Close the door and take the stairs.
Dmaj7 F#m7
Up or down? Ups and downs.
F#m7
Don't pretend you've never been there.
Bm7 Dmaj7
F#m7 You kiss me like an overdramatic actor
starving for work,
F#m7
with one last shot to make it happen.
Bm7
You've won the role, you've played your part,
Dmaj7
you've been cordially invited.
F#m7
But I'm not impressed, and I'm definitely not excited.
Bm7
'Cause the film runs a shallow budget,
Dmaj7 F#m7
and the writer's subject script isn't any deeper.
F#m7 (Quick) A
So dive right in...
Pre-chorus:
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A
Don't quit 'til 47.
E
Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did. She said....
Verse 2:
Bm7
'Alright, Alright, slow down!"
Dmaj7
Oh no, oh no, we won't.
F#m7 Bm7
'Cause I regret every thing that I said to ever make her feel
Dmaj7 F#m7
like she was something special, or that she ever really mattered.
F#m7 (Quick) A
Did she ever really matter?
Pre-Chorus:
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills, just
D
don't count on this summer.
A E
Don't quit 'til 47. Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bridge:
D F#m A
I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl.
D F#m A
I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl.
G
Alright, alright, slow down...
Music Interlude:
Bm D A E
Bm D A E
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Pre-Chorus x3 (fades):
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Questions / Corrections? [email protected]
This is the first time I've ever gotten around to writing out a tab. Hopefully you find
helpful.
-Andrew
Chords:
Bm7 Dmaj7 F#m7 Bm D
A E F#m G
E 7 5 4 7 x 5 x 2 3
A 9 5 4 9 5 7 7 4 5
D 7 7 4 9 7 7 9 4 5
G 7 6 6 x 7 x 9 x x
B 7 5 5 x x x x x x
e 7 5 4 x x x x x x
Verse 1:
Bm7
Close the door and take the stairs.
Dmaj7 F#m7
Up or down? Ups and downs.
F#m7
Don't pretend you've never been there.
Bm7 Dmaj7
F#m7 You kiss me like an overdramatic actor
starving for work,
F#m7
with one last shot to make it happen.
Bm7
You've won the role, you've played your part,
Dmaj7
you've been cordially invited.
F#m7
But I'm not impressed, and I'm definitely not excited.
Bm7
'Cause the film runs a shallow budget,
Dmaj7 F#m7
and the writer's subject script isn't any deeper.
F#m7 (Quick) A
So dive right in...
Pre-chorus:
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A
Don't quit 'til 47.
E
Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did. She said....
Verse 2:
Bm7
'Alright, Alright, slow down!"
Dmaj7
Oh no, oh no, we won't.
F#m7 Bm7
'Cause I regret every thing that I said to ever make her feel
Dmaj7 F#m7
like she was something special, or that she ever really mattered.
F#m7 (Quick) A
Did she ever really matter?
Pre-Chorus:
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills, just
D
don't count on this summer.
A E
Don't quit 'til 47. Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bridge:
D F#m A
I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl.
D F#m A
I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl.
G
Alright, alright, slow down...
Music Interlude:
Bm D A E
Bm D A E
Chorus:
Bm D
Take back everything you ever said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bm D
Take back everything you said.
A E
You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Pre-Chorus x3 (fades):
Bm
Hollywood hills and suburban thrills,
D
hey you, who are you kidding?
A E
I'm not like them. I won't buy in.
Questions / Corrections? [email protected]
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