The Academy Is… fue una banda de Indie Rock / Rock Alternativo proveniente de Hoffman Estates, un suburbio de Chicago, formada por el vocalista William Beckett, los guitarristas Mike Carden y Michael Guy Chislett, el bajista Adam T. Siska y el batería Andrew Mrotek, más conocido como The Butcher.
La banda nació en el año 2003 a partir de la unión de Beckett y Carden el año anterior, ambos pertenecientes a bandas rivales de la escena musical de Chicago.
¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
This is the first time I've ever gotten around to writing out a tab. Hopefully you find helpful. -Andrew
Chords: Bm7Dmaj7F#m7BmD AEF#mG 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. Dmaj7F#m7 Up or down? Ups and downs. F#m7 Don't pretend you've never been there. Bm7Dmaj7 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, Dmaj7F#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? AE 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: BmD Take back everything you ever said. AE You never meant a word of it. You never did. BmD Take back everything you said. AE 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#m7Bm7 'Cause I regret every thing that I said to ever make her feel Dmaj7F#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? AE I'm not like them. I won't buy in. Bm Hollywood hills and suburban thrills, just D don't count on this summer. AE Don't quit 'til 47. Then we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.
Chorus: BmD Take back everything you ever said. AE You never meant a word of it. You never did. BmD Take back everything you said. AE You never meant a word of it. You never did.
Bridge: DF#mA I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl. DF#mA I'm not saying that I'm not breaking some hearts tonight, girl. G Alright, alright, slow down...
Music Interlude: BmDAE BmDAE
Chorus: BmD Take back everything you ever said. AE You never meant a word of it. You never did. BmD Take back everything you said. AE 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? AE I'm not like them. I won't buy in.