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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noticed there weren't any chords for this song anywhere, so I thought I'd figure it out myself. this is my first
tab so hopefully there aren't too many mistakes. feedback would be much appreciated
Standard tuning, no capo
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Dm
I've noticed, people, they all have motives.
G
Different, yet all the same.
Dm
I fumble through every word that was spoken,
G
and I barely knew your name.
Dm
I'm tongue-tied, it runs through my blood and my insides;
G
Some things we can't escape.
Bb C Bb Am (strum once)
But if we try, if we try, we can leave this behind.
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
Dm
Your eyes wide, always ahead of the curve type,
G
Quiet, and confident.
Dm
Oh, we stood there, awkward and youthful, we tangled;
G
A piece of my soul escaped.
Bb C
Oh, we are restless and tired of sleeping with giants,
Bb Am
A modern mankind with their egos of fire and it seems like
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
F Am C
Are we wasting time or is it wasting us?
F Am C
It's been a lifetime waiting for now, now.
C Bb C
Well, you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C
you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C Am Dm
you've got to find a way before you fold.
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime I've been waiting for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
I need an answer, kid, you're either with me or not at all, no, no.
F Am C
Are we wasting time or is it wasting us?
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime, a lifetime, lifetime, yeah.
C Bb C
Well, you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C
you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way.
Dm Bb C
Son you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C Am Dm
you've got to find a way before you fold.
End on F
tab so hopefully there aren't too many mistakes. feedback would be much appreciated
Standard tuning, no capo
------------------------------------------------
Dm
I've noticed, people, they all have motives.
G
Different, yet all the same.
Dm
I fumble through every word that was spoken,
G
and I barely knew your name.
Dm
I'm tongue-tied, it runs through my blood and my insides;
G
Some things we can't escape.
Bb C Bb Am (strum once)
But if we try, if we try, we can leave this behind.
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
Dm
Your eyes wide, always ahead of the curve type,
G
Quiet, and confident.
Dm
Oh, we stood there, awkward and youthful, we tangled;
G
A piece of my soul escaped.
Bb C
Oh, we are restless and tired of sleeping with giants,
Bb Am
A modern mankind with their egos of fire and it seems like
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
F Am C
Are we wasting time or is it wasting us?
F Am C
It's been a lifetime waiting for now, now.
C Bb C
Well, you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C
you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C Am Dm
you've got to find a way before you fold.
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime I've been waiting for.
F Am C
A simple question, kid, "are you with me or not at all?"
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime we waited for.
F Am C
I need an answer, kid, you're either with me or not at all, no, no.
F Am C
Are we wasting time or is it wasting us?
F Am C
It's been a lifetime, a lifetime, a lifetime, lifetime, yeah.
C Bb C
Well, you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C
you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way.
Dm Bb C
Son you've got to find a way,
C Am Dm
you've got to find a way,
Dm Bb C Am Dm
you've got to find a way before you fold.
End on F
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