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The Test Acoustic

The Academy Is...
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
eb|-3----3----3----3------|
bb|-3----3----3----3------|
gb|-0----0----0----2------|
db|-0----2----2----0------|
ab|-2----3----2----0------|
eb|-3----x----0----2------|{eot}
{sot}First Filler:
|-3-3-2-2-----|
|-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0-0-0-0-----|
|-2-2-0-0-----|
|-3-3-3-3-----|
|-x-x-x-x-----|{eot}
{section: Intro}
{sot} * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Eb:|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb:|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Gb:|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db:|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab:|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb:|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|{eot}
{section: Verse 1}
Palm mute, slightly accentuate 2&4
No Palm Mute
Cadd9 (one strum) (See First Filler)
Asleep through all our classes,
{section: Chorus chords}
(no palm-mute)
(While playing intro you can sing the do do do do do part that william sings)
Verse 1 Chords
Heart on a hook,
thrown out to the sea,
your basement busy.
Sitting in the dark,
I turn the radio off for a
phone call you’ll likely miss.
Wake me when it’s over.
The last sound of goodbye.
{section: Chorus}
If this is a test, I’m losing my shit
Would it kill you to care as much as I did?
If this is a test, I’m wasting my breath
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.
{section: Intro again}
First filler twice (in between each filler, chislett taps his guitar three times on the
then plays again.)
{section: Bridge}
Palm mute similar to verse.
"Let's imagine the end before we even begin," you said. (you said, you said)
{section: Chorus}
If this is a test, I’m losing my shit
Would it kill you to care, as much as I did
If this is a test, I’m wasting my breath
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.
If this is a test, I'm losing my shit
Would it kill you to care, as much as i did
If this is a test, I'm wasting my breath
You'res a stranger I know well, and not at all.
OUTRO
|And not at all. You’re a stranger I know well...
The End.

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Arrangement source for The Test Acoustic by The Academy Is...

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}    [G]  [Cadd9] [Em7]  [D/F#]
eb|-3----3----3----3------|
bb|-3----3----3----3------|
gb|-0----0----0----2------|
db|-0----2----2----0------|
ab|-2----3----2----0------|
eb|-3----x----0----2------|{eot}

{sot}First Filler:
|-3-3-2-2-----|
|-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0-0-0-0-----|
|-2-2-0-0-----|
|-3-3-3-3-----|
|-x-x-x-x-----|{eot}

{section: Intro}
{sot}    *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *    *   *   *   *
Eb:|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb:|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Gb:|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Db:|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Ab:|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Eb:|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|{eot}

{section: Verse 1}
Palm mute, slightly accentuate 2&4

Look like a lu[G]sh, Talk like a t[Cadd9]ease,

[Em7]The way [D/F#]you li[Cadd9]ke it.

In front of your h[G]ouse, alone on the s[Cadd9]treet,

you [Em7]ask me t[D/F#]o come [Cadd9]in-side.

No Palm Mute
Cadd9 (one strum)              (See First Filler)
Asleep through all our classes,
[Cadd9]you hang me out to dry.

{section: Chorus chords}
(no palm-mute)
If this is a t[G]est, I’m losing my [Cadd9]shit
Would it kill you to c[Em7]are as [D/F#]much as I [Cadd9]did,
If this is a t[G]est, I’m wasting my b[Cadd9]reath
You’re a st[Em7]ranger [D/F#]I know we[Cadd9]ll, and not at all.

(While playing intro you can sing the do do do do do part that william sings)

Verse 1 Chords
Heart on a hook,
thrown out to the sea,
your basement busy.
Sitting in the dark,
I turn the radio off for a
phone call you’ll likely miss.
Wake me when it’s over.
The last sound of goodbye.

{section: Chorus}
If this is a test, I’m losing my shit
Would it kill you to care as much as I did?
If this is a test, I’m wasting my breath
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.

{section: Intro again}
First filler twice (in between each filler, chislett taps his guitar three times on the
then plays again.)

{section: Bridge}
Palm mute similar to verse.
"Let’s ima[Em7]gine the [D/F#]end before we e[Cadd9]ven begin," you said. [Em7]     [D/F#]          [Cadd9]
"Let's imagine the end before we even begin," you said. (you said, you said)

{section: Chorus}
If this is a test, I’m losing my shit
Would it kill you to care, as much as I did
If this is a test, I’m wasting my breath
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.

If this is a test, I'm losing my shit
Would it kill you to care, as much as i did
If this is a test, I'm wasting my breath
You'res a stranger I know well, and not at all.

  OUTRO

   [G]    [Cadd9]       |You’re a st[Em7]ranger[D/F#] I know [Cadd9]well, and not at a[G]ll.
               [Cadd9]*                  {[Em7]     [D/F#]    [Cadd9](Strum once)}
              |And not at all. You’re a stranger I know well...

The End.

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