The Academy Is – The Test

Standard Tuning:

Riff 1:
C
e|–0—0—0-0—|
B|-0h1–1—0-0—|
G|–0—0—0-0—|
D|–2—2—2-2—|
A|–3—3—3-3—|
E|–0—0—0-0—|

Verse 1 Chords:
G C Em D C
Look like a lush. Talk like a tease. The way you like it.
G C
In front of your house, alone on the street,
Em D C
you ask me to come in-side.
C Riff 1
Asleep through all our classes,
C
you hang me out to dry.

Chorus Chords:
G C
If this is a test, I’m losing my shit
Em D C
Would it kill you to care as much as I did?
G C
If this is a test, I’m wasting my breath
Em D C (Intro Chords/riff)
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.

Verse 2: Use 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.

Chorus Chords:
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.

:before Bridge play Riff 1 a couple times

Bridge: (repeat 2x)
Em D C Em D C
“Let’s imagine the end before we even begin,” you said.

Chorus Chords: (repeat 2x)
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.

Outro:
Em D C G
You’re a stranger I know well, and not at all.
C Em D C
And not at all. You’re a stranger I know well