The Academy Is... - Slow down

^GmClose the door and take the stairs. ^A#Up or down? Ups and d^Dmowns, Well don't pre^Dmtend you've never been there. ^GmYou kiss me like an overdramatic a^A#ctor who's starving for ^Dmwork, with one last ^Dmshot to make it happen. ^GmYou've won the role, you've played your part, you've been ^A#cordially invited. But I'm ^Dmnot impressed, and I'm ^Dmdefinitely not excited, because the ^Gmfilm runs a shallow budget, and the ^A#writer's subject script isn't any ^Dmdeeper. So ^Dmdive right in...

^GmHollywood hills and suburban thrills, ^A#hey you, who are you kidding? ^FI'm not like them. ^C/EI won't buy in. ^GmHollywood hills and suburban thrills, hey ^A#you, who are you kidding? Don't ^Fquit 'til 47, ^C/Ethen we'll turn it up, and we'll play a little faster.

^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. You ^C/Enever did. ^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. ^CYou never did. She said

^Gm'Alright, Alright, slow down!" ^A#"Oh no, oh no, we won't" ^Dm'cause I regret every word that I said ^A#to ever make her feel like ^Gmshe was something special, Dm Dm* or that she ever really mattered. Did she ever really matter?

^GmHollywood hills and suburban thrills, ^A#hey you, who are you kidding? ^FI'm not like them. ^C/EI won't buy in. ^GmHollywood hills and suburban thrills, just ^A#don't count on this summer. Don't ^Fquit 'til 47. ^CThen we'll turn it up and we'll play a little faster.

^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. ^C/EYou never did. ^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. ^CYou never did.

^A#I'm not saying that ^DmI'm not breaking some ^Fhearts tonight, girl. ^A#I'm not saying that ^DmI'm not breaking some ^Fhearts tonight, girl. ^D#Alright, alright, slow ^A#down...

^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. ^CYou never did. ^GmTake back everything you ever ^A#said, you never meant a ^Fword of it. ^CYou never did.

^GmHollywood hills and suburban thrills, ^A#hey you, who are you kidding? ^FI'm not like them. ^CI won't buy in.