• Song:

    Down And Out

  • Artist:

    The Academy Is

  • Album:

    Almost Here

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“Down & Out”
The Academy Is
From the album Almost Here

Drop the low E string to D

Intro                             
E--------------------------------------0---
B-----2-----2--------2-------2----------2-----
G---2--2--2--2----2--2----2-2----2---2-----
D--------3--------------3-------3-----------
A--0--------------0--------0------0----------
D--------------------------------------------

Verse:

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----2-----2------2-----2----2--------2----2------2----2------2----2-----------------
G--2--2--2-2---2--2--2-2-2--2-----2-2-2--2---2-2-2--2---2-2-2--2------------
D-------3-------------3----------3-------3------------3-----------3----------------------
A-0------------0-----------0--------0------------0------------0-------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

“Outta the world she’s grown…”
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----2-----2------2-----2------2------2-------2-----2-----2----2--------------------------
G---2--2--2-2---2--2--2-2---2--2---2-2----2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-----------------------
D--------3------------3---------------3--------------------------------------------------
A--0------------0-------------0--------------0-----0-----0-----0-------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


“I don’t ever wanna…”
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2---2----2-----------------
D---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------
A--0---0----0---2----0---0----0---2----0---0----0---2----0---0----0---2--------------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------








“my friend…”
E--------------------------------------0--
B-----2-----2--------2-------2--------2------
G---2--2--2--2----2--2----2-2----2--------
D--------3--------------3-------3-----------
A--0--------------0--------0------0----------
D--------------------------------------------

Play verse again

“why o why you wear…”
E---------------------------------------------------
B-----2-------2------2-------2------2------2-----2---------
G---2--2----2------2-2----2------2--2---2-----2-2-----------
D--0---------------0--------------0-------------0-----
A---------4-------------4-----------------4--------------
D------------------------------------------------------------------------

“hour ago….”
E----------------------------------------------
B--5-----------------------------------------
G--3---------------------(build up)----------
D--2------------------------------------------
A--2--------------------------------------------
D--2---------------------------------------------

Chorus:
E------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D----00000000-77777777---44444444---77777777--
A----00000000-77777777---44444444---77777777---
D----00000000-77777777---44444444---77777777----

End chorus on
E----------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D--2-----------------------------------------
A--2-------------------------------------------
D--2--------------------------------------------





Then do intro once.
Verse 2(palm muted)
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---2222—5555-2222-------------------------------------
D---2222—3333-0000-6666-----(x7)-------------------------
A---0000-----------------4444--------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------

“Somethings are far too good to go away let go”
E----------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------
G---2--------------------------------------
D---2----------------------------------------
A---0------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------

Then play chorus
“forever hold your peace….
E----------------
B----------------
G----------------
D---5-------------
A---5-------------
D---5-------------

”we won’t forget tony or Johnny”
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--44444444---77777777---99999999---55555555--- (x4)
A--44444444---77777777---99999999---55555555---
D--44444444---77777777---99999999---55555555---
Guitar 2 enters “Weekend warriors…”
E------------------------
B------------------------
G---14-----------------
D----x------------------- Listen for rythem, it’s just the same chord
A---12------------------
D-----------------------

End with chorus, then intro
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