Song: Checkmarks Acoustic Artist: The Academy Is Saw a video of them playing this on youtube. Did this mostly by ear, the video helped Pretty sure these are the right chords. Intro: Am F G Am C G Am F G So there you are, Am C G and here I stand Am F As far as I remember G Am F G you weren't half bad. Am C G Your bedroom behavior Am F G was never more then checkmarks on bedposts. Am C G Am F G For I remember we never had. [Pre-Chorus] Am You get me out of the rain, C G you get me out of my clothes. Am You hope I don't make a sound, C G you hope that nobody knows. Am You get me out of the rain, C G you get me out of my clothes. Am You hope I don't make a sound, F you hope that no one... [Chorus:] Am So suck your so called pity down. G F Hey, that's not so bad, is it? Am So take your cold, cold heart and drown G F and don't forget to take deep breaths. Am So suck your so called pity down. G F Hey, that's not so bad, is it? Am So take your cold, cold heart and drown G F and don't forget to take deep breaths. Am F G So don't explain Am C G cause I know exactly what your're going to say. Am F G Big words, recycled phrases, and the Am C G bittersweet taste of other boys on your lips. Am F G So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all.' Am C G So now just sit here and talk about how you wanted it all. [Prechorus] [Chorus] Am Do you miss looking up from the floor C at my face on a stage in a crowded room? G Well it's not the same. F I bet you're still a sucker for those famous faces. Am Downtown looking down, down, looking over the crowd C I hope you're out there, look at me now. G Well it's not the same. F Just look at how we've changed. [Chorus]
