Academia
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F
You can be my alphabet and I will be your calculator
E
And together we'll work out on the escalator
F
I will time you as you run up the down
E
And you'll measure my footsteps as I blow through this town
F
The mean of our heights is divided by the nights
E
Which is times'd by the daggers and the route of all our fights
F
The pass of your poem is to swathe me in your knowing
E
And the beauty of the word is that you don't have to show it
Am C
Oh academia you can't pick me up
F Ab
Soothe me with your words when I need your love
F
I am a dash and you are a dot
E
When will you see that I am all that you've got
F
I'm a binary code that you cracked long ago
E
But to you I'm just a novel that you wish you'd never wrote
F
I'm greater than x and lesser than y, so why is it
E
That I still can't catch your eye?
F
You're a cryptic crossword, a song I've never heard
E
While I sit here drawing circles I'm afraid of being hurt
Am C
Oh academia you can't pick me up
F Ab
Soothe me with your words when I need your love
F
You're a difficult equation with a knack for heart evasion
E
Will you listen to my proof or will you add another page on
F
It appears to me the graph has come and stolen all the laughs
E
It appears to me the pen has over analysed again
F
And if I am a number I'm infinity plus one
E
And if you are five words you are afraid to be the one
F
And if you are a number you're infinity plus one
E
And if I am four words then I am needing of your love
Am C
Oh academia you can't pick me up
F Ab
Soothe me with your words when I need your love
( Am C F Ab )
Oooh Academia, Academia, Academia
Oooh Academia, Academia, Academia
How to play Academia
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.