The Academy Is... – Classifieds (Guitar)

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I believe all the chords are correct. Listen for the strumming patterns.
      C         F       C     Csus4     Am      C5      F5      A5      G5
e|      8       1       0       0       5       x       x       x       x
b| 8 1 1 1 5 x x x x g| 9 2 0 0 5 x x x x D| 10 3 2 3 7 10 3 7 5 A| 10 3 3 3 7 10 3 7 5 E| 8 1 x x 5 8 1 5 3 [Verse 1]
C       
My life reads like the classifieds.
Pages of what's for sale; whats on the auction block.
F
Attention bidders! Its line 45.
He's got a decent voice, he's got that crooked smile.
C       
Hold on, you havent heard the best yet.
He writes good storylines, he's got those honest eyes.
F
So take him home for just $9.95.
He'll sing the songs you like, he'll keep you warm at night... [Pre-Chorus] C Csus4 C Csus4 [Chorus]
C       
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.

C       
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.

Am
When you said you were falling apart

Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.

During the whoa, whoa, whoas
|---5-5---------5-5---------------|
|---5-5---------5-5------5--------|
|---5-5------5--5-5--------5------| x2
|---7-7--5h7----7-7--5h7-----7-5--|
|---7-7---------7-7---------------|
|---5-5---------5-5---------------|
end on C VERSE 2 (palm mute power chords, listen carefully for transition points):
C5
I'm not the type to forget about nights

F5
like this, where every single move that I make

A5
is documented and scored for style points.

G5
The once ambitious one now holds the smoking gun.

C                         Csus4
And if I die in my sleep, are you still willing to be

C                Csus4
everything you promised you would be?
[Chorus]
C       
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.

C       
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.

Am
When you said you were falling apart

Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.

During the whoa, whoa, whoas
|---5-5---------5-5---------------|
|---5-5---------5-5------5--------|
|---5-5------5--5-5--------5------| x2
|---7-7--5h7----7-7--5h7-----7-5--|
|---7-7---------7-7---------------|
|---5-5---------5-5---------------|
end on C [Bridge]
                F5                    G5
Will you be the first one to tell the neighborhood paper

           A5                           C5
and all my family and friends that still care?

F5                     G5                          G5
Did you buy what I sold and did you feel what I told you?

               C5
I hope you still do.

         F5
Will you promise yourself, that this isn't all we've got?
CHORUS (go through twice)
C       
Back down, cash out, that's the city for you.

C       
Break down and back out, and get what's coming to you.

Am
When you said you were falling apart

Am
I thought you meant that you were falling apart.

Am
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