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Phrase That Pays by The Academy Is
Phrase That Pays
[intro rhythm (in 16th notes): Am-12 beats C-2 beats D-2 beats]
Am C D Am C D
My eyes can't believe what they have seen.
Am C D Am C D
In the corner of your room you've stockpiled millions of my memories.
Am C D Am C D
Oh Doctor, Doctor, I must have gotten this sick somehow.
Am
I'm going to ask you a series of questions,
C D Am C D
And I want them answered on the spot, right now.
Am F
Is it serious?
C D
I'm afraid it is.
Am F
Am I gonna die?
C D Am F C D
Well son, death is gonna catch up to all one day,
Am F C D
But yours is coming quicker than ours, than ours.
G
Some things I may have taken for granted again and again,
well here's what was said then
Am C F
Hold your head high heavy heart.
G
So take a chance and make it big,
Am
Cause it™s the last you™ll ever get.
C
If we don™t take it, when will we make it?
G G
I make plans to break plans,
C
And I™ve been planning something big, planning something big, planning.
[same as intro rhythm]
Am C D Am
I™ve never tried to make the best of my time,
C D
When I thought that I had plenty of it.
Am F
Is this serious?
C D
I don™t know what to think.
Am F
Is it all a lie?
C D
Well one thing is for sure
Am F C D
I'm taken back to the glory days when
Am F C D
When we were kids without a brash or bitter thing to say.
G
Now my life is one big make it, or break it.
Am C
Hold your head high heavy heart
F
Save your strength for the morning after.
G
So take a chance and make it big,
Am
Cause it™s the last you™ll ever get.
C
If we don™t take it, when will we make it?
G Am
I make plans to break plans,
C
And I€™ve been planning something big, planning something big, planning.
[repeat as many times (from 'so take a chance') as you feel like it. I think it's 4 times]
end on Am
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version 2
Tuning-Standard
Intro: "My eyes..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-|8x
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
pm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Is it serious..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|4x
A|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------1-1-1-1-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus: "Some things I have taken for granted..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"Hold your head high heavy heart..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~---------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|2x
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5--5-5-5--5--------------------------|
The thing before the second verse
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|---------------------------------|3x
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-5--2-2--2-2-2--5-|
D|-5--2-2--2-2-2--5-|
A|-3--0-0--0-0-0--3-|
E|------------------|
* * * * *
Verse 2: "I never tried..."
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-7-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-7-7-|2x
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
pm * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
"Is it serious..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2---------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|4x
A|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------1-1-1-1-----------------|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Pre-Chorus: "Now my life is one make it or break it..."
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"Hold your head high heavy heart..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~---------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|4x
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5--5-5-5--5--------------------------|
Bridge: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|At the end of the 4th just keep hitting
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-| -2-
D|-2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-|4x -2-
A|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-| -0-
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2 same rhythm as Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-| -5-
D|-x-x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|4x -x-
A|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-| -3-
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Pre-Chorus: "Hold your head high heavy heart..."
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~---------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..."
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|4x
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5-7-7--7-7-7--7-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3-5-5--5-5-5--5--------------------------|
End: Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-|
D|-2-2--2--2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-5-5-|
A|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-2-2-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
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-|
A|-0-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-|
D|-x-x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-x-x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
A|-3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|---------------------------------------|
* * * * *
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version 3
Intro: "My eyes..." (0:00-0:28)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| x8
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse: "Is it serious..." (0:28-0:42)
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------| x4
D|-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0-8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus: "Some things I have taken for granted..." (0:43-0:49)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"Hold your head high heavy heart..." (0:50-0:55)
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~---------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..." (0:56-1:12)
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10--| x2
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10--|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8—-8---8—-8—-8---8--|
I couldn’t figure out the part before the next verse, sorry L
Verse 2: "I never tried..." (1:16-1:22)
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------| x2
D|---------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5-|
E|---------------------------------|
"Is it serious..." (1:23-1:36)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| x4
D|-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-0-0-0-0--8--8--8--8--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|--------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus: "Now my life is...†(1:37-1:40)
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------| x4
D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
"Hold your head high heavy heart..." (1:41-1:46)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~----------------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3—-3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3—-3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1—-1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..." (1:47-2:15)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---|
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8—-8---8—-8—-8---8---|
----------------------|
----------------------| x4
----------------------|
10-10--10-10-10--10---|
10-10--10-10-10--10---|
-8—-8---8—-8—-8---8---|
Bridge: (2:16-2:32)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5---5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-| X3
D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
E|-1-1---1-1---1--------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|-----5-----5---5------|
D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------|
E|-1-1---1-1---1--------|
e|----|
B|----|
G|----| X16
D|-12-|
A|-X--|
E|-10-|
Pre-Chorus: "Hold your head high heavy heart..." (2:33-2:38)
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-2~----5~----------------------------------|
D|-2~----5~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3—-3-3-|
A|-0~----3~----3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3—-3-3-|
E|-------------1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1—-1-1-|
Chorus: "So take a chance..." (2:39-3:07)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---|
A|-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-7--7-7-7--7-10-10--10-10-10--10---|
E|-3-3--3-3-3--3--5-5--5-5-5--5--8—-8---8—-8—-8---8---|
----------------------|
----------------------| x4
----------------------|
10-10--10-10-10--10---|
10-10--10-10-10--10---|
-8—-8---8—-8—-8---8---|
Outro: (3:08-3:17)
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|-----5-----5---5--5-5-5-5-7-7-9-9-| X3
D|-3-3-X-3-3-X-3-X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-5-5-7-7-|
E|-1-1---1-1---1--------------------|
e|----|
B|----|
G|----| X8
D|-12-|
A|-X--|
E|-10-|
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