this is bassicly what i think the song is played...
almost full song, but i am missing some stuff
FIRST PART SECOND PART
e|-------0------------0--------------0-------------0---------|
b|-----1---1--------1----1---------1---1---------1----1------|
g|---2-------2----2--------2-----2-------2-----2---------2---|
d|-3------------3--------------0------------0----------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
^
The first guitar plays this full riff two times,let
all of the notes ring out, then during the end of
the SECOND PART of the riff, you hear guitar to play
the riff below for four seconds.(16 times)
This riff is also played throught the Verse 1 + 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--5555555555555555------------------------------------------|
g|--7777777777777777------------------------------------------|
d|--7777777777777777------------------------------------------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
This is the verse and im pretty sure this is the correct
way to play it.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
" So listen up, I worked in daylight feeding fashion to housewives"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
"for just this once,ill take my chances at truckstops & statlanes"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
"Go ahead tell them again, well I think that I know they wont remeber"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
"Go ahead tell them twice, yeah twice is nice but three times is just right"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_academy_is/almost_here_tab_ver_2.html ]
Now this is the chrous, the strum pattern is weird, but i think
if you pratice it, you will get it, these are the chords, Play twice
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5555-7-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
a|--5555-5-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
D|--5555-5-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
" Hey hey, now were almost home, im missing you to death but its
all for the best I know, Hey hey were not far from, I got my pride
and ill let you sleep tonight"
This is the fill between the chrous and the next verse..same as
introduction, but here it is
e|-------0-------------0-----------------------------------------|
b|-----1---1----------1---1--------------------------------------|
g|---2-------2-------2------2------------------------------------|
d|--3---------------3--------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Now this is the second verse, same as first
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
" so listen up, my old friends have been dropping like houseflies"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
" the smoking gun, still sits in my pocket & i know how to use it"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-7777777777777777--------------------------|
" go ahead tell them again,well i think that i wont forive them"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
a|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
D|--3333333333333333-0000000000000000--------------------------|
" for turning their when we started to get busy, yeah twice is fine
but three times is just right"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--5555-7-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
a|--5555-5-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
D|--5555-5-8888-5-3333-5-333-5-3333----------------------------|
" Hey hey, now were almost home, im missing you to death but its
all for the best I know, Hey hey were not far from, I swallow my pride
and push back my seat tonight"
this is the break down chords
e|--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
b|--1-----1-----------------------------------------------------|
g|--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------|
d|--2-----2-----------------------------------------------------|
a|--3-----3-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
slow pick slide, to fast pick slide.Then the song gets boring and
it doesnt matter if you can play it or not.if you want it really
that bad, email me at almostetniesshoes@yahoo.com or IM me at
WorldWarMikey. for the record, me and my best friend are
buying a sloth.
