The Academy Award chords by Franz Ferdinand

• Capo on 1st

Intro:

   Am C Em G Am C Em G


Verse:

Am
   Show me the body
         C
   These pictures will shock you
Em
   Love is the drag
            G
   We don't need anymore
      Am
   We don't need to score
C

   Show me the body
Em       G
   404 - gateway not found
      Am
   My wife is such a fan
F                    Dm
   Show me the body
Am
   Show me the body now


Pre-Chorus:

E
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
Fm                                      Cm
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
            G#                                  C
   And the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you
              Am                                  E
   Yeah, the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you


Chorus:

             C              G
   There's a camera held in every hand
       Am                     E
   The clamour of applause in every mind
            F
   But the Academy Award
       G#                 Am
   For Good Times goes to you


Break:

   Am C Em G


Verse:

Am
   Show me the body
C
   Hikikomori
Em
   Through liquid crystal
      G
   We look at the world
        Am
   From our parents' homes
C
   Show me the body
       Em                     G
   The secret of longevity
         Am
   Is to stay away from man
F                    Dm
   Show me the body
Am
   Show me the body now


Pre-Chorus:

E
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
Fm                                      Cm
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
            G#                                  C
   And the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you
              Am                                  E
   Yeah, the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you


Chorus:

             C              G
   There's a camera held in every hand
       Am                     E
   The clamour of applause in every mind
            F
   But the Academy Award
       G#                 Am
   For Good Times goes to you


Break:

   Am C Em G


Verse:

Am
   Show me the body
C
   You never realise
Em
   How much eight pints are
             G
   Until you see them on the ground
        Am
   They cover so much ground
C
   Laptop-Predator
Em
   Hunter-Gatherer
G
   Once-rare commodity
       Am
   Now easily found
F
   Salt, sugar and fat
Dm
   There's heavy traffic
Am
   Show me the body now


Pre-Chorus:

E
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
Fm                                      Cm
   We're starring in the movies of our lives
            G#                                  C
   And the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you
              Am                                  E
   Yeah, the Academy Award for Good Times goes to you


Chorus:

             C              G
   There's a camera held in every hand
       Am                     E
   The clamour of applause in every mind
            F
   But the Academy Award
       G#                 Am    C     Em     G
   For Good Times goes to you