Lirik dan Chord Lagu The Academy Award - Franz Ferdinand

Lagu tersebut diproduseri oleh Philippe Zdar dan dirilis secara resmi pada Februari 2018 melalui Domino Records.

“The Academy Award” muncul sebagai trek kelima dari sebelas trek yang ada di dalam album kelima band, bertajuk Always Ascending.

Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “The Academy Award” dari Franz Ferdinand.

[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