WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Sparks - Academy Award Performance Chords | Ver. 1
[Intro]
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A E A E A E A E
[Verse 1]
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Play the shark, play the bride
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Joan of Arc, Mrs. Hyde
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You're the girl with a thousand faces to
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choose from, do one
[Verse 2]
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Do the saint, do the waif
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Do the child, that was great
F#m
Great performances only come with some
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inspiration
[Pre-chorus]
(Individual notes)
F E F G A B C D
[Chorus]
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
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An Academy Award performance
[Interlude]
A E A E
[Verse 3]
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Well produced, clever lines
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Well-rehearsed, well defined
F#m
There's a goldmine in what you do
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but of course you know that
[Verse 4]
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That's not bad, nor is that
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Very good, so was that
F#m
On behalf of the guys you've known
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here's your golden trophy
[Pre-chorus]
(Individual notes)
F E F G A B C D
[Chorus]
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a brilliant performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
Am Am/C E
An Academy Award performance
[Post-chorus]
Dm E Dm
[Solo]
Am E Am E
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Am E Am E
E Dsus4 E Dsus4
E Dsus4 E Dsus4
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A E A E
A E A E
[Chorus]
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
Am Am/C E
An Academy Award performance
[Interlude]
A E A E
[Verse 5]
A E
Play the scene naturelle
A E
Drop the lights, drop the towel
F#m
No director can tell you what
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you should do, you'll do it
[Verse 6]
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What panache, oh, what style
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Pack the house, pack the aisles
F#m
Everyone's in the dark when you're
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in the room, those rumors
[Pre-chorus]
(Individual notes)
F E F G A B C D
[Chorus]
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
Am Am/C E
An Academy Award performance
[Outro]
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
Am Am/C E
An Academy Award performance
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
Am Am/C E
What a convincing performance
Am Am/C E
Oh, what a great performance
