Academy Award Performance

	  		Intro 

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A E A E A E A E 

Verse 1:

A               E 
Play the shark, play the bride 
A            E 
Joan of Arc, Mrs. Hyde 
F#m 
You're the girl with a thousand faces to 
Dm     C     Dm Em 
choose from, do one 

Verse 2:

A             E 
Do the saint, do the waif 
A             E 
Do the child, that was great 
F#m 
Great performances only come with some 
Dm  C Dm Em 
inspiration 

Pre-Chorus

(Individual notes) 
F E F G A B C D 



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 3:

A              E 
Well produced, clever lines 
A               E 
Well-rehearsed, well defined 
F#m 
There's a goldmine in what you do 
       Dm     C   Dm   Em 
but of course you know that 

Verse 4:
 
A               E 
That's not bad, nor is that 
A          E 
Very good, so was that 
F#m 
On behalf of the guys you've known 
            Dm  C  Dm E 
here's your golden trophy 

Pre-Chorus

(Individual notes) 
F E F G A B C D 



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 
E Dsus4 E Dsus4 
Am E Am E 
E Dsus4 E Dsus4 
E Dsus4 E Dsus4 
D 
A E A E 
A E A E 


 
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 
           Dm  C      Dm Em 
you should do, you'll do it 

Verse 6:

A              E 
What panache, oh, what style 
A               E 
Pack the house, pack the aisles 
F#m 
Everyone's in the dark when you're 
       Dm    C     Dm Em 
in the room, those rumors 

Pre-Chorus

(Individual notes) 
F E F G A B C D 



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