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Fake Id

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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[Intro]
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6---4-------|---------------6---4-----------|
D|-------4---7----------------|-------4---7-------------------|
A|---5------------------------|---5---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|----------------6---4-------|-------------------------------|
D|-------4---7----------------|-------5---5---5---5---5---4---|
A|---5------------------------|---5---------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
BDring your fake ID with you tonight
And we'll daGncAe
IDf you play it cool
We'll get in with a chanceG  A  
[Chorus]
When it's hDard to act my aDge
When I look liGke a twelve yeAar oDld
And I hDate it when I doDn't get in
Left straGnded in tAhe cDold
[Post-Chorus]
DYou're teGllin' me a secAret
DI don't knGow if I can keAep it
[Verse 2]
SoDmeday soon you're gonna reDalizeG  A  
You would've hDad me fooled
If it waDsn't for your eyesG  A  
[Chorus 2]
So faDke ID
Oh caDn't you see
I haGte these citAy lDights
And I waDnna see you woDrk for me
But GI can't get iAt riDght
[Post-Chorus]
DYou're teGllin' me a secAret
DI don't knGow if I can keAep it
[Bridge]
EmI've been arBmound in this city
DSomething abAout you don't seem right
EmI couldn't tBmell if you were pretty
DSomething aboAut you don't seem right
GMaybe it's nAot my niDght
[Post-Chorus]
DYou're teGllin' me a secAret
DI don't knGow if I can keAep it
[Chorus 3]
Bring your faDke ID with you tonight
And we'll daDnce
You're tGellin' me a sAecret
If you plDay it cool
We'll gDet in with a chance
I don't knGow if I can keAep it
[Outro]
EmI've been arBmound in this city
DSomething abAout you don't seem right
EmI couldn't tBmell if you were pretty
DSomething aboAut you don't seem right
GMaybe it's nAot my niDght

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Fake Id

by The Academic

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

G|----------------6---4-------|---------------6---4-----------|

D|-------4---7----------------|-------4---7-------------------|

A|---5------------------------|---5---------------------------|

E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

e|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

B|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

G|----------------6---4-------|-------------------------------|

D|-------4---7----------------|-------5---5---5---5---5---4---|

A|---5------------------------|---5---------------------------|

E|----------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

Bring your fake ID with you tonight

G A

And we'll dance

If you play it cool

G A

We'll get in with a chance

[Chorus]

D D

When it's hard to act my age

G A D

When I look like a twelve year old

D D

And I hate it when I don't get in

G A D

Left stranded in the cold

[Post-Chorus]

D G A

You're tellin' me a secret

D G A

I don't know if I can keep it

[Verse 2]

D D G A

Someday soon you're gonna realize

You would've had me fooled

D G A

If it wasn't for your eyes

[Chorus 2]

So fake ID

Oh can't you see

G A D

I hate these city lights

D D

And I wanna see you work for me

G A D

But I can't get it right

[Post-Chorus]

D G A

You're tellin' me a secret

D G A

I don't know if I can keep it

[Bridge]

Em Bm

I've been around in this city

D A

Something about you don't seem right

Em Bm

I couldn't tell if you were pretty

D A

Something about you don't seem right

G A D

Maybe it's not my night

[Post-Chorus]

D G A

You're tellin' me a secret

D G A

I don't know if I can keep it

[Chorus 3]

Bring your fake ID with you tonight

And we'll dance

G A

You're tellin' me a secret

If you play it cool

We'll get in with a chance

G A

I don't know if I can keep it

[Outro]

Em Bm

I've been around in this city

D A

Something about you don't seem right

Em Bm

I couldn't tell if you were pretty

D A

Something about you don't seem right

G A D

Maybe it's not my night

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