There's some palm muting in it, which is kind of optional.
The rhythm isn't hard to pick up on, and it's fairly easy to play.
Note: The ~ means to let it ring.
Capo on 2nd fret
Chords:
Cmaj7 D B#m7 E/D G C
-0-----2-----X------X-----3----0-|
-0-----3-----0------0-----3----1-|
-0-----2-----2------0-----0----0-|
-2-----0-----0------0-----0----2-|
-3-----0-----2------2-----2----3-|
-3-----X-----2------0-----3----X-|
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I just play this in the intro, since it's what's played in the background with the
little solo bit. It's also thrown in a few other place in the song.
Cmaj7 D B#m7 E/D
Cmaj7 D
One song about a girl
B#m7 E/D
Can't breathe when I'm around her
Cmaj7 D
I wait here everyday
B#m7 E/D
In case she'll scratch the surface
C D
She'll never notice
G
I'm not in love
E/D
This is not my heart
C D
I'm not gonna waste these words
G E/D
About a girl
Cmaj7 D B#m7 E/D
Cmaj7 D
Last night I knew what to say
B#m7 E/D7
But you weren't there to hear it
Cmaj7 D
These lines so well rehearsed
B#m7 E/D
Tongue-tied, and overloaded
C D
You never notice
G
I'm not in love
E/D
This is not my heart
C D
I'm not gonna waste these words
G E/D
About a girl
G
I'm not in love
E/D
This is not your song
C D
I'm not gonna waste these words
G
About a girl
C D
To be loved, to be loved, what more could you ask for?
E/D G
To be loved, to be loved, everyone wants to be
C D
Loved, to be loved , what more could you ask for?
E/D G
To be loved, to be loved, everyone
G~
I'm not in love
E/D~
This is not my heart
C~ D
I'm not gonna waste these words...
G
I'm not in love
E/D
This is not my heart
C D
I'm not gonna waste these words
G E/D
About a girl
G
I'm not in love
E/D
This is not your song
C D
I'm not gonna waste these words
G~
About a girl
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Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the_academy_is_/about_a_girl_chords_1026263
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