Sia - Academia: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Academia" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Academia ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Academia" smoothly on your ukulele.

G
You can be my alphabet and I will be your calculator
F#
And together we'll work out on the escalator
G
I will time you as you run up and down
F#
And you'll measure my footsteps as I pleasure this town

I'm greater than X and lesser than Y, so why is it
That I still can't catch your eye?
You're a cryptic crossword, a song I've never heard
While I sit here drawing circles, I'm afraid of being hurt

Chorus:
Bm        D
Oh academia you can't pick me up
G                   A#            C
Soothe me with your words when I need your love

I am a dash and you're a dot
When will you see that I am all that you've got?
I'm a binary code that you've cracked long ago
But to you I'm just a novel that you wish you never wrote

I'm greater than X and lesser than Y, so why is it
That I still can't catch your eye?
You're a cryptic crossword, a song I've never heard
While I sit here drawing circles, I'm afraid of being hurt

Chorus:
Oh, academia, you can pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your love

You're a difficult equation with a knack for heart evasion
Will you listen to my proof or will you add another page on?
It appears to me the graph has come and stolen all the laughs
It appears to me the pen is overanalyzed again

And if I am a number, I'm infinity plus one
And if you are five words, you are "afraid to be the one"
And if you are a number, you're infinity plus one
And if I am four words then I am "needing of your love"

Chorus:
Oh, academia, you can pick me up
Soothe me with your words when I need your love

Oh, academia, academia, academia
Oh, academia, academia, academia

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

D

Ukulele chord D

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

Bm

Ukulele chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Academia" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Academia" by Sia.

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