The Great Escape Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]On the night of my 21st birthday I
was playing in [D]a pub back [G]room
When a local dude informed me of my im
[D]pending [G]doom[C][G]
cpparently I'd sullied the [C]reputation [G]of
The best left hook in the business,
now he's looking [D]for my blood
[G]

[Verse 2]
There's a thug in every doorway and
it's coming up [D]to closing [G]time
The best left hook in the business puts
his chair right [D]next [G]to mine
My [C]heart was pulsing like a [G]funny car
[C]just before the start of a [G]race
This ain't no time to panic boy,
better get your [D]head on straight
[G]

[Verse 3]
I [C]left my guitar on [F]top of the bar,
my [C]jacket and coat on [F]the seat
I'm [C]over the counter, [F]up the back stairs,
they all [C]thought I was taking a [F]leak
I [G]fly through the air with
the [F]greatest of [C]ease
[G]Out of the window and [F]into the [C]breeze
I [G]land on my feet and I'm pick
[F]ing [C]up speed
[F]cnd all I could think of was,
"You'll [G]never catch [C]me"

[Verse 4]
Chorus: When [F]you
got to get away
You got to [C]get away
When you [F]got to get away, it's [C]true
You [F]got to get away
When you got to [C]get away
Espe[F]cially if the other guy is [G]bigger
than [C]you

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
There [C]ain't no [F]rhyme, there ain't no reason,
just [C]people going over [F]the top
The [C]winners are losers,
[F]the losers are covered in blo[C]od and they can't get it off[F]
I [G]fly through the air with
[F]the greatest of [C]ease
[G]Out of the window, [F]over [C]the trees
I [G]land on my feet and I'm
[F]picking up [C]speed
[F]cnd all I could think of was,
"you'll [G]never catch [C]me"[F][C]
[F]Chorus

[Interlude 2]
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[Verse 6]
[F]That was my great [D]escape
That was my big adventure
[C]Tha[G]t was my bru[C]sh with dan[D]ger
That was my [F]clamo, baby
I heard alarm bells [D]ringing
I heard the fat lady singing
I [C]seen the club when he came out swingin'
[D]I seen his eyes when I
gave him the finger
[F]Those days are over,
[D]it's been good to know yah[C]
You're just a stone age [D]daydream ...