The Great Escape Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G][Em][G][Em][G][Em][G][Em]

[Verse 1]
[G]I can under
[Em]stand how the [G]edges [Em]are rough
And they [G]cut you like the [Em]tiny
slivers of [G]glass[Em]
And you [C]feel too [Am]much
And you [C]don't know how [Am]long
you're gonna [G]last[Em][G]
[Em]But everyone you know,[D]
is tryna [C]smooth [G]it over
[C]Find [G]a way to make the hurt go [D]away
But [G]everyone you [D]know,
is tryna [C]smooth [G]it over
Like you're [C]trying to
[G]scream [D]underwater

[Verse 2]
But, [C]I won't let you make
the [G]great [D]escap[C]e,
I'm never gonna watch
you checkin' [G]out [D]of thi[C]s place
I'm not gonna lose you
'Cause the [G]passion [D]and the pain
Are gonna [G]keep you [D]alive [C]someday
Gonna keep you alive
someday
[G][Em]

[Verse 3]
[G][Em]
I [G]feel like I could [Em]wave my fist in
[G]front [Em]of your face
And you [G]wouldn't flinch
[Em]or even feel a [G]thing
[Em]And you retreated to your sile[C]nt corne[Am]r
Like you de[C]cided the fight [Am]was
over for [G]ya[Em][G][Em]
Everyone you [D]know,
is tryna [C]smooth [G]it over
[C]Find a way [G]to make
the hurt go [D]away
[G]Everyone you [D]know,
is tryna [C]smooth [G]it over
[C]Every[G]one needs a floor they can fall [D]through

[Verse 4]
[C]I won't let you make
the [G]great [D]escap[C]e
I'm never gonna watch you
checkin' [G]out [D]of thi[C]s place
I'm not gonna lose you
'Cause the [G]passion [D]and the pain
Are gonna [G]keep you [D]alive
[C]someday
They're gonna keep you alive someday
[G][Em][G][Em][G][Em]

[Verse 5]
[G][Em]
[G]Oh, terrified of the [Em]dark,
but not if [G]you go [Em]with me
[G]And I don't need a pil[Em]l
to make me [G]know[Em]
And I [C]wrote the book [Am]already
But that [C]chapter of my [Am]life will
soon be done
[G][Em]

[Verse 6]
[G]
[Em]I'm [D]the king of the
[C]great [G]escap[D]e
You're not gonna watch me
checkin' [C]out [G]of [D]this place
You're not gonna lose me
'Cause the [C]passion [G]and pain
Are gonna [C]keep [G]us alive,
[D]someday
Yeah the passion and the pain
Are gonna [C]keep us alive someday
[G][Em][G][Em]
[G]Someday, [Em]yeah