The Great Escape Chords

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C#5

Abmaj

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Tabbed by: Genesis Santos
email: GenesiSantos@gmail.com
 
 
Intro: played 4x
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13------13--------13------------------------------------|
G|----13--13--13--13----13--13----------------------------------|
D|--11------10--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13-------11--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Verse 1:
Em                             B5                                C#5 B5
Paper bags and plastic hearts, our belongings in shopping carts, its goodbye
A                          Em
But we got one more night, Let's get drunk and ride around
B5
And make peace with an empty town
A
We can make it right
 
 
Chorus:
        Abmaj
Throw it away
             A
Forget yesterday
               Em    B5
We'll make the great escape
             Abmaj     A
Won't hear a word they say
                Em     B5
They don't know us anyway
A                                               B5
Watch it burn, Let it die, Cause we are finally free tonight
 
 
Abmaj  A  Em  B5
 
 
Verse 2:
Em                             B5                               C#5 B5
Tonight will change our lives, It's so good to be by your side, We'll cry
A                           Em
We won't give up the fight, We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs
B5                                              A
And they'll think it's just 'cause we're young, And we'll feel so alive
 
 
Chorus:
        Abmaj
Throw it away
             A
Forget yesterday
               Em    B5
We'll make the great escape
             Abmaj     A
Won't hear a word they say
                Em     B5
They don't know us anyway
A                                               B5
Watch it burn, Let it die, Cause we are finally free tonight
 
 
Bridge:
Abmaj
All of the wasted timing
A
Hours that were left behind me
Em
Answers that we'll never find
B5
They don't mean a thing tonight
 
 
Chorus:
        Abmaj
Throw it away
             A
Forget yesterday
               Em    B5
We'll make the great escape
             Abmaj     A
Won't hear a word they say
                Em     B5
They don't know us anyway
        Abmaj
Throw it away
             A
Forget yesterday
               Em    B5
We'll make the great escape
             Abmaj     A
Won't hear a word they say
                Em     B5
They don't know us anyway
        Abmaj
Throw it away
             A
Forget yesterday
               Em    B5
We'll make the great escape
             Abmaj     A
Won't hear a word they say
                Em     B5
They don't know us anyway
A                                               B5
Watch it burn, Let it die, Cause we are finally free tonight
 
 
Outro: played 4x
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13------13--------13------------------------------------|
G|----13--13--13--13----13--13----------------------------------|
D|--11------10--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------13-------11--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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Yes, it should be an E instead of the Em and the Abmaj is a C#m, it's basic acoustic chord setting. E B C#m A, then you can transpose it with any other basic chord setting to suit your voice better. A E F#m D F C Dm Bb C G Am F D A Bm G G D Em C etc. etc. And if you want it to sound better, use open chords, E is optional E B C#m A e|-0---0---0---0-| B|-0---0---0---0-| G|-9---4---6---2-| D|-9---4---6---2-| A|-7---2---4---0-| E|---------------|

well just so you know, the intro is not : Intro: played 4x e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------13------13--------13------------------------------------| G|----13--13--13--13----13--13----------------------------------| D|--11------10--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------13-------11--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| it's: Intro: played 4x e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|------14------14--------14-------14---------------------------| G|----13--13--13--13----13-------13--13-------------------------| D|--11------10--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------13------11---------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| :-) well peace out.

I think it should be E instead of Em. Just my thoughts. (x