The Great Escape Chords & Lyrics - Pink

capo 4th or 5th fret depending on your tuning. I made several attempts to put the
chords in the appropriate
position for the changes, but recommend that you play along with the song for accurate chord
changes because my formatting sucks... Here are the chord voices:

------[G] ----[Em] -----[C] ----[Am] -----[D] ------|
e-----3-----3-----3-----0-----2------|
B-----3-----0-----1-----1-----3------|
G-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2------|
D-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0------|
A-----2-----2-----3-----0------------|
E-----3-----0------------------------|

Intro [G] [Em] x4

[G]I can und[Em]erstand how when the edges are rough [G] [Em]
[G]And they[Em] cut you[G] like t[Em]he tiniest slivers of glass
And you f[C]eel too much [Am]
And you don't know how l[C]ong you'r[Am]e gonna last [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
But everyone you know is tryin[D]' to smooth it o[C]ver [G]
[C]Find a way to make the[G] hurt go away [D]
But everyone you know is tryin[D]g to smooth it over[C] [G]
[C]Like you're trying to scream underwat[G]er [D]
[C]But I won't let you make the great escape [G] [D] [C]
[C]I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place [G] [D] [C]
[C]I'm not gonna lose you
Cause the passion and [G]the pain [D]
Are gonna keep you ali[G]ve[D] someday [C]
[C] (fade, soft) [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
Gonna keep you alive someday

[G]I feel like I could [Em]wave my fist in fron[G]t of your fa[Em]ce
And you wouldn'[G]t flinch or even feel[Em] a thing [G] [Em]
And you've retreated to your silent corner [C] [Am]
Like you decided [C]the figh[Am]t was over for ya [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
Everyone you know is try[D]ing to smooth it over [C] [G]
[C]Find a way to make the [G]hurt go away [D]
Everyone you know, is try[D]in' smooth it over [C] [G]
[C]Everyone needs a floor they can [G]fall through [D]
[C]I won't let you make the great escape,[G] [D] [C]
[C]I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place [G] [D] [C]
[C]I'm not gonna lose you
Cause the passion and t[G]he pain [D]
Are gonna keep you alive [G]someday[D] [C]
[C] (build up) [G] [Em] x 4
They're gonna keep you alive someday..m.m.m.m.mmmm

[G]Oh, terri[Em]fied of the dark but not if you go with me [G] [Em]
And I don't need a pil[G]l t[Em]o make me numb [G] [Em]
And I wrote the book on[C] runnin' [Am]
But that chapter of my [C]life will [Am]soon be done [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
[D]I'm the king of the great esc[C]ap[G]e [D]
[D]You're not gonna watch me checkin out of this place [C] [G] [D]
[D]You're not gonna lose me
Cause the passion and pa[C]in [G]
Are gonna k[C]eep us alive someday [G] [D]
[D] (fade)
Yeah the passion and the pain
[C] (soft fade) [G] [Em] [G] [Em]
Are gonna keep us alive someday,
[G] [Em] [G] (fade out)
someday