Escape Artist
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Intro: C Em G D (2x)
C Em
My alter-ego. Hes an escape artist,
G D
hes only truly happy when hes under arrest.
C C C/B Em
oh how he handsome, scheduled to hang to death
G D
Hes only truly happy at the precipice.
(Listen to the song to get the strumming pattern)
Em G
Hes like a mirror. He sticks into our ears
Em G
a stethoscope to the chest of the vacant years.
Em G
I cant escape the chair, Im etherized with fear
C
that my only talent is in
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E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------0---4--------4---2---0--|
D|----2---------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Hanging here, but then its
Bm G
(Can also play hanging here, but then its)
G Bm C
Hey boy, Ive got your man hes right here
Bm
putty in my hands
G
ice cream and sweets,
Bm
coming in the sheets
C Em
he got no excuse to leave.
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E|-7-5-3--|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|--------|
C Em
but in the real world, an intertidal cave,
G D
I ride a desk chair waiting for a tidal wave
C Am C Em
I feel like dancing, but that is miles away
C D
Im feeling hard and hollow like paper mache.
C Em
My alter ego. Hes in a jailers cage
G D
he sits and waits for the devil to abet his escape.
C C C/B Em
Im sorry pastor, I cant be pasteurized.
G D
All of the bibles in the world for a metal file.
C Em
At every clock strike, he hears the jailers keys
G D
and the doubt starts to sprout til hes on his knees.
C Em G Em
and he remembers like its his mothers call
G D
to feel his hand find a grip at the top of the wall.
C G
and I want to feel it, I want to feel the fire
C G
of the leftover sun on the roofing tiles.
C G
I want to feel it, I want to feel the fire
C
of the leftover sun on the
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E|----0---3---7--------7---5---3--|
B|-0------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
D
(Can also play Roofing tiles, But still its)
G Bm C
Hey boy, Ive got your man hes right here
Bm
putty in my hands
G
ice cream and sweets,
Bm
coming in the sheets
C Em
he got no excuse to leave.
G Bm C
Hey boy, Ive got your man hes right here
Bm
putty in my hands
G
ice cream and sweets,
Bm
coming in the sheets
C G
he got no excuse to leave.
How to play Escape Artist
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.