The Great Escape
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You're wreckedly, rickidly falling apart
Cm7
Dazzled by grace, sound in your face
Cm7
Sense of it all is unnervingly sharp and
Fm Cm
Rid of it all, crawl til you fall and I
[Verse]
Cm
Know what awaits, no common faith
Cm
Your mind will be thicker and sticky to those
Cm
Who know how it goes, is drawn by your pulse
Cm7
Someone's who's pleading for you to come close and
Fm
Try and be gone
Cm
Try and get lost again
[Verse]
Cm7
Will to survive, live cause you die
Cm7
Learning by doing is better than not
Cm7
You know how you fought, to flee from the plot
Cm7
You're working your way to avoid getting caught and
Fm
Time to be rough
Cm
Time to adjust again
[Instr]
Cm Fm Cm G7
Cm Fm Cm G7
Cm Fm G7 Cm Fm G7
Gm Cm Gm D7 Gm
[Chorus]
Gm F6
A single sound will tear the ground
C
It sings with
Gm F6 C
A billion souls will tear a hole to fall through
Gm Dm
Run away you fool, you should run away
F
To the hill, to the moon, to the sky
C
Run fast, don't fail, just try
Gm Dm
Could it be, can't you see this is not our place to be
F
We did all that we could, we were much too good
C Gm
Defeat us all completely
[Verse]
Cm Cm7
Who take the blame, who feels ashamed
Cm
Who needs to flee while the rest twitch in pain
Cm
A multiple cry is shredding the sky
Cm
An infinite number not ready to die and
Fm
Where could we go
Fm
Is there a way out there
[Verse]
Cm Fm
Survive again I see the end it's drawing near
Cm
It's drawn by fear no time for debate
Fm
Already too late
Fm Cm
To eliminate our own devastate
[Instr]
Cm Fm Cm G7
Cm Fm Cm G7
Cm Fm G7 Cm Fm G7
Gm Cm Gm D7 Gm
[Chorus]
Gm F6 Dm
A single sound will tear the ground
C
It sings with
Gm F6 Dm C
A billion souls will tear a hole to fall through
Gm Gm
Run away you fool, you should run away
Dm Gsus4
To the hill, to the moon, to the sky
Gm C
Run fast, don't fail, just try
Gm F6
We did wrong but to fly where the fear did all the while once flew by
Dm C
you can't die to understand we fall out constantly
[Outro]
Gm Dm F C
Gm Dm F C
Gm Dm F C
Gm Dm F C
Cm7 F Gm
Eb Gm
Gm Cm7 Dm7 Gm
Eb F Gm
How to play The Great Escape
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 Cm7. 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.