The Great Escape(Tabs)

	        

 
   

Thanks for the feedback on the previous version!  I've updated the TAB to include  
more accurate formatting. 

Again, 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-----G----Em-----------| 
e-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------| 
B-----3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 
G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------| 
D-----0-----2-----0-----2-----------| 
A-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------| 
E-----3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 


I can understand how when the edges are rough 
------G----Em----------------G----Em-----------| 
e-----3-----3----------------3-----3-----------| 
B-----3-----0----------------3-----0-----------| 
G-----0-----0----------------0-----0-----------| 
D-----0-----2----------------0-----2-----------| 
A-----2-----2----------------2-----2-----------| 
E-----3-----0----------------3-----0-----------| 


And they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass 
----------G----Em-------------G----Em-----------| 
e---------3-----3-------------3-----3-----------| 
B---------3-----0-------------3-----0-----------| 
G---------0-----0-------------0-----0-----------| 
D---------0-----2-------------0-----2-----------| 
A---------2-----2-------------2-----2-----------| 
E---------3-----0-------------3-----0-----------| 


And you feel too much 
-----------C----Am-----| 
e----------3-----0-----| 
B----------1-----1-----| 
G----------0-----2-----| 
D----------2-----2-----| 
A----------3-----0-----| 
E----------------------| 


And you don't know how long you're gonna last 
------C--------------Am-------------------------G----Em-----G----Em----| 
e-----3--------------0--------------------------3-----3-----3-----3----| 
B-----1-------1------1--------------------------3-----0-----3-----0----| 
G-----0-------0------2--------------------------0-----0-----0-----0----| 
D-----2-----2--------2--------------------------0-----2-----0-----2----| 
A-----3---3----------0--------------------------2-----2-----2-----2----| 
E-----------------------------------------------3-----0-----3-----0----| 


But everyone you know is tryin' to smooth it over 
----------------D-------------------C---------G---------| 
e---------------2-------------------3---------3---------| 
B---------------3-------------------1---------3---------| 
G---------------2-------------------0---------0---------| 
D---------------0-------------------2---------0---------| 
A-----------------------------------3---------2---------| 
E---------------------------------------------3---------| 


Find a way to make the hurt go away 
---------C-----------G---------D------| 
e--------3-----------3---------2------| 
B--------1-----------3---------3------| 
G--------0-----------0---------2------| 
D--------2-----------0---------0------| 
A--------3-----------2----------------| 
E--------------------3----------------| 


But everyone you know is trying to smooth it over 
----------------D-------------------C----G---------| 
e---------------2-------------------3----3---------| 
B---------------3-------------------1----3---------| 
G---------------2-------------------0----0---------| 
D---------------0-------------------2----0---------| 
A-----------------------------------3----2---------| 
E----------------------------------------3---------| 


Like you're trying to scream underwater 
---------C-----------G---------D------| 
e--------3-----------3---------2------| 
B--------1-----------3---------3------| 
G--------0-----------0---------2------| 
D--------2-----------0---------0------| 
A--------3-----------2----------------| 
E--------------------3----------------| 


But I won't let you make the great escape 
-----C----------------------G----D-----C---| 
e----3----------------------3----2-----3---| 
B----1----------------------3----3-----1---| 
G----0----------------------0----2-----0---| 
D----2----------------------0----0-----2---| 
A----3----------------------2----------3---| 
E---------------------------3--------------| 


I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place 
---------C--------------------G----D-----C---| 
e--------3--------------------3----2-----3---| 
B--------1--------------------3----3-----1---| 
G--------0--------------------0----2-----0---| 
D--------2--------------------0----0-----2---| 
A--------3--------------------2----------3---| 
E-----------------------------3--------------| 


I'm not gonna lose you 
---------C-------------| 
e--------3-------------| 
B--------1-------------| 
G--------0-------------| 
D--------2-------------| 
A--------3-------------| 
E----------------------| 

Cause the passion and the pain 
-------------G------------D-----| 
e------------3------------2-----| 
B------------3------------3-----| 
G------------0------------2-----| 
D------------0------------0-----| 
A------------2------------------| 
E------------3------------------| 

Are gonna keep you alive someday 
----------G----D---------C---| 
e---------3----2---------3---| 
B---------3----3---------1---| 
G---------0----2---------0---| 
D---------0----0---------2---| 
A---------2--------------3---| 
E---------3------------------| 

C (fade, soft)                       
Gonna keep you alive someday 
-----C-(Fading)-------G----Em-----G----Em-----------| 
e----3----------------3-----3-----3-----3-----------| 
B----1----------------3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 
G----0----------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------| 
D----2----------------0-----2-----0-----2-----------| 
A----3----------------2-----2-----2-----2-----------| 
E---------------------3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 

I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face 
--------------G-----Em-------------G----------Em----------| 
e-------------3-----3--------------3----------3-----------| 
B-------------3-----0--------------3----------0-----------| 
G-------------0-----0--------------0----------0-----------| 
D-------------0-----2--------------0----------2-----------| 
A-------------2-----2--------------2----------2-----------| 
E-------------3-----0--------------3----------0-----------| 

And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing 
--------------G---------Em-------------G----------Em----------| 
e-------------3---------3--------------3----------3-----------| 
B-------------3---------0--------------3----------0-----------| 
G-------------0---------0--------------0----------0-----------| 
D-------------0---------2--------------0----------2-----------| 
A-------------2---------2--------------2----------2-----------| 
E-------------3---------0--------------3----------0-----------| 

And you've retreated to your silent corner 
------------------------------C----Am-----------| 
e-----------------------------3-----0-----------| 
B-----------------------------1-----1-----------| 
G-----------------------------0-----2-----------| 
D-----------------------------2-----2-----------| 
A-----------------------------3-----0-----------| 
E-----------------------------------------------| 


Like you decided the fight was over for ya 
-----------C----------Am-------------------G---Em----G---Em----| 
e----------3-----------0-------------------3---3-----3----3----| 
B----------1-----------1-------------------3---0-----3----0----| 
G----------0-----------2-------------------0---0-----0----0----| 
D----------2-----------2-------------------0---2-----0----2----| 
A----------3-----------0-------------------2---2-----2----2----| 
E------------------------------------------3---0-----3----0----| 

Everyone you know is trying to smooth it over 
----------------D-------------------C----G---------| 
e---------------2-------------------3----3---------| 
B---------------3-------------------1----3---------| 
G---------------2-------------------0----0---------| 
D---------------0-------------------2----0---------| 
A-----------------------------------3----2---------| 
E----------------------------------------3---------| 

     Find a way  make the hurt go away 
---------C------------------G----------D------| 
e--------3------------------3----------2------| 
B--------1------------------3----------3------| 
G--------0------------------0----------2------| 
D--------2------------------0----------0------| 
A--------3------------------2-----------------| 
E---------------------------3-----------------| 

Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over 
----------------D--------------C----G---------| 
e---------------2-0-2----------3----3---------| 
B---------------3---3----------1----3---------| 
G---------------2---2----------0----0---------| 
D---------------0---0----------2----0---------| 
A------------------------------3----2---------| 
E-----------------------------------3---------| 


Everyone needs a floor they can fall through 
----C--------------G-------------------D------| 
e---3--------------3-------------------2------| 
B---1--------------3-------------------3------| 
G---0--------------0-------------------2------| 
D---2--------------0-------------------0------| 
A---3--------------2--------------------------| 
E------------------3--------------------------| 


But-i-i-i-i-I won't let you make the great escape 
-----D-----C----------------------G----D-----C---| 
e----3-----3----------------------3----2-----3---| 
B----2-----1----------------------3----3-----1---| 
G----3-----0----------------------0----2-----0---| 
D----0-----2----------------------0----0-----2---| 
A----------3----------------------2----------3---| 
E---------------------------------3--------------| 


I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place 
---------C------------------------G----D-------C---| 
e--------3------------------------3----2-------3---| 
B--------1------------------------3----3-------1---| 
G--------0------------------------0----2-------0---| 
D--------2------------------------0----0-------2---| 
A--------3------------------------2------------3---| 
E---------------------------------3----------------| 


I'm not gonna lose you 
---------C-------------| 
e--------3-------------| 
B--------1-------------| 
G--------0-------------| 
D--------2-------------| 
A--------3-------------| 
E----------------------| 


Cause the passion and the pain 
-------------G---------D-----| 
e------------3---------2-----| 
B------------3---------3-----| 
G------------0---------2-----| 
D------------0---------0-----| 
A------------2---------------| 
E------------3---------------| 


Are gonna keep you alive someday 
----------G---------D-----C---| 
e---------3---------2-----3---| 
B---------3---------3-----1---| 
G---------0---------2-----0---| 
D---------0---------0-----2---| 
A---------2---------------3---| 
E---------3-------------------| 


They're gonna keep you alive someday 
-----C-(Build-up)-----------------G----Em-----G----Em-----------| 
e----3----------------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----------| 
B----1----------------------------3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 
G----0----------------------------0-----0-----0-----0-----------| 
D----2----------------------------0-----2-----0-----2-----------| 
A----3----------------------------2-----2-----2-----2-----------| 
E---------------------------------3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 


..m.m.m.m.mmmm 
------G----Em-----G----Em-----------| 
e-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------| 
B-----3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 
G-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------| 
D-----0-----2-----0-----2-----------| 
A-----2-----2-----2-----2-----------| 
E-----3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 


Oh, terrified of the dark but not if you go with me 
-------G-------Em----------------G-------Em-----------| 
e------3--------3----------------3--------3-----------| 
B------3--------0----------------3--------0-----------| 
G------0--------0----------------0--------0-----------| 
D------0--------2----------------0--------2-----------| 
A------2--------2----------------2--------2-----------| 
E------3--------0----------------3--------0-----------| 


And I don't need a pill to make me numb 
-------G-------Em----------------G----Em-----------| 
e------3--------3----------------3-----3-----------| 
B------3--------0----------------3-----0-----------| 
G------0--------0----------------0-----0-----------| 
D------0--------2----------------0-----2-----------| 
A------2--------2----------------2-----2-----------| 
E------3--------0----------------3-----0-----------| 


And I wrote the book on runnin' 
----------------C----Am---------| 
e---------------3-----0---------| 
B---------------1-----1---------| 
G---------------0-----2---------| 
D---------------2-----2---------| 
A---------------3-----0---------| 
E-------------------------------| 


But that chapter of my life will soon be done----aaaa---oooohhh!! 
-----------C----------Am-------------------G---Em-----G---Em------| 
e----------3-----------0--------------------3---3-----3----3------| 
B----------1-----------1--------------------3---0-----3----0------| 
G----------0-----------2--------------------0---0-----0----0------| 
D----------2-----------2--------------------0---2-----0----2------| 
A----------3-----------0--------------------2---2-----2----2------| 
E-------------------------------------------3---0-----3----0------| 


i-i-i-i-I'm the king of the great escape 
---------D-----------------C----G-----D----| 
e--------2-----------------3----3-----2----| 
B--------3-----------------1----3-----3----| 
G--------2-----------------0----0-----2----| 
D--------0-----------------2----0-----0----| 
A--------------------------3----2----------| 
E-------------------------------3----------| 


You're not gonna watch me checkin out of this place 
----------------D-----------------C---G---------D----| 
e---------------2-----------------3---3---------3----| 
B---------------3-----------------1---3---------2----| 
G---------------2-----------------0---0---------3----| 
D---------------0-----------------2---0---------0----| 
A---------------------------------3---2--------------| 
E-------------------------------------3--------------| 


D 
You're not gonna lose me 
---------D-------------| 
e--------3-------------| 
B--------2-------------| 
G--------3-------------| 
D--------0-------------| 
A----------------------| 
E----------------------| 


Cause the passion and pain 
---------C------------G--| 
e--------3------------3--| 
B--------1------------3--| 
G--------0------------0--| 
D--------2------------0--| 
A--------3------------2--| 
E---------------------3--| 


Are gonna keep us alive someday 
---------C--------G-------D-(hold)----| 
e--------3--------3-------2-----------| 
B--------1--------3-------3-----------| 
G--------0--------0-------2-----------| 
D--------2--------0-------0-----------| 
A--------3--------2-------------------| 
E-----------------3-------------------| 


D (fade) 
Yeah the passion and the pain 
---------D-------------| 
e--------3-------------| 
B--------2-------------| 
G--------3-------------| 
D--------0-------------| 
A----------------------| 
E----------------------| 


Are gonna keep us alive----someday, 
-----C-(Fading)---------------G----Em-----G----Em-----------| 
e----3------------------------3-----3-----3-----3-----------| 
B----1------------------1-----3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 
G----0-------------0----------0-----0-----0-----0-----------| 
D----2-----------2----2-------0-----2-----0-----2-----------| 
A----3---------3--------------2-----2-----2-----2-----------| 
E-----------------------------3-----0-----3-----0-----------| 


Someday 
-----G----Em-----G-(fade)-----| 
e----3-----3-----3------------| 
B----3-----0-----3------------| 
G----0-----0-----0------------| 
D----0-----2-----0------------| 
A----2-----2-----2------------| 
E----3-----0-----3------------|