Be My Escape Chords by Relient K

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I've given up, I'm giving up slowly I'm blending in so you won't even know [E] me
Apart [A] from this world that [D] shares my fate [A] This [B] won't last for a human [D] shot
It's my one last shot at [F#m] redemption Cause I [E] know to live you must give your [D] life away
[F#m] And I've been [D] housing all this wealth [A] And [E] insecurity
And [F#m] I've been [D] locked inside that house All the [E] while you hold the key
And I've [F#m] been [D] dying to get out And [A] that might be the death [E] of me
I ain't [B] even gonna go There's no way of knowing [D] where to go
I [E] promise I'm going [A] because [E] I [D] gotta get out of [E] here _
[A] Stuck [E] inside this rut that I [D] fell into [E] by mistake
[A] I _ [E] _ [D] gotta get out of [E] here [F#m] And I'm begging [E] you, I'm begging [B] you, I'm begging [E] you
Be my [A] escape
I've given [B] up, I'm doing this alone now
I guess I failed and I'm ready to be [F#] shown how
You told [B] me the way and now I'm trying to [D] get there
[A] I am [B] this life sentence that I'm serving I admit that I'm every bit [F#] deserving
But your [E] beauty, your grace, the sad, it makes life [D] not fair
[F#] Cause I've been housing all [D] this wealth [A] And insecurity
[E] And [F#m] I've been locked inside [D] that house [A] All the while you hold [E] the key
And [F#m] I've been [D] dying to get out And [A] that might be the death [E] of me
I ain't [B] even gonna go There's no way of knowing [D] where to go
I [E] promise I'm going [A] because [E] I [D] gotta get out of [E] here
[A] I'm afraid that [E] this new face we'll [D] see Is something [E] I can't shake, [A] yeah
[E] I [D] gotta get out of [E] here [F#m] And I'm begging [E] you, I'm begging [D] you, I'm begging [E] you
Be my [F#] escape
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_ am a hostage [D] _ to my own [G] humanity
[A] Self-detaining [B] folks who live [G#] in this mess [C#] of me
And [D] it's for you to do what you [F#m] can with me
But I can't ask you to give what you [B]
already gave
_ [F#m] Cause I've been housing [D] all this wealth [A] And [E] insecurity
And [F#m] I've been locked [D] inside that house [A] All the while you [E] hold the key
And [F#] I've been dying [D] to get out [A] And that might be the [E] death of me
[B] And even though there's no way of knowing [D] where to go
[A] I promise I'm going because [E] I [D] gotta get out of [E] here
[A] I'm stuck [E] inside this corrupt that [D] I fell into [E] by [A] mistake
I [D] gotta get out of [E] here [F#m] And I'm begging [E] you, I'm begging [D] you, I'm begging [E] you
Be [F#m] my escape
[E] I _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ fought [G] you for [D] so long I should've let [F#m] you win
And oh [A] how we regret [D] those things we do
_ And [F#m] _ all [G] I was trying [D] to do was save my [F#m] own skin
_ [A] But [D] so were you So _ _ _ _ _
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