The Great Escape Chords by Boys Like Girls

Tempo:
74.975 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

C#m

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Great Escape chords
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[E]
Paper bags and plastic hearts, our belongings and shopping carts.
[C#m] Goodbye, [A] but we got one [E] more night.
Let's get drunk and ride around and [B] make peace with an empty [E] cell.
[A] We can make it right.
[C#m]
[A] Yesterday, [E] make the greatest [B] game.
We won't [C#m] [A] face it.
We don't [E] know it anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] We are finally [B] free [A] tonight.
[E]
[A] Tonight, we'll change our [E] lives.
It's so good to be by your side.
[C#m] We'll cry.
[A] We won't give up the fight.
[E]
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs.
And [B] they'll think it's just cause [E] we're young.
[A] But when you're feeling so bad.
[C#m]
[A] Yesterday, [E] [B] make the greatest game.
We won't [C#m] hear a word.
They [A] don't [E] know it [B] anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] Cause we are finally [B] free [E]
tonight.
There's no wasting time.
The hours that we're left behind.
The [F#] answers that [B] we'll never find.
The only thing to [C#m] last.
[A] [E] [B]
[C#m] [A] [E] [B] Throw [E] it away.
Forget yesterday.
We'll make the greatest game.
We won't [C#m] hear a word.
They say.
[E] They don't know us [B] anyway.
[C#m]
[A] [E] Forget [B] yesterday.
We'll make the greatest game.
We [C#m] [A] won't hear a word.
They don't [E] know us anyway.
Forget [C#m] [A] yesterday.
[E]
[B] We'll make the greatest game.
We [C#m] won't hear a word.
[A] They say.
They don't [E] know us anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] Cause we are finally [B] free [E] tonight.
[Em]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To learn Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: B, C#m, A, E, C#m, B and A. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 37 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 75 BPM. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Paper bags and plastic hearts, our belongings and shopping carts.
[C#m] Goodbye, _ _ [A] but we got one [E] more night.
Let's get drunk and ride around and [B] make peace with an empty [E] cell.
[A] We can make it right.
[C#m] _ _ _
_ [A] Yesterday, [E] make the greatest [B] game.
We won't [C#m] _ [A] face it.
We don't [E] know it anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] We are finally [B] free [A] tonight.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] Tonight, we'll change our [E] lives.
It's so good to be by your side.
[C#m] We'll cry.
_ _ [A] We won't give up the fight.
[E]
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs.
And [B] they'll think it's just cause [E] we're young.
[A] But when you're feeling so bad.
_ [C#m] _ _
_ [A] Yesterday, _ [E] _ [B] make the greatest game.
We won't [C#m] hear a word.
They [A] don't [E] know it [B] anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] Cause we are finally [B] free [E]
tonight.
There's no wasting time.
The hours that we're left behind.
The [F#] answers that [B] we'll never find.
The only thing to [C#m] last.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [B] _ _
[C#m] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [B] Throw [E] it away.
Forget yesterday.
We'll make the greatest game.
We won't [C#m] hear a word.
They say.
[E] They don't know us [B] anyway.
[C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] Forget [B] yesterday.
We'll make the greatest game.
We [C#m] _ [A] won't hear a word.
They don't [E] know us anyway.
Forget [C#m] _ [A] yesterday.
_ [E] _
[B] We'll make the greatest game.
We [C#m] won't hear a word.
[A] They say.
They don't [E] know us anyway.
Watch [F#] it burn, [G#m] let it die.
[A] Cause we are finally [B] free [E] tonight. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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