Great Escape Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]I had gone out with my friends
I saw some [G]picture of you
and flower pants
And then [F]somehow I knew
somethin' wasn't [G]right
And so [Am]I made up some ex[Dm]cuse about
I [D]drove my [G]Taurus out to [E]Andrew's
[Em]And I dropped him off [F]and
I and I turned [G]it [D]off
And I sat [Dm]there half the night
[G]

[Verse 2]
'Cause I don't wanna [F]be
Just some [Am]great [G]escape for ya
No I don't wanna [F]be
Just some [Am]great es[G]cape for ya
And I don't wanna [F]hold
Some [Am]kinda holy [G]light for ya
And I'm gonna [F]fail
But [G]it's [Am]nice to t[D]ry

[Verse 3]
[D]
And then it [Am]hit me that
you were right how
You got to spend your [G]time,
let alone waste your life
Some [F]newly lonely guy,
you better [G]move along
For any[Am]one who wants
me [Dm]to write some
Song [G]about them the only [Em]problem i[G]s
By [F]the time I get in[D]spired,
[Dm]it's a sad song[G]
And that's not what they want
I don't [C]wanna

[Verse 4]
[F]be
Just some [Am]great es[G]cape for ya
No I don't wanna [F]be
Just some [Am]great es[G]cape for ya
And I don't wanna [F]hold
Some [Am]kinda holy [G]light for ya
And I'm gonna [F]fail
But [Am]it's nice [D]to [Dm]try[D]
[E]It's [C]nice [F]to try
[Am]It's nice to try
[G]

[Verse 5]
Well I can [D]love you like
somebody else loves ya
If that's what [G]you need
Well let [D]me hold ya like
somebody else holds ya

[Verse 6]
If you don't want me
[G]'Cause I don't wan[F]na be
Just some [Am]great es[G]cape for ya
No I [F]don't wanna be
Just [Am]some great [G]escape for ya
And I don't wanna [F]hold
Some [Am]kinda holy [G]light for ya
And I'm gonna [F]fail
But [Am]it's nice [D]to try

[Verse 7]
[D]
It's [Em]been [C]nice [F]to try
It's [Am]been nice [G]to try
It's [Am]been nice to [F]try
[Am]It's been nice [D]to try
It's [Em]been [F]oo h

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