The Great Escape Chords
by Woodkid
The Great Escape by Woodkid is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Em, C, Em/B, Am, F, Dm, D5, E5, F#5, G5, A5, B5 and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G Em (4x)
Verse 1:
G Em
Tell me that we'll always be together
G Em
We'll be riding horses all the way
G Em
'Cos boy I feel that men are meant to be
G Em
More than the shadows of each other
C Em/B
This road is finally up to the sky
Am F Dm C
Boy we're free, so what is fate to say
Em/B Am F
How things are gonna turn out now?
Instrumental: G Em (2x)
Verse 2:
G Em
If storms are breaking over great escapes
G Em
Boy, we'll find how to make it with the rain
C Em/B Am
The rage will lead us through the burning plains
Em D5
No matter what they say, we're heroes boy,
E5 F#5 G5 A5 B5
We'll get to break out
C Em/B
This road is finally up to the sky
Am F Dm C
Boy we're free, so what is fate to say
Em/B Am F
How things are gonna turn out now?
C Em/B
Can't you see that we're dead until we wake up
Am F Dm C
All your dreams are about to happen now
Em/B Am F
We are racing to the break of dawn
Instrumental: G Em G Em C Am Em D (2x)