Intro (x4): A|----5---5-2-5---5-0-5---5---5---5---| E|------3-------3-------3-------3-----| C|--0---------------------------------| g|--------------------------0---------| Verse: E Paper bags and plastic hearts B All are belongings in shopping carts Abm7 It's goodbye E But we got one more night B Let's get drunk and ride around Gb And make peace with an empty town E We can make it right Chorus: Abm7 Throw it away E Forget yesterday B Gb We'll make the great escape Abm7 E We won't hear a word they say B Gb They don't know us anyway Db7 Watch it burn B Let it die E Gb Cause we are finally free tonight Interlude (x2): A|----5---5-2-5---5-0-5---5---5---5---| E|------3-------3-------3-------3-----| C|--0---------------------------------| g|--------------------------0---------| Verse: E Tonight will change our lives B It's so good to be by your side Abm7 But we'll cry E We won't give up the fight B We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs Gb And they'll think it's just cause we're young E And we'll feel so alive Chorus: Abm7 Throw it away E Forget yesterday B Gb We'll make the great escape Abm7 E We won't hear a word they say B Gb They don't know us anyway Db7 Watch it burn B Let it die E Gb Cause we are finally free tonight Bridge: E All of the wasted time B The hours that were left behind Gb The answers that we'll never find Db7 They don't mean a thing tonight Interlude (x2): Abm7 E B Gb Chorus: Abm7 Throw it away E Forget yesterday B Gb We'll make the great escape Abm7 E We won't hear a word they say B Gb They don't know us anyway Chorus: Abm7 Throw it away E Forget yesterday B Gb We'll make the great escape Abm7 E We won't hear a word they say B Gb They don't know us anyway Abm7 Throw it away E Forget yesterday B Gb We'll make the great escape Abm7 E We won't hear a word they say B Gb They don't know us anyway Db7 Watch it burn B Let it die E Gb Cause we are finally free tonight Outro (x6): A|----5---5-2-5---5-0-5---5---5---5---| E|------3-------3-------3-------3-----| C|--0---------------------------------| g|--------------------------0---------| This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
The Great Escape chords by Boys Like Girls
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
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u
3
d
4
u
Also works: all downs d d d d
How to play The Great Escape on ukulele
On ukulele, The Great Escape comes down to the down-up eighths: d u d u. The groove sits around 150 bpm, a brisk pace. You are playing it in B major. This one leans on trickier shapes, with the chords at the proficient level. Drive fast down-strums and add up-strokes only where the tempo allows.
5 ukulele chords used in "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls: B, Db7, E, Gb and Abm7
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-4 and +1 are easier if you’re like me and can’t play an E chord for the life of ya
-Azzy
on +1, switch Am7 for Dm on verses and Am on the chorus
yeah i agree +_1 and -4 are the best