Great Escape Chords
by Gavin James
Great Escape by Gavin James is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, C, F, Em, G, Fmaj7, G7, C7, E7, Am/G, D/F# and Fm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Capo on 3 (in some recordings he has Capo on 2)
Am C F Em F C G
Am C F Em F G C
Am C
Cause I just wanna talk about
F Em F Em
The way we were when our world stopped turning
Am C
Why can't we just laugh about
F Em F Em
Mistakes we made, they were good old days, but
G F
I don't care about the lies we told
G Fmaj7
We'll feel better when we get older
Am C
But what would I do
F C
If I didn't have you
F C G
In this delicate game we play
Am C
Is this love and attraction
F Em
beautiful distraction
F G C
Or are you my great escape
Am C F Em F G7 C
Am C
Cause there's no easy reason
F Em F Em
For the cards we fold, When our hands got cold
Am C
Cause I think it's just a feeling
F C
I've been down this road
F Em
Many times before
F C G
Don't let me in but don't lock the door
Am C
But what would I do
F C
If I didn't have you
F C G
In this delicate game we play
Am C
Is this love and attraction
F Em
beautiful distraction
F G C C7
Or are you my great escape
F C G
Cause we just need to breath a little slower
F E7
So we can learn to fall a little faster
Am Am/G D/F#
But I just can't believe
F
You're not the one for me
Fm
How was I so Nave
Am C F C
Now what should I do if I don't have you
F C G
In this delicate game we play
Am C
Is this love and attraction
F Em
beautiful distraction
F G C
Or are you my great escape
Am C F Em F G C