He Tried To Escape Chords
by Midlake
He Tried To Escape by Midlake is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, A, F#m, B and C#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro - E
E
He tried to escape once in a balloon.
E
He tried to escape once in a balloon.
A E
On the foggiest day he decided not to stay.
F#m B C#m
The ground below held his wife not long ago.
F#m B E
And through the fog the ground, it disappeared.
Instrumental - F#m B C#m
F#m B C#m
F#m B E
E
He felt he had made it and starts to come down.
E
A crowd of people that followed were cheering loud.
A E
But then something went wrong and he couldn't get back in the air.
F#m B C#m
And when he landed just inside the gates,
F#m B E
The monocle men carried him away.
Instrumental + Ending - F#m B C#m
F#m B C#m
F#m B C#m
F#m B E