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The Getaway   by   Chris De Burgh
# He sings in a somewhat high Key, so you may need to set the Capo lower #
CAPO: 5th Fret
INTRO:  C-  G-  C-  F-  C-  G- C  
FThe Ammoon Gis Amon the Fbright side, but we've Cthought of everyFthing,
Send the Cword to the prisoners, toFnight, Gwe getawayC,
When you Ehear signs of conAmfusion, come Edrifting through the Amdoor,
Get your belFongings together, don't leave Cnothing beGhind,
And Chey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
            C                  F      C   G-  C-  F-  G-  F- G  
Head for the wall and get away
FWe're sAmick Gand Amtired of Fhearing, that the Cworld is gonna Fblow,
So there's Csomething we'll do to the Fleaders, beGfore we go,C  
Let's Estick 'em in a room toAmgether - Yeah!! - and Emake them fight it Amout,
Until they see Fnothing from nothing, will leave Cnothing at Gall, 
And Chey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
            C                  F      C   G-  C-  F-  G-  F- G  
Head for the wall and get away
EOpen the door Am- oEpen the door - Amlet me out - oEpen the door - I wanna Amgo 
 A-  E7    E7-9    Am   E7- E7-9 -   Am  
  Das ist auch__ unsere Welt,
  This is our world too,
  Oui c'est notre monde aussi,
CHey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
CHead for the Fwall and get awayC  
CHey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
CHead for the Fwall and get awayC  
C"We'll give you Fanything you say"C  
CHey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
CHead for the Fwall and get awayC  
CHey Gboys CtonFight we get awayC,
GTo the Fother Gside,
CHead for the Fwall and get awayC  
C"We'll miss you Fmore than we can sayC"

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The Getaway

by Chris de Burgh

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 5 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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The Getaway by Chris De Burgh

# He sings in a somewhat high Key, so you may need to set the Capo lower #

CAPO: 5th Fret

C G C F C G C

INTRO: - - - - - -

F Am G Am F C F

The moon is on the bright side, but we've thought of everything,

C F G C

Send the word to the prisoners, tonight, we getaway,

E Am E Am

When you hear signs of confusion, come drifting through the door,

F C G

Get your belongings together, don't leave nothing behind,

C G C F C

And hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C G C F G F G

- - - - -

Head for the wall and get away

F Am G Am F C F

We're sick and tired of hearing, that the world is gonna blow,

C F G C

So there's something we'll do to the leaders, before we go,

E Am E Am

Let's stick 'em in a room together - Yeah!! - and make them fight it out,

F C G

Until they see nothing from nothing, will leave nothing at all,

C G C F C

And hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C G C F G F G

- - - - -

Head for the wall and get away

E Am E Am E Am

Open the door - open the door - let me out - open the door - I wanna go

A E7 E7-9 Am E7 E7 Am

- - -9 -

Das ist auch__ unsere Welt,

This is our world too,

Oui c'est notre monde aussi,

C G C F C

Hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C

Head for the wall and get away

C G C F C

Hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C

Head for the wall and get away

C F C

"We'll give you anything you say"

C G C F C

Hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C

Head for the wall and get away

C G C F C

Hey boys tonight we get away,

G F G

To the other side,

C F C

Head for the wall and get away

C F C

"We'll miss you more than we can say"

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