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The Sweet Escape

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CAPO on first fret, if you play it like this then you're in the original key of the song! Enjoy!
[Akon]
     Am  CWoooo hooo
     D7  FWeee oooo
     Am  CWooo hooo
     D7  FWeee oooo
[Gwen]
If I could eAmscape I Cwould but,
First of D7all, let me Fsay
I must aAmpologize for Cacting stank & D7treating you this Fway
'Cause I've been Amacting like sour milk Call on the floor
It's your D7fault you didn't shut the reFfrigerator
Maybe Amthat's the reason I've been Cacting so coD7ld?
[Chorus]
If FI could eCscape & recreGate a place that's my own Amworld
And EmI could be your favourite Dm7girl (forever), PDm7erfectly together
GTell me boy now wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)
If I could be Csweet, I Gknow I've been a real bad Amgirl (I'll try to change)
I Emdidn't mean for you to get Dm7hurt (whatsoever) Dm7We can make it better,
GTell me boy wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)
[Akon]
     Am  CWoooo hooo
     D7  FWeee oooo
     Am  CWooo hooo
     D7  FWeee oooo
(I want to get away, to our sweet escape
I want to get away, yeah)
[Gwen]
You melt me Amdown, I'm Cat my lowest D7boiling Fpoint
Come help me Amout, I Cneed to get me D7out of this Fjoint
Come on let's Ambounce, Ccounting on you to D7turn me Faround
Instead of Amclowning aCround, let's look for some D7common Fground
So Ambaby, Ctimes get a little D7crazy
FI've been gettin' a little Amlazy, Cwaitin' on you to come D7save me
FI can see that you're Amangry Cby the way that you D7treat me
FHopefully you don't Amleave me, Cwanna take you D7with me
[Chorus]
If FI could eCscape & recreGate a place that's my own Amworld
And EmI could be your favourite Dm7girl (forever), PDm7erfectly together
GTell me boy now wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)
If I could be Csweet, I Gknow I've been a real bad Amgirl (I'll try to change)
I Emdidn't mean for you to get Dm7hurt (whatsoever) Dm7We can make it better,
GTell me boy wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)
[Akon]
     Am  CWoooo hooo
     D7  FYeee oooo
     Am  CWooo hooo
     D7  FYeee oooo
(I want to get away, to our sweet escape
I want to get away, yeah)
'Cause I've been Amacting like sour milk Call on the floor
It's your D7fault you didn't shut the reFfrigerator
Maybe Amthat's the reason I've been Cacting so coD7ld?
[Chorus]
If FI could eCscape & recreGate a place that's my own Amworld
And EmI could be your favourite Dm7girl (forever), PDm7erfectly together
GTell me boy now wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)
If I could be Csweet, I Gknow I've been a real bad Amgirl (I'll try to change)
I Emdidn't mean for you to get Dm7hurt (whatsoever) Dm7We can make it better,
GTell me boy wouldn't that be G7sweet? (sweet escape)

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The Sweet Escape

by Gwen Stefani

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

CAPO on first fret, if you play it like this then you're in the original key of the song! Enjoy!

[Akon]

Am C

Woooo hooo

D7 F

Weee oooo

Am C

Wooo hooo

D7 F

Weee oooo

[Gwen]

Am C

If I could escape I would but,

D7 F

First of all, let me say

Am C D7 F

I must apologize for acting stank & treating you this way

Am C

'Cause I've been acting like sour milk all on the floor

D7 F

It's your fault you didn't shut the refrigerator

Am C D7

Maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold?

[Chorus]

F C G Am

If I could escape & recreate a place that's my own world

Em Dm7 Dm7

And I could be your favourite girl (forever), Perfectly together

G G7

Tell me boy now wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

C G Am

If I could be sweet, I know I've been a real bad girl (I'll try to change)

Em Dm7 Dm7

I didn't mean for you to get hurt (whatsoever) We can make it better,

G G7

Tell me boy wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

[Akon]

Am C

Woooo hooo

D7 F

Weee oooo

Am C

Wooo hooo

D7 F

Weee oooo

(I want to get away, to our sweet escape

I want to get away, yeah)

[Gwen]

Am C D7 F

You melt me down, I'm at my lowest boiling point

Am C D7 F

Come help me out, I need to get me out of this joint

Am C D7 F

Come on let's bounce, counting on you to turn me around

Am C D7 F

Instead of clowning around, let's look for some common ground

Am C D7

So baby, times get a little crazy

F Am C D7

I've been gettin' a little lazy, waitin' on you to come save me

F Am C D7

I can see that you're angry by the way that you treat me

F Am C D7

Hopefully you don't leave me, wanna take you with me

[Chorus]

F C G Am

If I could escape & recreate a place that's my own world

Em Dm7 Dm7

And I could be your favourite girl (forever), Perfectly together

G G7

Tell me boy now wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

C G Am

If I could be sweet, I know I've been a real bad girl (I'll try to change)

Em Dm7 Dm7

I didn't mean for you to get hurt (whatsoever) We can make it better,

G G7

Tell me boy wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

[Akon]

Am C

Woooo hooo

D7 F

Yeee oooo

Am C

Wooo hooo

D7 F

Yeee oooo

(I want to get away, to our sweet escape

I want to get away, yeah)

Am C

'Cause I've been acting like sour milk all on the floor

D7 F

It's your fault you didn't shut the refrigerator

Am C D7

Maybe that's the reason I've been acting so cold?

[Chorus]

F C G Am

If I could escape & recreate a place that's my own world

Em Dm7 Dm7

And I could be your favourite girl (forever), Perfectly together

G G7

Tell me boy now wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

C G Am

If I could be sweet, I know I've been a real bad girl (I'll try to change)

Em Dm7 Dm7

I didn't mean for you to get hurt (whatsoever) We can make it better,

G G7

Tell me boy wouldn't that be sweet? (sweet escape)

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