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Intro
(Don't believe the hype)
Riff (with drop d tuning): Play 4x
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  Verse 1
EmYou're being tempted by the same ol'
DYou say it's under conEmtrol
DJust remind me how you Emsee so clearly
DFace down in a hole
  Pre-chorus
EmPress toward the light
And the Glight will Dground you
EmGo with the flow
And the Gflow will Ddrown you
EmHey now, Dthere's always an Emout
  Chorus
EmBut if you get up, get up, get up
GYou can break Emaway D  
EmAnd if you get out, get out, get out
GNothing can overCtake
Don't Dwait, Emescape
(Play main riff 2x)
  Verse 2
EmWe get beaten by the same sticks
DUntil we start to Emcrack
DWe get deceived by the Emsame tricks
DThat's why the devil's bringing 'em back
(EmHe's bringing 'em Dback)
  Chorus
EmBut if you get up, get up, get up
GYou can break Emaway D  
EmAnd if you get out, get out, get out
GNothing can overCtake
Don't Dwait, Emescape
(Play main riff 2x)
  Bridge (4x)
EmDon't believe the hype
GIt's such a letdown
  Chorus
EmBut if you get up, get up, get up
GYou can Embreak aDway
EmAnd if you get out, get out, get out
GNothing can overCtake
Don't Dwait, Emescape
  Outro (3x)
EmEscapeD  

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Escape

by Newsboys

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro

(Don't believe the hype)

Riff (with drop d tuning): Play 4x

|-2-0-2--0-2-0--5--0-7-9-7-5-|

Verse 1

You're being tempted by the same ol'

D Em

You say it's under control

D Em

Just remind me how you see so clearly

Face down in a hole

Pre-chorus

Press toward the light

G D

And the light will ground you

Go with the flow

G D

And the flow will drown you

Em D Em

Hey now, there's always an out

Chorus

But if you get up, get up, get up

G Em D

You can break away

And if you get out, get out, get out

G C

Nothing can overtake

D Em

Don't wait, escape

(Play main riff 2x)

Verse 2

We get beaten by the same sticks

D Em

Until we start to crack

D Em

We get deceived by the same tricks

That's why the devil's bringing 'em back

Em D

(He's bringing 'em back)

Chorus

But if you get up, get up, get up

G Em D

You can break away

And if you get out, get out, get out

G C

Nothing can overtake

D Em

Don't wait, escape

(Play main riff 2x)

Bridge (4x)

Don't believe the hype

It's such a letdown

Chorus

But if you get up, get up, get up

G Em D

You can break away

And if you get out, get out, get out

G C

Nothing can overtake

D Em

Don't wait, escape

Outro (3x)

Em D

Escape

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