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Escape by Muse
Showbiz
Intro     D5Gadd#11      G     D5      Dsus2Gadd#11    G  
Verse  1
            D5Gadd#11  G  
You would say any      thing
                D5Gadd#11  G  
And you would try any      thing
             D5Gadd#11  G  
To escape your meaning  less
               D5Gadd#11   G  
And your insig   nifi      cance
Pre chorus
     F#(A#bass)         Bm  Bm/A  
You're uncon     troll    able
G#m7And we G7are un  F#7sus4love   a     F#7ble
    F#(A#bass)   Bm  
And I don't want you to think
Bm/AThat I careG#m7  
I never G7would I never F#7sus4could a        F#7gain
Chorus
B5Why can't you just Gsus2love    G5her?
B5And why be such a Gsus4mon       G5ster
B5You bully from a Gmaj7dis      G5tance
B5Your brain needs some as    Gmaj7sist    G5ance

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Escape

by Muse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Dsus2

Bm/A

G#m7

F#7sus4

F#7

Gsus2

Gsus4

Gmaj7

Escape by Muse

Showbiz

D5 G D5 Dsus2 G

Intro Gadd#11 Gadd#11

Verse 1

D5 G

Gadd#11

You would say any thing

D5 G

Gadd#11

And you would try any thing

D5 G

Gadd#11

To escape your meaning less

D5 G

Gadd#11

And your insig nifi cance

Pre chorus

F# Bm Bm/A

(A#bass)

You're uncon troll able

G#m7 G7 F#7sus4 F#7

And we are un love a ble

F# Bm

(A#bass)

And I don't want you to think

Bm/A G#m7

That I care

G7 F#7sus4 F#7

I never would I never could a gain

Chorus

B5 Gsus2 G5

Why can't you just love her?

B5 Gsus4 G5

And why be such a mon ster

B5 Gmaj7 G5

You bully from a dis tance

B5 Gmaj7 G5

Your brain needs some as sist ance

About Escape Chords by Muse

Learn how to play Escape by Muse with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Escape chords”, “Escape guitar chords”, or “Muse Escape chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Escape chords and for experienced players who want accurate Escape lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D5, G, Dsus2, F#, A#, Bm.

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Many players learn "Escape" by Muse with our free chords. Use transpose and chord diagrams to simplify tricky shapes, and browse related songs by Muse below.

What key is "Escape" in?

The chords for "Escape" show the original chord names (including D5, G, Dsus2, F#, A#, Bm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.