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The Great Escape

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[Verse 1]
BFad day, looking for a Cway home
LEmooking for the great esFcape
GFets in his car and driCves away
Far fEmrom all the things that we aFre
PFuts on a smile and Cbreathes it in and
Embreathes it out, He says Fbye bye,
bFye to all the CnoiseEm  
Oh, he says Fbye bye,
bFye to all the CnoiseEm  
[Chorus]
FDoo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
C       Em
FDoo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo
[Verse 2]
FHey child, things are looking Cdown, that's okay,
yEmou don't need to win anyFways
FDon't be afraid, jCust eat up all the gEmrey
And it will fade all away
FDon't let yourself fall CdownEm  
[Chorus]
FDoo doo doo doo doo noo noo
Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo
C       Em
FDoo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo
[Verse 3]
FBad day, looking for the great CescapeEm  
He says: F"Bad day, looking for the great Cescape."Em  
On a Fbad day, looking for the great CescapeEm  
The great escape
F  F  C  Em

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The Great Escape

by Patrick Watson

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[Verse 1]

F C

Bad day, looking for a way home

Em F

Looking for the great escape

F C

Gets in his car and drives away

Em F

Far from all the things that we are

F C

Puts on a smile and breathes it in and

Em F

breathes it out, He says bye bye,

F C Em

bye to all the noise

Oh, he says bye bye,

F C Em

bye to all the noise

[Chorus]

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo

C Em

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

[Verse 2]

F C

Hey child, things are looking down, that's okay,

Em F

you don't need to win anyways

F C Em

Don't be afraid, just eat up all the grey

And it will fade all away

F C Em

Don't let yourself fall down

[Chorus]

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo

Doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo noo

C Em

Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

Doo doo doo doo doo doo noo noo noo

[Verse 3]

F C Em

Bad day, looking for the great escape

F C Em

He says: "Bad day, looking for the great escape."

F C Em

On a bad day, looking for the great escape

The great escape

F F C Em

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