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Escape The Nest

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Album: An End Has A Start (2007)
Intro:  Am   G   F   G(x2)
AmBuildings in clouds Ghere
Our Ftime and our place Gdear
There's Amlife in us yet Glove
These Fwalls we will climb Gabove
We Amreally our ants Gnow
EscFape the nest someGhow
I Amache for a feeGling
You Fcame and you pouGred it Dmin, G  
   repeat intro
it in.
AmBuildings in clouds Ghere
Our Ftime and our place Gdear
There's Amlife in us yet Glove
These Fwalls we will climGb abDmove, G  
 repet intro
above.
Look Amup
Through the Gtrees to feel as sCmall as you can,
You Dmhear the Fclocks Gcounting Amdown,
The nights are Glonger now than Cever before,
          Dm                F          Grepeat intro
But now you see the lights from the town.
I am Amdrained and I am empGty
I've Fstill got love in Gme
There's Ameyes in the sky Gtonight
FWatching us lose Gthe fight
We Amreally are ants Gnow
EsFcape the nest someGhow
I Amache for a feeGling
You Fcame and you poured Git Dmin, G  
   repeat intro
it in.
Look Amup
Through the Gtrees to feel as sCmall as you can,
You Dmhear the Fclocks Gcounting Amdown,
The nights are Glonger now than Cever before,
          Dm                F          Grepeat intro (x2)
But now you see the lights from the town.
[palm muted]
Look Amup
Through the Gtrees to feel as sCmall as you can,
You Dmhear the cFlocks cGounting Amdown,
The nights are Glonger now than Cever before,
          Dm                F        Grepeat intro (x4)
But now you see the lights of the town.

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Escape The Nest

by Editors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Album: An End Has A Start (2007)

Am G F G

Intro: (x2)

Am G

Buildings in clouds here

F G

Our time and our place dear

Am G

There's life in us yet love

F G

These walls we will climb above

Am G

We really our ants now

F G

Escape the nest somehow

Am G

I ache for a feeling

F G Dm G

You came and you poured it in,

repeat intro

it in.

Am G

Buildings in clouds here

F G

Our time and our place dear

Am G

There's life in us yet love

F G Dm G

These walls we will climb above,

repet intro

above.

Look up

G C

Through the trees to feel as small as you can,

Dm F G Am

You hear the clocks counting down,

G C

The nights are longer now than ever before,

Dm F G

repeat intro

But now you see the lights from the town.

Am G

I am drained and I am empty

F G

I've still got love in me

Am G

There's eyes in the sky tonight

F G

Watching us lose the fight

Am G

We really are ants now

F G

Escape the nest somehow

Am G

I ache for a feeling

F G Dm G

You came and you poured it in,

repeat intro

it in.

Look up

G C

Through the trees to feel as small as you can,

Dm F G Am

You hear the clocks counting down,

G C

The nights are longer now than ever before,

Dm F G

repeat intro (x2)

But now you see the lights from the town.

[palm muted]

Look up

G C

Through the trees to feel as small as you can,

Dm F G Am

You hear the clocks counting down,

G C

The nights are longer now than ever before,

Dm F G

repeat intro (x4)

But now you see the lights of the town.

About Escape The Nest Chords by Editors

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