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Great Escape

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Standard Tuning
EThought I could
But I just can't wait
C#mStarted planning for my great escape
AWhere I'd live and 
BWhat I'd leave behind.
Made a list of things I'd have to take
Things that make me feel like hell for heaven's sake
Who I'd love and
Who would toe the line.
And I nEeed youA  
Everybody nC#meeds someone like youB  
If you nEeed me tAoo
                    C#m/           G#  A  
You would be the only thing that I'd take
On my great esEcape.
Float through this time like a cosmonaut
Reminding me of all the things I haven't got
Like time and space
A smile on my face
And you
And I need you
Everybody needs someone like you
If you need me too
You would be the only thing that I'd take with me...
F#mMaybe I fG#mind that my dAestination
Is soF#mmewhere I aG#mlready kAnow
F#mYou were as fG#mar as I eC#mver hBad to gAoB  
And I need you
(thought I could, but I just can't wait)
Everybody needs someone like you
(started planning for my great escape)
If you need me too
(Who I'd love and) 
You would be the only thing that I'd take with me
(what I'd leave behind, 
what I'd leave behind)
I need you
Everybody needs someone like you
If you need me too
You would be the only thing that I'd take
On my great escape
On my great escape
On my great escape
There you go.  

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Great Escape

by Pat Monahan

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

Standard Tuning

Thought I could

But I just can't wait

C#m

Started planning for my great escape

Where I'd live and

What I'd leave behind.

Made a list of things I'd have to take

Things that make me feel like hell for heaven's sake

Who I'd love and

Who would toe the line.

E A

And I need you

C#m B

Everybody needs someone like you

E A

If you need me too

C#m G# A

You would be the only thing that I'd take

On my great escape.

Float through this time like a cosmonaut

Reminding me of all the things I haven't got

Like time and space

A smile on my face

And you

And I need you

Everybody needs someone like you

If you need me too

You would be the only thing that I'd take with me...

F#m G#m A

Maybe I find that my destination

F#m G#m A

Is somewhere I already know

F#m G#m C#m B A B

You were as far as I ever had to go

And I need you

(thought I could, but I just can't wait)

Everybody needs someone like you

(started planning for my great escape)

If you need me too

(Who I'd love and)

You would be the only thing that I'd take with me

(what I'd leave behind,

what I'd leave behind)

I need you

Everybody needs someone like you

If you need me too

You would be the only thing that I'd take

On my great escape

There you go.

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