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Note: please note this was tabbed on a half step down tuning. If you want to play with a capo on first fret
and easy chords press "transpose -2" and  you should get C Am F and G.
D  Bm  G  A
DMama always said Jesus was her husband
And the Donly thing she needs
She tBmurned up Bill Graham so loud
That I cBmouldn't sleep
And my GDaddy always smelled like smoke
But I was 16 before I knew what Dkind
When my older Dsister was in college
She met a Dpiece of shit named Phil
She dBmidn't know that heroine
BmAlways starts with pills
And my Gbrother thinks he's better
because his Gkryptonite comes in Aa 12 pDack
GEverybody has gDot a place wAhere all their money Bmgoes
GEverybody has gDot a high that Asweetens the Bmlows
GGetting out of Dbed is hard iAf you don't have a rBmeason
GEverybody needs an Aescape
And mine was DleavingBm  G  A  
I aDlways though it sounded nice
To be Dproud of your hometown
But mBmine was never quite the kind
You Bmwrite country songs about
And I heard Gapples don't fall far from family trees
So I taught myself tAo flDy
GEverybody has gDot a place wAhere all their money Bmgoes
GEverybody has gDot a high that Asweetens the Bmlows
GGetting out of Dbed is hard iAf you don't have a rBmeason
GEverybody needs an Aescape
And mine was BmleavingG  D  A  
When I Dmet you I hadn't really Deaten in 3 days
I'm Bmsure I was hungry but it was lBmove I really craved
You Gtold me that you saved me and I thanked GGod you came and helped
But yAou were just another way of hurting myself
GEverybody has gDot a start wAhere all their wishes Bmgo
GAnd if those stars ain't Dlucky then yAou got to hBmang your own
GGetting out of Dbed is hard iAf you don't have a rBmeason
GEverybody needs an Aescape
And mine was Dleaving
 Bm  G  A

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Escape

by Kalie Shorr

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Note: please note this was tabbed on a half step down tuning. If you want to play with a capo on first fret

and easy chords press "transpose -2" and you should get C Am F and G.

D Bm G A

Mama always said Jesus was her husband

And the only thing she needs

She turned up Bill Graham so loud

That I couldn't sleep

And my Daddy always smelled like smoke

But I was 16 before I knew what kind

When my older sister was in college

She met a piece of shit named Phil

She didn't know that heroine

Always starts with pills

And my brother thinks he's better

G A D

because his kryptonite comes in a 12 pack

G D A Bm

Everybody has got a place where all their money goes

G D A Bm

Everybody has got a high that sweetens the lows

G D A Bm

Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason

G A

Everybody needs an escape

D Bm G A

And mine was leaving

I always though it sounded nice

To be proud of your hometown

But mine was never quite the kind

You write country songs about

And I heard apples don't fall far from family trees

A D

So I taught myself to fly

G D A Bm

Everybody has got a place where all their money goes

G D A Bm

Everybody has got a high that sweetens the lows

G D A Bm

Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason

G A

Everybody needs an escape

Bm G D A

And mine was leaving

D D

When I met you I hadn't really eaten in 3 days

Bm Bm

I'm sure I was hungry but it was love I really craved

G G

You told me that you saved me and I thanked God you came and helped

But you were just another way of hurting myself

G D A Bm

Everybody has got a start where all their wishes go

G D A Bm

And if those stars ain't lucky then you got to hang your own

G D A Bm

Getting out of bed is hard if you don't have a reason

G A

Everybody needs an escape

And mine was leaving

Bm G A

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