The Great Escape

I can (Gm)understand how, when the (Bb)edges are rough (Gm)and they (Bb)cut you (Gm)like they're tiny slivers of glass,

and you've retreated and you (Cm)feel too much,

like and you (Eb)don't know (Cm)how long you're gonna last.

(Gm7)But ev'ryone you (F)know

is tryin' to (Eb)smooth it (Bb)over,

(Eb)find a way to (Bb)make the hurt go away.

But ev'ryone you (F)know

is tryin' to (Bb)smooth it over like you're Ev'ryone to scream a (F)underwater.

But I But (Eb)I won't let you make the (Bb)great

(F)(Eb)escape; I'm never gonna watch you checking (Bb)out (Fsus)of (F)this (Eb)place.

I'm not gonna lose you, 'cause the (Bb)passion and the (F)pain are gonna (Bb)keep you (F)alive someday,

gonna (Eb)keep you alive someday.

(Gm7)I (Bb)feel like I der (Gm)could my fist in (Bb)front of your face (Gm)and you (Bb)wouldn't (Gm)flinch,

or even feel ers a thing;

and you've retreated to your (Cm)silent cor like you (Eb)decided (Cm)the fight was over for

(Gm7)But ev'ryone you (F)know

is tryin' to (Eb)smooth it (Bb)over,

(Eb)find a way to (Bb)make the hurt go away.

Yeah, ev'ryone you (F)know

is tryin' to (Bb)smooth it over like you're Ev'ryone to needs a they can fall (F)through.

But I But (Eb)I won't let you make the (Bb)great

(F)(Eb)escape; I'm never gonna watch you checking (Bb)out (Fsus)of (F)this (Eb)place.

I'm not gonna lose you, 'cause the (Bb)passion and the (F)pain are gonna (Bb)keep you (F)alive someday,

gonna (Eb)keep you alive someday.

(Gm7)I (Bb)keep you (F)alive someday,

they're gonna keep you alive someday.

(Gm)Oh, (Bb)terrified (Gm)of the dark, but not if (Bb)you go with (Gm)me.

(Bb)And I won't need a (Gm)pill to make me (Bb)numb.

(Gm)And I (Eb)wrote the book on (Cm)runnin',

but that (Eb)chapter of my life will soon be done.

(Gm)Ah, (F)I'm the king of the (Eb)great

(Bb)(F)escape. You're not gonna watch me checking (Eb)out (Bb)of this (F)place.

You're not gonna lose me, 'cause the (Eb)passion and (Bb)pain are gonna (Eb)keep us (Bb)alive someday.

Yeah, the passion and the pain are gonna (Eb)keep us alive

someday,

(Gm)someday, yeah.