p!nk the great escape from the album the truth about love
capo 4th or 5th fret depending on your tuning . i made several attempts to put the
chords in the appropriate
position for the changes , but recommend that you play along with the song for accurate chord
changes because my formatting sucks . . . here are the chord voices :
– – – – – – G – – – – Em – – – – – C – – – – Am – – – – – D – – – – – – |
E – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
B – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 – – – – – 3 – – – – – – |
G – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – – |
D – – – – – 0 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – |
A – – – – – 2 – – – – – 2 – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – |
E – – – – – 3 – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
intro G Em x4
G Em G Em
i can understand how when the edges are rough
G Em G Em
and they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass
C Am
and you feel too much
C Am G Em G Em
and you don’t know how long you’re gonna last
D C G
but everyone you know is tryin’ to smooth it over
C G D
find a way to make the hurt go away
D C G
but everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C G D
like you’re trying to scream underwater
C G D C
but i won’t let you make the great escape
C G D C
i’m never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
i’m not gonna lose you
G D
cause the passion and the pain
G D C
are gonna keep you alive someday
C ( fade , soft ) G Em G Em
gonna keep you alive someday
G Em G Em
i feel like i could wave my fist in front of your face
G Em G Em
and you wouldn’t flinch or even feel a thing
C Am
and you’ve retreated to your silent corner
C Am G Em G Em
like you decided the fight was over for ya
D C G
everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C G D
find a way to make the hurt go away
D C G
everyone you know , is tryin’ smooth it over
C G D
everyone needs a floor they can fall through
C G D C
i won’t let you make the great escape ,
C G D C
i’m never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
i’m not gonna lose you
G D
cause the passion and the pain
G D C
are gonna keep you alive someday
C ( build up ) G Em x 4
they’re gonna keep you alive someday . . m . m . m . m . mmmm
G Em G Em
oh , terrified of the dark but not if you go with me
G Em G Em
and i don’t need a pill to make me numb
C Am
and i wrote the book on runnin’
C Am G Em G Em
but that chapter of my life will soon be done
D C G D
i’m the king of the great escape
D C G D
you’re not gonna watch me checkin out of this place
D
you’re not gonna lose me
C G
cause the passion and pain
C G D
are gonna keep us alive someday
D ( fade )
yeah the passion and the pain
C ( soft fade ) G Em G Em
are gonna keep us alive someday ,
G Em G ( fade out )
someday
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