Be My Escape Acoustic Chords (ver 4) by Relient K + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + | Ultimate Guitar Tabs Archive - your #1 source for tabs! | | http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/ | | | | Over 300,000 guitar, guitar pro and bass tabs! Also lessons, news, | | columns and guitar forums! | + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + Artist: Relient K Song: Be My Escape Acoustic Standard tuning, CAPO 2nd fret I kno there are certain specific names for these chords but then wen chucked in with the lyrics it wud be too crammed to fit the whole names in so lets just stick with simple names yis? and btw for ceratin parts u dont hav to strum the e and B string.. wateva floats ya boat i guess. So just use these chords for the song: G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) G/BE---3 (143121@7) E---3 E---3 E---3 E---3 E---3 B---3 B---3 B---3 B---3 B---3 B---3 G---0 G---0 G---0 G---0 G---2 G---0 D---0 D---2 D---2 D---2 D---0 D---x A---2 A---0 A---3 A---2 A---x A---2 E---3 E---x E---x E---0 E---x E---x Verse 1: G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)I've given up on giving up slowly Cadd9 I'm blending in so you won't even know me Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) G/B (143121@7)Cadd9 (x32030@1)Apart from this whole world that shares my fate G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) This one last bullet you mention Cadd9 Is this my one last shot at redemption Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)G/BCadd9 Coz I know to live you must give your life away Pre-Chorus: Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)And even though there's no way of knowing where to go Dsus (xx0233@1) (chucka-chucka) I promise I'm going because... Chorus: GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) I gotta get out of here G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)I gotta get out of here Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape Verse 2: G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)I've given up on doing this alone now Cadd9 Cause I failed and I'm ready to be shown how Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)G/B (143121@7)Cadd9 (x32030@1)You've told me the way, and I'm trying to get there G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)And this life sentence that I'm serving Cadd9 I admit that I'm every bit deserving Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) G/B (143121@7) Cadd9 (x32030@1)But the beauty of grace is that it makes life not fair Pre-Chorus: Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)And even though there's no way of knowing where to go Dsus (xx0233@1) (chucka-chucka) I promise I'm going because... Chorus: GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) I gotta get out of here G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)Coz I'm afraid that this complacency is something I can't shake, yeah GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)I gotta get out of here Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape Bridge: I've split the bridge into two parts, The lead riff: e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------2-2---------------------------------------------------2---------| A|-------------2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| E|-0-0-0-3-------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------| And the chords: Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1)I am a hostage to my own humanity G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)Self-detained and forced to live in this mess I've made Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1)And all I'm asking is for you to do what you can with me G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1)But I can't ask you to give what you already gave Pre-Chorus: Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been housing all this doubt and insecurity Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been locked inside that house all the while you hold the key Em7 Cadd9 (x32030@1) G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)And I've been dying to get out and that might be the death of me A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)And even though there's no way of knowing where to go Dsus (xx0233@1) (chucka-chucka) I promise I'm going because... Chorus: GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) I gotta get out of here G (320003@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) I'm stuck inside this rut that I fell into by mistake GDsus Cadd9 (x32030@1) Dsus (xx0233@1)I gotta get out of here Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) Dsus (xx0233@1) And I'm begging you, I'm begging you, I'm begging you to be my escape Outro: The outro is optional coz its played by piano, but I'll tab the chords out anyway: Em7 Dsus Cadd9 only once for the acoustic version, but they do this twice for the original version G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1)I fought you for so long, I should have let you win Em7 Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Oh how we regret those things we do G (320003@1) A7sus4 (002033@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Em7 And all I was trying to do was save my own skin Dsus (xx0233@1) Cadd9 (x32030@1) Oh-o, but so were you End with this: (coz its cool) So were you e|--------0~-----3~-------| B|--3~-----------3~-------| G|---------------0~-------| D|---------------0~-------| A|---------------2~-------| E|---------------3~-------| Dsus (xx0233@1) Em7 G (320003@1) lol END +--------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation | | of the song. 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