Tuning: Half a step down from normal tuning (but sounds fine in standard tuning too)
Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb


Intro: C F C F x2



C           F                C       F
Some birds fly away to the horizons warmer days,

     C               F                    C    F
Summer feels better than the blistering cold


C            F               C             F
I long for more than this doing a job just so I live

   C              F               C        F
I know my soul's vision can't be changed



Am                C              F
Someday soon I'll travel to find me

Am              C                 F       
And this abyss ain't as dark as I feared



C              F                  Am
So I'm gonna pack my things and go

             G                C
Travel the world before I'm old

                 F               Am
I'll send you photos in the post

                  G                    C
That captured the moments I love the most

        F        Am
This is my great escape

         G
This is my great escape



C           F
I want to climb up mountains

C          F
Drink from nature's fountains

C               F                C
Who knows what I'll do on my way


C     F


C               F
I want to feel lost and stranded

C              F 
Find love in a different language

C              F                 C
Who knows who I'll meet on my way



Am            C               F
Now I'm sure this is what I need

Am                C              D7
Space to roam and be completely free



C            F                  Am 
So I'm gonna pack my things and go

             G                  C
Travel the world before I'm old

                F            Am
I'll send you photos in the post

                   G                      C
That captured the moments I love the most

        F            Am
This is my great escape 

        G              C
This is my great escape



Am         Am/F*7               G
I was once told whilst growing up

                 C         B            Am
If you want to leave then go while you can

Am             Am/F*7               G
Before you get stuck, before you become

C        B                     D7
Another cog in the working machine


Well that's not me so...



Break   C, F, Am, G x2


C             F                 Am
So I'm gonna pack my things and go

            G                  C
Travel the world before I'm old

               F             Am
I'll send you photos in the post

                   G                      C
That captured the moments I love the most

           F                 Am
I'm gonna pack my things and go

             G               C
Travel the world before I'm old

                   F            Am
Now I'll send you photos in the post

                    G                 C
That captured the moments I love the most
 
        F          Am
This is my great escape

        G              C
This is my great escape

        F         Am
This is my great escape

        G              C
This is my great escape