Capo 8 (The way Peter plays it live)
Note : He does a little slide from 3 to 2 on the high E string, on the G chords in the verses.

Intro : Em C G B (x2)

Em C G B Em
Whatever happened to the great escape
C G B
The finest ever made?
Em C G B Em
Crafted with pride by monsters on the train.
C G B
The world's greatest circus.

C G
We have the story of the impossible
B C
A tale passed on so frail
G B
One of make-belief
Em A
Maybe impossible to achieve
C B
And really close


Em C G B Em
Who sew the lion's hungry in the cage
C G B
With the confidence of a clown
Em C G B Em
The little man who rises on the stage
C G B
As he falls without a safety net


C G
We have the story of the impossible
B C
A tale passed on so frail
G B
One of make-belief
Em A
Maybe impossible to achieve
C B
And really close


Em C G B Em
Whatever happened to the great escape
C G B
And all the plans we make
Em C G B Em
Crafted with pride by monsters on the train.
C G B
The world's greatest circus.

C G
We have the story of the impossible
B C
A tale passed on so frail
G B
One of make-belief
Em A
Maybe impossible to achieve
C B
But oh so close