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The Escape easy guitar chords by
Chris De Burgh
Chris De Burgh

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Intro 1
Em

Bm

Em
Bm
C
G

Bm
Em
Bm
G
B

Bm
B

Em


Verse 1
Em

And so it began,

The story how Elzevir would look

after John as his own son,
Am

And the smugglers betrayed

on Moonfleet Bay
Em
D
Em

by Maskew looking now at Elzevir's gun
Verse 2
G

Then a shot rang out in
D

the morning light,
Em
B
Em
B

Maskew fell, a hole between his eyes,
Em

But it was his own men who
Am

brought him down,
B
Em

and they also got poor John - oh,
D

they also shot poor John
Em

Verse 3
C
G
D
Em

Oh, it's a dangerous world boys,
C
G
D
Em

Oh, with the smuggling crew,
C
G
D
Em

Oh, it's a dangerous life boys,
D

When you're running from
Em

the Revenue,
D
C
D

When you're running from
Em

the Revenue
Verse 4
Em


And so to escape it came now for

Elzevir to pick up the boy,
D
Em

and carry him away,
Am

For he could not walk with

a bullet in the leg,
Em

and they made for the safety
D

of the Purbeck cave
Em
Verse 5

G

T'was there that John
D

would read one night,
Em
B

The words in the locket by candlelight,
Em
Am

For the Bible verses held the key
B
Em

to Blackbeard's hidden treasure,
D

at the bottom of a Castle well
Em

Verse 6
C
G
D
Em

Oh, it's a dangerous world boys,
C
G
D
Em

Oh, in a smuggler's life,
C
G
D
Em

Oh, in the Days of our Age boys,
D
Em
D
Em

That's where the secret of the Treasure lies,
C
G
D
Em

C
G
D
Em
C
G
D
Em

D
Em

D
Em

That's where the secret of the Treasure lies.
Interlude 1
Bm
A
Bm

A
Bm
F#m
Bm
F#m

Bm
A
Bm

D
Oh we're going to be
Verse 7

rich boys,
A

The treasure we will find,
Em

Blackbeard's bones are
Bm

dancing here tonight

Yes, we're going to be rich boys,
A
Bm

the treasure we will find,
A

At fourscore-feet-deep-well-North
Bm
A
Bm
A
Bm
A
Bm

is is is is is where it lies!

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Chords
  • Em

  • Bm

    2
  • C

  • G

  • B

    2
  • Am

  • D

  • A

  • F#m

    2

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