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The Great Escape chords by
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Key: E major•
Verse 1
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You were born with football boots
A
A

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an d a sun tan complexion
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D

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You once thought that on reflection,
Em
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you'd really got it made
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D

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You shrugged and smiled
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A

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and made the usual excuses
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D

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You suffered small abuses,
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and settled for their pay
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You want to learn to live like earnerest the
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G

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crat (an aristocrat)

You bought your girlfriends earring
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A
A

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s well that soon put paid to that
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and if the whole world came crashing,
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A

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D

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down around your ears
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G

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You could dream of stuck old wall
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A
A

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paper and crystal chandeliers
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You cashed in your cards now you want
Verse 2


to buy some glamour
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You really are enamoured,
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A

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with that new soap on a rope
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A thousand fat comedians came in
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D

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disguised as clerics
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G

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They got you in histerics, and walked

off with your soul
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and with that cheap, skate, royalty,
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D

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you get your flag and wave
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Well I saw you on TV grinning
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at the motorcade
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Pretty soon we'll hang the traitors,
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A

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string them up like drapes
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D

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So we can ride around like Steve
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A

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McQueen in the great escape
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You hung around
Verse 3
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to long,
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D

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your mother read your letters
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You grinned like a go-getter, come
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A

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come and got and gone
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The time the morning slips,
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blends into your wallpaper
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and once you could escape her ,
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but where did you go wrong
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and your fathers at the factory
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A

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that makes money seeling guns
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To fight the wars that spends
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the lives of all the peoples sons
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Pretty soon we'll hang the traitors,
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and we'll string them up like drapes
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So we can ride around like Steve
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McQueen in the great escape
Verse 4
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You were born with football boots and
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a sun tan complexion
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You once thought that on reflection,
A
A

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you'd really got it made
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You once thought that on reflection,
A
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you'd really got it made
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • G

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of The Great Escape by I Am Kloot is E major.

The primary chords used in The Great Escape are E, F#m, B, A.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, F#m, B, A, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of The Great Escape is approximately 51 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of The Great Escape using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

Yes! Click the Print icon to generate a clean, one-page version of the chords and lyrics for The Great Escape. This is perfect for practicing offline or adding to a physical songbook.

Yes, we have integrated a Mini-Tuner directly on this page. Use it to quickly check your string pitch (Standard Tuning: E A D G B E) before you start playing along with I Am Kloot.

Absolutely. Click the Save or Heart icon to add The Great Escape to your account. You can access all your saved songs under My Library at any time.

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