This is a great song that isn't even nearly credited as much as it should be!
This is also according to this version as I know that the original is different:)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LhpMXYKemE
Tuning - Half tone down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
Capo - None
Intro: C F C F x2
Verse 1:
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
Pre chorus:
Am C F
Someday soon I'll travel to find me
Am C D7
And this abyss ain't as dark as I feared
Chorus:
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
Verse 2:
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 in transit
C F
Find love in a different language
C F C
Who knows who I'll meet on my way
Pre chorus:
Am C F
Someday soon I'll travel to find me
Am C D7
And this abyss ain't as dark as I feared
Chorus:
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
Bridge:
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
D7
Well that's not me so...
Break C, F, Am, G x2
Chorus/Outro:
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, this is my
G C
This is my great escape
