P!nk The Great Escape from the album The Truth About Love
capo 3rd fret (A440). I posted a more accurate version
with the chords in the appropriate position for the changes.
Here are the chord voices:
------G----Em-----C----Am-----D------|
e-----3-----3-----3-----0-----2------|
B-----3-----0-----1-----1-----3------|
G-----0-----0-----0-----2-----2------|
D-----0-----2-----2-----2-----0------|
A-----2-----2-----3-----0------------|
E-----3-----0------------------------|
[Intro]
G Em x4
[Verse]
G Em G Em
I can understand how when the edges are rough
G Em G Em
And they cut you like the tiniest slivers of glass
C Am
And you feel too much
C Am G Em G Em
And you don't know how long you're gonna last
[Chorus]
D C G
But everyone you know is tryin' to smooth it over
C G D
Find a way to make the hurt go away
D C G
But everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C G D
Like you're trying to scream underwater
C G D C
But I won't let you make the great escape
C G D C
I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
I'm not gonna lose you
G D
Cause the passion and the pain
G D C
Are gonna keep you alive someday
C (fade, soft) G Em G Em
Gonna keep you alive someday
[Verse]
G Em G Em
I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face
G Em G Em
And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing
C Am
And you've retreated to your silent corner
C Am G Em G Em
Like you decided the fight was over for ya
D C G
Everyone you know is trying to smooth it over
C G D
Find a way to make the hurt go away
[Chorus]
D C G
Everyone you know, is tryin' smooth it over
C G D
Everyone needs a floor they can fall through
C G D C
I won't let you make the great escape,
C G D C
I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place
C
I'm not gonna lose you
G D
Cause the passion and the pain
G D C
Are gonna keep you alive someday
C (build up) G Em x 4
They're gonna keep you alive someday..m.m.m.m.mmmm
[Verse]
G Em G Em
Oh, terrified of the dark but not if you go with me
G Em G Em
And I don't need a pill to make me numb
C Am
And I wrote the book on runnin'
C Am G Em G Em
But that chapter of my life will soon be done
[Chorus]
D C G D
I'm the king of the great escape
D C G D
You're not gonna watch me checkin out of this place
D
You're not gonna lose me
C G
Cause the passion and pain
C G D
Are gonna keep us alive someday
D (fade)
Yeah the passion and the pain
C (soft fade) G Em G Em
Are gonna keep us alive someday,
G Em G (fade out)
someday
