Be My Escape Acoustic Chords

Capo 2nd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Em Am)x3 C D

Verse 1

  GI’ve given up, DI'm giving up slowly,

  CI’m blending in so you won’t even know me

  Emapart from thDis whole world that shAmares mEmy fatCe

  GThis one last buDllet you mentionC is my one last shot at redemption

  Embecause I know to lDive you must give your lAmife EmawayC

Pre-chorus

  And I’ve been hoEmusing all this doCubt and iGnsecuritDy

  I’ve been lEmocked inside that hoCuse all the whGile You hold the kDey

  And I’ve been dEmying to get oCut and that might Gbe the death of Dme

  And even thoAmugh, there’s no way in knowing where to Cgo,

  promise I’m goDing because

Chorus

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  I’m stGuck inside this rDut that I fell iCnto by mistDake

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  And I’m bEmegging You, I’m beDgging You,

  I’m begCging You to Dbe my escGape.

Verse 2

  GI’m giving up on doDing this alone now

  CCause I’ve failed and I’m ready to be shown how

  EmHe’s told me the wDay and I’m trying Amto gEmet theCre

  GAnd this life senDtence that I’m serving

  CI admit that I’m every bit deserving

  EmBut the beauty of grDace is that it makes lAmife nEmot faCir

Pre-chorus

  And I’ve been hoEmusing all this doCubt and iGnsecuritDy

  I’ve been lEmocked inside that hoCuse all the whGile You hold the kDey

  And I’ve been dEmying to get oCut and that might Gbe the death of Dme

  And even thoAmugh, there’s no way in knowing where to Cgo,

  promise I’m goDing because

Chorus

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  I'm afrGaid that this complDacency is sComething I can't sDhake

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  And I’m bEmegging You, I’m begDging You,

  I’m begCging You to Dbe my escEmape.

Bridge

  EmI am a hosDtageC to my oDwn humanity

  EmSelf detaDined and forced to lCive in this mDess I’ve made

  EmAnd all I’m asDking is for CYou to do wDhat You can with me

  Am But I can’t ask You toC give what You alreadyD gave

Pre-chorus

played single strumming)

  And I’veEm been housing allC this douGbt and iDnsecurity

  I’ve been lEmocked inside that hoCuse all the whGile You hold the kDey

  And I’ve been dEmying to get oCut and that might Gbe the death of Dme

  And even thoAmugh, there’s no way in knowing where to Cgo,

  promise I’m goDing because

Chorus

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  I’m stGuck inside this rDut that I fell iCnto by mistDake

  G I---DI gotta get ouCtta hereD

  And I’m bEmegging You, I’m beDgging You,

  I’m begCging You to Dbe my escEmape.

Outro

optional, but worth it):

Em D C Em D C

Em I fought youD for so loCng, I should have let you win

  EmOh how we regDret those things we Cdo

Em And all I Dwas tryinCg to do was save my own skEmin

  Oh-Do, but so were yoCu

  SDo wCere Gyou