Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape (Bass Tab)
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I tried to find my friend the right tabs for this song, and couldn't, so I figured I would
post some.
During the guitar intro about half way through when the drums kick in, continue to play
or the "E" note
[Verse 1]
"Paper bags and plastic hearts..."
(No Bass)
"It's goodbye..."
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"Let's get drunk..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W W
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-|-(0)-|-(0)-|---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
[Chorus]
"Throw it away..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| x2
E|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
"Watch it burn..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----|
E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*| x4
E|-------------------|[Verse 2]
"Tonight let's change our lives..."
(no bass)
"We'll cry..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
"We'll scream loud..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E W +W +W W
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-|-(0)-|-(0)-|---|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|---|-----|-----|---|
[Chorus]
"Throw it away..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| x2
E|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
"Watch it burn..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----|
[Verse 3]
"All the wasted time..."
E E E E E E E E x2 E E E E E E E E x2 E E E E E E E E x2 E E E E E E E E x2
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|
A|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-----------------*|*-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*|
E|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-------------------|
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| x2
E|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
Quiet Chorus
"Throw it away..."
W W W W
G|----|---|---|----|
D|*---|---|---|---*|
A|*-4-|---|---|-2-*| x2
E|----|-5-|-0-|----|
[Chorus]
"Throw it away..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
G|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|*-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------*|
A|*-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-*| x4
E|------------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------------|
"Watch it burn..."
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q H.
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7----|
E E E E E E E E
G|-------------------|
D|*-----------------*|
A|*-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-*| x4
E|-------------------|************************
| W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - eighth; S - sixteenth
| |* *| - repeat (count is indicated above or at end of bar line)
| . - dotted note (50% longer)
| + - sustained note
| () - sustained note (continue holding fret)
|
| No fret number indicates a rest
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