Journey – Escape (Guitar)

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[Intro] B5 Bsus B A B A B [Verse 1]
        Bsus    B      A       B      A B
He's just a young boy out of school

           Bsus  B        A     B    A B
Living his world like he wants to

          Bsus    B           A       B
They're making laws, but they don't understand

  Bsus   B             A      B   A B
Turns a boy in to a fighting man

A
They won't take me

A                    B5
They won't break me
[Verse 2]
        Bsus   B        B      A     A B
No one could tell him what to do

         Bsus  B              A   B    A B
Had to learn everything the hard way

       Bsus   B               A        B      A B
He's on the street, breaking all the rules

       Bsus  B              A       B     A B
I'm telling you that he's nobody's fool

A
They won't take me

A                    B5
They won't break me
[Bridge]
G5 D A                  G5 D A
     Now he's leaving,

                                G5 D A
getting out from this masquerade
Oh got to go [Interlude] Csus2 G5 X4 A Asus B Bsus D Dsus D5 Dsus D Dsus D Dsus E Esus E5 Esus Bb C Bb C Bb C A A B E B E B A A B E B A A [Verse 3]
    B        E           B        E B A
I'm finally out in the clear and I'm free

 A    B    E          B     A    A
I've got dreams I'm living for

     B      E          B     E  B A
I'm moving on where they'll never find me

A    B   E     B   A     E5
Rolling on to anywhere
[Chorus 1]
Emaj7 E5   Emaj7 E5 A
I'll break away,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A    E5
yes I'm on   my way

Emaj7 E5  Emaj7 E5 A
Leaving today,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A  A
yes I'm on my way
[Verse 4]
      B        E         B         E   B    A
Just when you think you had it all figured out

A    B    E           B        A      A
Running scared can change your mind

   B      E         B   E  B  A
I never knew I had so much to give

 A   B    E         B    A
How hard times can fool ya
[Verse 5]
   A   B  E   B  E B A
Oh I'm okay, I'm alright

A   B    E       B       A
Feeling good out on your own

 A     B    E    B      E     B     A
I'll break away, I'll break away tonight

 A    B    E         B      A
I've got dreams I'm living for
[Chorus 2]
Emaj7 E5   Emaj7 E5 A
I'll break away,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A
yes I'm on   my way

    E5    Emaj7  E5    Emaj7 E5 A
I'm leaving, leaving today,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A
yes I'm on my way

     G5 Gmaj7 G5   Gmaj7 G5 C
This is       my escape

      G5 Gmaj7 G5  Gmaj7 C   G5
Yes, I'm on       my way

Gmaj7 G5       Gmaj7 G5 C
I'll break away

      G5 Gmaj7 G5  Gmaj7 C
Yes, I'm on       my way
[Solo] A B E B E B A A B E B A X4 [Chorus 3]
Emaj7 E5   Emaj7 E5 A
I'll break away,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A
yes I'm on   my way

    E5    Emaj7  E5    Emaj7 E5 A
I'm leaving, leaving today,

    E5 Emaj7 E5 Emaj7 A
yes I'm on my way

     G5 Gmaj7 G5   Gmaj7 G5 C
This is       my escape

      G5 Gmaj7 G5  Gmaj7 C   G5
Yes, I'm on       my way

Gmaj7 G5       Gmaj7 G5 C
I'll break away

      G5 Gmaj7 G5  Gmaj7 C
Yes, I'm  going to stay
[Outro] Csus2 G5 X4