Escapism Extended Ukulele chords by Beetlebug

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

🎸 Intro:

A|-----2-------------------7-----x-----|
E|---------0-----3---------5-----x-----| x4
C|-0---------0-----4-5-----------x-----|
G|-------0-----2-----------------x-----|
  \ 3 / \ 3 / \ 3 /


🎸 Verse 1:
  Cmaj7       Fmaj7   Cmaj7     Fmaj7
 I guess I'll have to face that in this awful place
A|---2--------7---------2--------7-----|
E|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
C|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|

   Cmaj7      Fmaj7  E7
  I shouldn't show a trace of doubt.
A|---2--------7-----------------2------|
E|---0--------5-----------------0------|
C|---0--------5-----------------2------|
G|------------------------------1------|

  Am         D7   Am      D7
But pulled against the grain I feel a little pain
A|----0--------3-------0-------------3-|
E|----0--------2-------0-------------2-|
C|--0----------2-------0-------------2-|
G|-------------------------------------|

     Am        D7    Fmaj7
  that I  would rather do  without.
A|---------0-----------3--------7---7--|
E|---------0-----------2--------5---5--|
C|-------0------------2--------5---5---|
G|-------------------------------------|


🎸 Chorus:
I'd rather be

  Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|

I'd rather be

Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|


🎸 Verse 2:
i know, ill have to sail. those waters, cold and frail
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Cmaj7  Fmaj7
A|---2--------7---------2--------7-----|
E|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
C|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|

yet tender as the dew on the leaves
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7      Cmaj7
A|---2--------7-----------------2------|
E|---0--------5-----------------0------|
C|---0--------5-----------------2------|
G|------------------------------1------|

ill struggle in the sea. and tremble in the weeds
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7  Cmaj7  Fmaj7
A|---2--------7---------2--------7-----|
E|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
C|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|

but ill keep my shaky hands on the rail
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7       Cmaj7
A|---2--------7-----------------2------|
E|---0--------5-----------------0------|
C|---0--------5-----------------2------|
G|------------------------------1------|


🎸 Chorus:
I'd rather be

  Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|

🎸 Chorus:
If i can be…

Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|


🎸 Verse 3:
singing this to the words of the song:
Badum badadum
  Fmaj7 Fmaj7  D7  D7  Fmaj7
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5| x6

Someday ill be…

  Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|

🎸 Chorus:
I will be…

Fmaj7 Dm6  Cmaj7 D7  Fmaj7
  free,    free,   free.
A|--7------7------3-----3----7|
E|--5------5------2-----2----5|
C|5-5----5-5----2-2---2-2--5-5|
G|--5------5------2-----2----5|

from, here.

Ending:
MmMmmmm…
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7   Cmaj7  Fmaj7
A|---2--------7---------2--------7-----|
E|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
C|---0--------5---------0--------5-----|
G|-------------------------------------|
  Cmaj7  Fmaj7        E7
A|---2--------7-----------------2------|
E|---0--------5-----------------0------|
C|---0--------5-----------------2------|
G|------------------------------1------|