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The Great Escape Tab by Boys Like Girls

The Great Escape tab by Boys Like Girls

Guitar Tab

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro
Guitar 1

E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G-----9----------9------------9-----------9----------|
D---9---9-----9-----9------9----9------9-----9-------|  x4
A-7--------6-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------9-----------7----------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G—9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|
D—9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------------|
A—7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-11-11-11-11---9-9-9-9--------------|
E-----------------9—-9—-9—-9—---7-7-7-7--------------|

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Guitar 2
E---------|
B---------|
G—1-------|
D—2-------|  Repeated Until Chorus
A—2-------|
E—0-------|

Verse
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|     X2
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—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 2
E------12—16—14--|
B—14-------------|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Post Chorus
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—9--|
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
Guitar 1
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
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—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
D—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2
E------|
B------|
G—1----
D—2----   Repeated Until Chorus
A—2----
E—0----

Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|     X2
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—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 2
E------12—16—14--|
B—14-------------|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Post Chorus
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—9--|
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—-|

Bridge
Both Guitars

E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------|
D—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A—0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0—-|

E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
A—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------------------------|

Solo
Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|     X2
A—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Guitar 2
E--------------------19-21-19-17*----------------------19-17*---------------19-17-16-14*--|
B—12-14-16-16-17-17*--------------12-14-16-16-17-17-17-------------14-16-17---------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------14-16------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6*--2*------4*---6*--2*-------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D—6*--2*--2*--4*----6*--2*--2*--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A—4*--0*--2*--2*----4*--0*--2*--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------0*----------------0*-----------------------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 1
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
D—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|     X2
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—2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|

Chorus
Guitar 2
E------12—16—14--|
B—14-------------|
G----------------|
D----------------|
A----------------|
E----------------|

Post Chorus
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A—4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4—6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6—7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7—9--|
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—-|

Guitar 2
E---------|
B---------|
G—1-------|
D—2-------|  Repeated Until Fade Out
A—2-------|
E—0-------|

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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