He Tried To Escape chords by Midlake

CHORDS

E  - 022100
A  - x02220
F#m - 244222
B  - x24442
C#m - x46654


Intro - E

E
He tried to escape once in a balloon.
E
He tried to escape once in a balloon.
    A               E
On the foggiest day he decided not to stay.
  F#m          B       C#m
The ground below held his wife not long ago.
  F#m         B        E
And through the fog the ground, it disappeared.

Instrumental - F#m B C#m
        F#m B C#m
        F#m B E


E
He felt he had made it and starts to come down.
E
A crowd of people that followed were cheering loud.
     A                          E
But then something went wrong and he couldn't get back in the air.
  F#m      B        C#m
And when he landed just inside the gates,
  F#m     B      E
The monocle men carried him away.


Instrumental + Ending - F#m B C#m
            F#m B C#m
            F#m B C#m
            F#m B E