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