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by Boys Like Girls


The Great Escape
Boys Like Girls

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Guitar 1 - Lead
Guitar 2 - Rythm  (Capo 2nd fret) (Open E Tuning)



Intro:  (x4)

Guitar 1:

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----|
|----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-|
|-14----------13----------------------------------|
|-------------------------16----------14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2: 

(Tremelo Picking)

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------13----------12---------12-----------|
|-x-----------x-----------x----------x------------|
|-10----------10----------9----------9------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


***Verse***

Guitar 1:

(Rest)


Guitar 2:

(Palm Muted Tremelo Picking)

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------13----------12---------12-----------|
|-x-----------x-----------x----------x------------|
|-10----------10----------9----------9------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


Pt. 2:  (Reapeat Until Chorus)

Guitar 1:

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------17----------17----------17----------17----|
|----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16-|
|-14----------13----------------------------------|
|-------------------------16----------14----------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

***Pre-Chorus***

Guitar 1:

(Tremelo Picked)

|-------|
|-------|
|--14---|
|--x----|
|--12---|
|-------|


Guitar 2:

(Tremelo Picked)

|-------|
|-------|
|--13---|
|--x----|
|--10---|
|-------|

Guitar 2:

Chords (full on distortion baby!)

|-0---0---0---0---|
|-2---0---0---0---|
|-3---1---0---3---|
|-4---x---0---2---|
|-2---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---|

***Chorus***  (Yes I know that theres a capo on guitar 2,
               but it sounds fine)

Guitar 1:

Chords

|-0---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---|
|-6---2---1---4---|
|-6---2---2---4---|
|-4---0---2---2---|
|-0---0---0---0---|

Guitar 2:

Chords

|-0---0---0---0---|
|-2---0---0---0---|
|-4---1---0---3---|
|-3---x---0---2---|
|-2---0---0---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---|

Chorus (pt. 2)
"Watch it burn, let it die."

Guitar 1:

|-----------6---6-------------7---7-------------9---9------|
|-----4---4---4---------5---5---5---------7---7---7--------|
|-3-3---3---------3s4-4---4---------4s6-6---6---------6s9b-|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:

Chords:

|--0---0---0---0---|
|--0---0---0---2---|
|--0---1---3---4---|
|--0---x---2---3---|
|--0---0---0---2---|
|--0---0---0---0---|

Verse 2:

Same as 1st verse.

Chorus 2:

Same as first chorus.

***Bridge***

Guitar 1:  
(this parts also hard to get)
Repeat

|-----7----|
|---5---5--|
|-4--------|
|----------|
|----------|
|----------|

Guitar 2:

Strum Chords:

|--0--0--0--0--|
|--2--0--0--0--|
|--4--1--0--3--|
|--3--x--0--2--|
|--2--0--0--0--|
|--0--0--0--0--|

***SOLO***

I have to say, that this isn't a very much of a solo, but it works.

Guitar 1:

|----------------|----------------------|---------------|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|
|--13-13-13-11-9-|-13-13-13-14-14-16-16-|-13-13-13-11-9-|
|--x--x--x--x--x-|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x-|
|--11-11-11-9--7-|-11-11-11-12-12-14-14-|-11-11-11-9--7-|
|----------------|----------------------|---------------|

|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--16-16-16-16-14-14-13-13-|---13-13-13-11-9-|
|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|---x--x--x--x--x-|
|--14-14-14-14-12-12-11-11-|---11-11-11-9--7-|
|--------------------------|-----------------|

|----------------------|---------------|------------|
|----------------------|---------------|------------|
|-13-13-13-14-14-16-16-|-13-13-13-11-9-|--6-6-6-6-6-|
|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|-x--x--x--x--x-|--x-x-x-x-x-|
|-11-11-11-12-12-14-14-|-11-11-11-9--7-|--4-4-4-4-4-|
|----------------------|---------------|------------|

Guitar 2:

Guess what, our favorite chords/strumming patter come back!

|-0--0--0--0--|
|-2--0--0--0--|
|-4--1--0--3--|
|-3--x--0--2--|
|-2--0--0--0--|
|-0--0--0--0--|


Chorus:

Only thing different is the palm muting, and strumming.

***Outro***

(Same as Intro)


Okay, that should be it peeps.  I'm out.

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