Relient K – Be My Escape (Acoustic) 153,961 views · 6,885 saves · 11 comments Author: haggity [a] 84 Difficulty: beginner Speed: 0.2 Tuning: E A D G B E Capo: 2nd fret [Intro] [Em] [Am] x3, [C] [D] [Verse 1] [G]I’ve given up, [D]I’m giving up slowly, [C]I’m blending in so you won’t even know me [Em]apart from this whole world that [D]shares my fate [Am][Em][C] [G]This one last bullet you mention [D]is my one last shot at redemption [Em]because I know to live you must [D]give your life away [Am][Em][C] [Pre-Chorus] [Em]And I’ve been housing all this [C]doubt and insecurity [G][D] [Em]I’ve been locked inside that [C]house all the while You [G]hold the key [D] [Em]And I’ve been dying to get [C]out and that might be the [G]death of me [D] [Am]And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to [C]go, [D]promise I’m going because [Chorus] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [G]I’m stuck inside this [D]rut that I fell into by [C]mistake [D] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [Em]And I’m begging You, I’m [D]begging You, [C]I’m begging You to [D]be my es[G]cape [Verse 2] [G]I’m giving up on [D]doing this alone now [C]Cause I’ve failed and I’m ready to be shown how [Em]He’s told me the way and [D]I’m trying to get there [Am][Em][C] [G]And this life sentence that [D]I’m serving [C]I admit that I’m every bit deserving [Em]But the beauty of grace is that it [D]makes life not fair [Am][Em][C] [Pre-Chorus] [Em]And I’ve been housing all this [C]doubt and insecurity [G][D] [Em]I’ve been locked inside that [C]house all the while You [G]hold the key [D] [Em]And I’ve been dying to get [C]out and that might be the [G]death of me [D] [Am]And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to [C]go, [D]promise I’m going because [Chorus] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [G]I’m afraid that this [D]complacency is something I can’t [C]shake [D] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [Em]And I’m begging You, I’m [D]begging You, [C]I’m begging You to [D]be my es[Em]cape [Bridge] [Em]I am a hostage to my [D]own humanity [C]Self detained and forced to [D]live in this mess I’ve made [Em]And all I’m asking is for [D]You to do what You can with me [Am]But I can’t ask You to [C]give what You already [D]gave [Pre-Chorus] (single strums) [Em]And I’ve been housing all this [C]doubt and insecurity [G][D] [Em]I’ve been locked inside that [C]house all the while You [G]hold the key [D] [Em]And I’ve been dying to get [C]out and that might be the [G]death of me [D] [Am]And even though, there’s no way in knowing where to [C]go, [D]promise I’m going because [Chorus] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [G]I’m stuck inside this [D]rut that I fell into by [C]mistake [D] [G]I [D]I gotta get [C]outta here [D] [Em]And I’m begging You, I’m [D]begging You, [C]I’m begging You to [D]be my es[Em]cape [Outro] (optional) [Em][D][C] [Em][D][C] [Em]I fought you for so [F]long, I should have let you [C]win [Em]Oh how we regret those [D]things we [C]do [Em]And all I was trying to [F]do was save my own [C]skin [Em]Oh o[D]h, but so were [C]you [D]So [C]were [G]you