Be My Escape Relient K
(Acoustic)
Capo 2
Intro: (Em Am)x3 C D
Verse 1:
[G]Iā??ve given up[D], I'm giving up slowly,
[C]Iā??m blending in so you wonā??t even know me
[Em]apart from th[D]is whole world that sh[Am]ares m[Em]y fat[C]e
[G]This one last bu[D]llet you mention[C] is my one last shot at redemption
[Em]because I know to l[D]ive you must give your l[Am]ife [Em]away[C]
Pre-chorus:
And Iā??ve been [Em]housing all this [C]doubt and[G] insecur[D]ity
Iā??ve been[Em] locked inside that [C]house all the [G]while You hold the[D] key
And Iā??ve been[Em] dying to get[C] out and that migh[G]t be the death o[D]f me
And even tho[Am]ugh, thereā??s no way in knowing where t[C]o go,
promise Iā??m [D]going because
Chorus:
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
Iā??m [G]stuck inside this[D] rut that I fell[C] into by mi[D]stake
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
And Iā??m[Em] begging You, Iā??[D]m begging You,
Iā??m b[C]egging You t[D]o be my e[G]scape.
Verse 2:
[G]Iā??m giving up on [D]doing this alone now
[C]Cause Iā??ve failed and Iā??m ready to be shown how
[Em]Heā??s told me the[D] way and Iā??m try[Am]ing [Em]to get[C] there
[G]And this life sen[D]tence that Iā??m serving
[C]I admit that Iā??m every bit deserving
[Em]But the beauty of gr[D]ace is that it makes l[Am]ife n[Em]ot fa[C]ir
Pre-chorus
And Iā??ve been [Em]housing all this [C]doubt and[G] insecur[D]ity
Iā??ve been[Em] locked inside that [C]house all the [G]while You hold the[D] key
And Iā??ve been[Em] dying to get[C] out and that migh[G]t be the death o[D]f me
And even tho[Am]ugh, thereā??s no way in knowing where t[C]o go,
promise Iā??m [D]going because
Chorus:
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
I'm afr[G]aid that this compl[D]acency is s[C]omething I can't s[D]hake
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
And Iā??m[Em] begging You, Iā??m[D] begging You,
Iā??m b[C]egging You t[D]o be my e[Em]scape.
Bridge:
[Em]I am a hos[D]tage[C] to my o[D]wn humanity
[Em]Self deta[D]ined and forced to l[C]ive in this m[D]ess Iā??ve made
[Em]And all Iā??m [D]asking is fo[C]r You to do[D] what You can with me
[Am] But I canā??t ask You [C]to give what You alrea[D]dy gave
Pre-Chorus (played single strumming)
And Iā??[Em]ve been housing a[C]ll this d[G]oubt and[D] insecurity
Iā??ve been[Em] locked inside that [C]house all the [G]while You hold the[D] key
And Iā??ve been[Em] dying to get[C] out and that migh[G]t be the death o[D]f me
And even tho[Am]ugh, thereā??s no way in knowing where t[C]o go,
promise Iā??m [D]going because
Chorus
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
Iā??m [G]stuck inside this[D] rut that I fell[C] into by mi[D]stake
[G] I---[D]I gotta get ou[C]tta here[D]
And Iā??m[Em] begging You, Iā??[D]m begging You,
Iā??m b[C]egging You t[D]o be my e[Em]scape.
Outro(optional, but worth it):
[Em] [D] [C] [Em] [D] [C]
[Em] I fought you[D] for so lo[C]ng, I should have let you win
[Em]Oh how we reg[D]ret those things we [C]do
[Em] And all I [D]was tryin[C]g to do was save my own sk[Em]in
Oh-[D]o, but so were yo[C]u
S[D]o w[C]ere [G]you
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