Tom: C
Verse 1:
C G4
Paper bags and plastic hearts,
Am F/C
All our belongings in shopping carts,
C G4
It's goodbye,
Am F
But we got one more night.
C G4
Let's get drunk and ride around,
Am F
And make peace with an empty town.
F
We can make it right.
Chorus:
C G4
Throw it away, forget yesterday,
Am F
We'll make the great escape.
C G4
We won't hear a word they say,
Am F
They don't know us anyway.
F Am
Watch it burn, let it die,
F G
'Cause we are finally free tonight.
Verse 2:
C G4
Tonight will change our lives.
Am
It's so good to be by your side,
F
But we'll cry.
Am
We won't give up the fight.
C G4
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs,
Am F
And they'll think it's just cause we're young,
F
And we'll feel so alive.
Chorus:
C G4
Throw it away, forget yesterday,
Am F
We'll make the great escape.
C G4
We won't hear a word they say,
Am F
They don't know us anyway.
F Am
Watch it burn, let it die,
F G
'Cause we are finally free tonight.
Bridge:
F Am
All of the wasted time,
F Am
The hours that were left behind,
F Am
The answers that we'll never find,
F G
They don't mean a thing tonight.
( C G4 Am F )(2x)
Hook:
C G4
Throw it away, forget yesterday,
Am F
We'll make the great escape.
C G4
We won't hear a word they say,
Am F
They don't know us anyway.
Chorus:
C G4
Throw it away, forget yesterday
Am F
We'll make the great escape
C G4
We won't hear a word they say
Am F
They don't know us anyway
F Am
Watch it burn, let it die
F G
'Cause we are finally free tonight
