The Escape Artist ukulele

The Escape Artist

• Em7

The lyrics and the chords are taken from the SoulKitchenFR-Session from youtube and a
live performance I attended.
Originally he plays the Dsus chord but for me personally I prefer the Dsus4 as I can
strum more freely. To my untrained ear it sounds pretty much the same. As the graph below
shows, you may not play the E and A string when playing Dsus, whereas when playing 
Dsus4, you simply mute the A string with your index finger(which you put on the E-string, 2nd
fret) and can play all strings basically.
All chords are played for 4 beats apart when marked by chord1->chord2, this is the
case when Em7 is followed by Dsus, then you play Em7 for 3 beats and Dsus for 1 beat,
apart from the second last line of the verses, where it's 2 beats Em7 and 2 beats Dsus. 
Also, in Bridge 1, when Dsus is followed by G, it's 3 beats Dsus and 1 beat G. Watch and more
importantly LISTEN to the video if you're not sure.

Em7    022033
Dsus   xx0233
(Dsus4  2x0233)
Cadd9  032033
G      320033
D/G    300032

Intro

Em7->Dsus G Cadd9 Dsus | x2

Verse 1

Em7->Dsus    G
Tie my hands behind my back
  Cadd9                Dsus
I’ll close my eyes and think of England
Em7->Dsus
Bring the sack down
G
Pull the ropes round
C               Em7->D
Push me into crates and boxes
C              G
As you always do


Chorus 1

       D/G                  Em7
If this ever goes the wrong way
        Cadd9                     G
Save me from the where are they now
        D/G
If they ever figure out
  Em7          Cadd9
Let chains be ashes
      Em7        Dsus
Oh let chains be ashes


Instrumental

Em7->Dsus G Cadd9 Dsus | x2


Verse 2

Em7->Dsus        G
Call the papers, radio stations
Cadd9
Flash ball blimey
Dsus
Make me famous
Em7->Dsus      G
Build a temple of my body
Cadd9            Em7->Dsus
Burn my name in New York City
C              G
As I need you to


Chorus 2

       D/G                  Em7
If this ever goes the wrong way
        Cadd9                     G
Save me from the where are they now
        D/G
If they ever figure out
  Em7          Cadd9
Let chains be ashes
      Em7        Dsus
Oh let chains be ashes
Em7              Cadd9
Let these chains be ashes
Em7              Cadd9
Oh let chains be ashes


Bridge 1

Cadd9      Dsus
I’m inside the blackest light
Cadd9       Dsus
The outside is mine tonight
Cadd9      Dsus
I’m inside the blackest light
Cadd9          Dsus->G
The outside is mine tonight


Chorus 3

       D/G                  Em7
If this ever goes the wrong way
        Cadd9                     G
Save me from the where are they now
        D/G
If they ever figure out
  Em7          Cadd9
Let chains be ashes
      Em7        Dsus
Oh let chains be ashes
Em7              Cadd9
Let these chains be ashes
Em7              Cadd9
Oh let chains be ashes

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