Intro: C F C F (2x) 



C           F                C       F 
Some birds fly away to the horizons warmer days, 

     C               F                    C    F 
Summer feels better than the blistering cold 


C            F               C             F 
I long for more than this doing a job just so I live 

   C              F               C        F 
I know my soul's vision can't be changed 



Am                C              F 
Someday soon I'll travel to find me 

Am              C                 F        
And this abyss ain't as dark as I feared 



C              F                  Am 
So I'm gonna pack my things and go 

             G                C 
Travel the world before I'm old 

                 F               Am 
I'll send you photos in the post 

                  G                    C 
That captured the moments I love the most 

        F        Am 
This is my great escape 

         G 
This is my great escape 



C           F 
I want to climb up mountains 

C          F 
Drink from nature's fountains 

C               F                C 
Who knows what I'll do on my way 


C     F 


C               F 
I want to feel lost and stranded 

C              F  
Find love in a different language 

C              F                 C 
Who knows who I'll meet on my way 



Am            C               F 
Now I'm sure this is what I need 

Am                C              D7 
Space to roam and be completely free 



C            F                  Am  
So I'm gonna pack my things and go 

             G                  C 
Travel the world before I'm old 

                F            Am 
I'll send you photos in the post 

                   G                      C 
That captured the moments I love the most 

        F            Am 
This is my great escape  

        G              C 
This is my great escape 



Am         Am/F               G 
I was once told whilst growing up 

                 C         B            Am 
If you want to leave then go while you can 

Am             Am/F               G 
Before you get stuck, before you become 

C        B                     D7 
Another cog in the working machine 


Well that's not me so... 



Break   C, F, Am, G x2 


C             F                 Am 
So I'm gonna pack my things and go 

            G                  C 
Travel the world before I'm old 

               F             Am 
I'll send you photos in the post 

                   G                      C 
That captured the moments I love the most 

           F                 Am 
I'm gonna pack my things and go 

             G               C 
Travel the world before I'm old 

                   F            Am 
Now I'll send you photos in the post 

                    G                 C 
That captured the moments I love the most 
  
        F          Am 
This is my great escape 

        G              C 
This is my great escape 

        F         Am 
This is my great escape 

        G              C 
This is my great escape