Tuning: Half a step down from normal tuning (but sounds fine in standard tuning too) EADGBEb Intro: C F C F x2 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 CF 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*7 G I was once told whilst growing up C B Am If you want to leave then go while you can Am Am/F*7 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