Escape The Nest Chords by Editors

Tempo:
103.85 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Editors - Escape the Nest chords
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[Am]
[Em] [Am]
[C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] Buildings and clouds [G] here, our time and [A] our place dear,
There's [G] life in us yet, [Fm] love, these [G] walls we will [A] climb above,
We [Em] really are ants now, [Dm] escape the nest [C] somehow,
I ache for [F#m] a [G] feeling, you came and you put it in
[Am] [F]
[Am] In
[C] [F]
[Am] Buildings and clouds [Dm] here, our time and our place [C] dear,
[A] There's life in us yet, [C] love, [G] these walls we will [C] climb [Dm] above,
[G]
[Am] [F]
Above
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] Love time
[G] Through the dreams to [C] feel as small as you can,
[G] You [F] have the clocks, [G] counting [Am] down,
The [G] nights are longer [C] now than ever before,
[G] But now [F] you see, the [G] lights from the [Am] [C] [F] town
[Am] [F]
[Am] I'm [A] thinking I'm [C] empty, [F] I've still got [Cm] love in me,
[A] There's eyes in the [D] sky [F] tonight, watching [C] us lose the fight,
[A] We really [G] are ants now, [F] escape the [G] nest [Am] somehow,
I ache for a feeling, [G] you came and you [Dm] put it in
[G]
[C] [A] In
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[Am] Through [Em] the dreams to [C] feel as small as you can,
[Dm] You have [F] the clocks,
[C] counting [Am] down,
The nights [Em] are longer [C] now than ever before,
[G] But now [F] you see, the [C] lights from the [Am] [C] [F] town
[C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[C] [Am] I'm counting
Through [G] the dreams to feel [C] as small as you can,
[G] You have the [F] clocks,
[G] counting [Am] down,
The nights [G] are longer now [C] than ever before,
[G] But now [F] you see, the [G] lights from the
[Am] [F] town
[C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am] [C] [F]
[Am]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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To learn Editors - Escape The Nest chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, F, C, F, Am and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 51 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 104 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of F Major.

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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
_ [Am] _ Buildings and clouds [G] here, our time and [A] our place dear,
There's [G] life in us yet, [Fm] love, these [G] walls we will [A] climb above,
We [Em] really are ants now, [Dm] escape the nest [C] somehow,
I ache for [F#m] a [G] feeling, you came and you put it _ in_ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Am] In_
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ Buildings and clouds [Dm] here, our time and our place [C] dear,
[A] There's life in us yet, [C] love, [G] these walls we will [C] climb [Dm] above,
_ _ [G] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
Above_
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ Love _ _ time_
[G] Through the dreams to [C] feel as small as you can, _ _
[G] You [F] have the _ _ _ clocks, [G] counting [Am] _ _ down,
The [G] nights are longer [C] now than ever before, _
[G] But now [F] you see, _ the [G] lights from the [Am] _ _ _ [C] [F] town_ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ I'm [A] thinking I'm [C] empty, [F] I've still got [Cm] love in me,
[A] There's eyes in the [D] sky [F] tonight, watching [C] us lose the fight,
[A] We really [G] are ants now, [F] escape the [G] nest [Am] somehow,
I ache for a feeling, [G] you came and you [Dm] put it _ in_
[G] _ _
[C] _ _ [A] In_
[C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ Through _ _ [Em] the dreams to [C] feel as small as you _ can,
[Dm] You have [F] the _ clocks, _ _
[C] counting [Am] _ _ down,
The nights [Em] are longer [C] now than ever before, _ _
[G] But now [F] you see, _ _ the [C] lights from the [Am] _ _ [C] _ [F] town_ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[C] _ [Am] I'm _ _ counting_
Through [G] the dreams to feel [C] as small as you _ can,
[G] You have the [F] _ clocks, _ _ _
[G] counting [Am] _ down,
_ The nights [G] are longer now [C] than ever before, _ _
[G] But now [F] you see, _ _ the [G] lights from the _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] town_ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the An End Has a Start album.

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