Intro
E 
 
Verse 1
E 
Paper bags and plastic hearts 
B 
All are belongings in shopping carts 
      C#m 
It's goodbye 
     A 
But we got one more night 
E 
Let's get drunk and ride around 
B 
And make peace with an empty town 
C#m             A 
We can make it right 
 
Chorus
         C#m                A 
Throw it away, forget yesterday 
                 E      B 
We'll make the great escape 
                C#m        A 
We won't hear a word they say 
                 E     B 
They don't know us anyway 
         A            C#m 
Watch it burn, let it die 
       A              B 
Cause we are finally free tonight 
 
Instrumental
|E 
 
Verse 2
E 
Tonight will change our lives 
B 
It's so good to be by your side 
          C#m 
But we'll cry 
A 
We won't give up the fight 
E 
We'll scream loud at the top of our lungs 
B 
And they'll think it's just cause were young 
    C#m             A 
And we'll feel so alive 
 
Chorus
         C#m                A 
Throw it away, forget yesterday 
                E       B 
We'll make the great escape 
                C#m       A 
We won't hear a word they say 
                    E  B 
They don't know us anyway 
         A            C#m 
Watch it burn, let it die 
       A             B 
Cause we are finally free tonight 
 
Bridge
A 
All of the wasted time 
G#m 
The hours that were left behind 
F#m 
The answers that we'll never find 
E 
They don't mean a thing tonight 
 
Solo
C#m  A  E  B 
C#m  A  E  B 
 
Chorus x4
         C#m                A 
Throw it away, forget yesterday 
                E       B 
We'll make the great escape 
                C#m       A 
We won't hear a word they say 
                    E  B 
They don't know us anyway 
         A            C#m 
Watch it burn, let it die 
       A             B 
Cause we are finally free tonight 
 
Outro
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