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(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
If I could es cape, I (D)would, but first of (E)all, let me say, I must a (Bm)pol o gize for (D)act in’ strange and (E)treat in’ you this way.
’Cause I’ve been (Bm)act in’ like so ur milk (D)all on the floor.
It’s your (E)fault you did n’t shut the re (G)frig er a tor.
May be (Bm)that’s the rea son I’ve been (D)act in’ so cold.
If (G)I could es cape
and re cre (D)ate a place that’s my own world,
and (D)I could be your fa vor ite girl, for ev er, per fect ly to geth er, and (A)tell me, boy, now would n’t that be sweet?
If I could be sweet,
I (D)know I’ve been a real bad girl,
I (D)did n’t mean for you to get hurt.
We can make it bet ter.
And (A)tell me, boy, now would n’t that be sweet?
Sweet es cape, sweet es (Bm)cape.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(Bm)cape.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
You melt me (Bm)down.
I’m (D)at my low est (E)boil ing point.
Come help me (Bm)out.
I (D)need to get me (E)out of this joint.
Come on, let’s (Bm)bounce, count (D)ing on you to (E)turn me a round.
In stead of (Bm)clown ing a round, let’s look for (E)some com mon ground.
So, (Bm)ba by, (D)time’s get tin’ a lit tle (E7)cra zy.
(G)I’ve been get tin’ a lit tle (Bm)la zy, (D)wait in’ on you to come (E7)save me.
(G)I can see that you’re (Bm)an gry, (D)by the way that you (E7)treat me.
(G)Hope ful ly you don’t (Bm)leave me.
(D)Wan na take you (E7)with me.
If (G)I could es cape,
and re cre (D)ate a place that’s my own world,
if (D)I could be your fa vor ite girl, for ev er, per fect ly to geth er, and (A)tell me, boy, now would n’t that be sweet?
If I could be sweet,
I (D)know I’ve been a real bad girl.
I (D)did n’t mean for you to get hurt.
We can make it bet ter.
And (A)tell me, boy, now would n’t that be sweet?
Sweet es cape, sweet es (Bm)cape.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)if I could es cape.
(D)Whoo,
(G)if I could es cape.
(D)Whoo.
’Cause I’ve been (Bm)cape.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
(D)Whoo,
(G)yee oo.
This page shows “The Sweet Escape (Feat. Akon)” by Gwen Stefani in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of B at 126 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.