Other arrangements of The Great Escape
Pick a learning view.
Pa per bags and plas tic hearts,
all our be long ings in shop ping carts.
It’s good bye
but (Asus2)we got one more night.
Let’s get drunk and the ride of a round and make peace with an emp ty town.
And (Asus2)We can make it right.
Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day.
We’ll make the (E5)great es cape.
And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say.
They don’t know us (E5)an y way.
Watch it burn,
let it die
’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night.
To per night will change our lives.
It’s so be good to be by your side but we’ll cry.
We (Asus2)won’t give up the fight.
We’ll scream loud at the top of our lungs
and they’ll think it’s just ’cause we’re young.
And (Asus2)we’ll feel so a live.
Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day.
We’ll make the (E5)great es cape.
And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say.
They don’t know us (E5)an y way.
Watch it burn, let it die
’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night.
to night.
All of the wast ed time, the (E)hours that were left be hind, the (F#m11)an swers that we’ll nev er find: (Bsus)They don’t mean a thing to night.
Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day.
We’ll make the (E5)great es cape.
We won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say.
They don’t know us (E5)an y way.
Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day.
We’ll make the (E5)great es cape.
And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say.
They don’t know us (E5)an y way.
Throw it a (C#m7)way, for get yes ter (Asus2)day.
We’ll make the (E5)great es cape.
And we won’t hear a (C#m7)word they say.
They don’t know us (E5)an y way.
Throw it a (E5)an y way.
Watch it burn, let it die
’cause (Asus2)we are fi n’ly free to night.
The Great Escape — Classic Piano Sheet Music
Read "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls in classic piano notation — both hands, real chords + notes, in the published key of E. Engraved server-side from the publisher MusicXML; click any note to jump there as the score follows along at 150 BPM.
Tip: Use the speed control to practice at 70% tempo first. Focus on tricky chord transitions before attempting the full arrangement.
Try other practice modes:
About “The Great Escape”
- Is this the same engraved sheet music a piano teacher would print for "The Great Escape"?
- Yes — the score is rendered server-side from the publisher MusicXML using Verovio (the same engine RISM and OpenScore use). Standard piano notation, treble + bass staves, real chord symbols, key signature E. Print-quality and identical to what you'd see in a printed piano book.
- What key is "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls played in?
- The Great Escape is arranged in the key of E on Super Simple Piano. You can transpose to any other key live in the player.
- What's the tempo (BPM) of "The Great Escape"?
- The arrangement plays at 150 BPM. Use the speed control (10-200%) to practice slower or play faster.
- Is "The Great Escape" easy to play on piano?
- This is a medium-difficulty arrangement. Most players can learn it within a few practice sessions using the speed control.
- Can I download sheet music for "The Great Escape"?
- Yes — registered users can download PDF sheet music, plus MIDI and MusicXML files for use in other notation software.
- Who composed "The Great Escape"?
- "The Great Escape" was originally performed by Boys Like Girls. The Super Simple Piano arrangement is simplified for beginner-to-intermediate players.
- What chords are used in "The Great Escape"?
- This arrangement uses 11 chords: Asus2, B, Bsus4, C, C#m7, E, E6, Emaj7, +3 more.
- What other songs by Boys Like Girls can I play here?
- Try "LOVE DRUNK", "HERO/HEROINE", "Great Big World". All are in our player with color-coded notes; pick the one matching your level.
- Is this the same notation a piano teacher would hand me?
- Yes — "The Great Escape" is rendered at engraver quality (the Verovio engine, the same toolkit RISM and OpenScore editions use) from the original publisher MusicXML. You get standard piano notation: treble + bass clefs, key signature E, time signature, beams, dynamics — everything a printed sheet music book would have. Great for piano students learning to read music properly.
- What's the difference between Sheet Music and the other modes here?
- Sheet Music is the "classic" view — the one your piano teacher uses. Other modes (Beginner, Fall Down, Simple Sheet, Lead Sheet) trade real notation for color-coded notes and falling shapes to help absolute beginners. Use Sheet Music once you're ready to read both hands at once from real notation.
- Can I practice from this view at my own pace?
- Yes — slow the tempo from 150 BPM down (or up) without changing the pitch. The score scrolls in time and the currently playing note is highlighted, so you can drill a tough bar at half speed and bump it up once it feels comfortable.
- Why can I click a note in the score?
- Every notehead is interactive. Click and the audio jumps to that moment so you can drill a specific phrase or bar instead of replaying from the top. The currently playing note is highlighted as the music advances so your eye never loses its place.
- Can I download the sheet music as a PDF?
- Yes — Sheet Music PDF is one of the download formats for this song. The engraved score prints page-perfect on A4 / Letter so you can practice from paper as well as on screen.
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