Midlake - He Tried To Escape Chords

Intro - E

E
He tried to escape once in a balloon. 
E
He tried to escape once in a balloon.
       A                              E
On the foggiest day he decided not to stay. 
    F#m                   B             C#m
The ground below held his wife not long ago. 
    F#m                 B               E
And through the fog the ground, it disappeared. 


Instrumental - F#m  B  C#m 
               F#m  B  C#m
               F#m  B  E 


E
He felt he had made it and starts to come down. 
E
A crowd of people that followed were cheering loud. 
         A                                                    E  
But then something went wrong and he couldn't get back in the air. 
    F#m            B               C#m     
And when he landed just inside the gates,
    F#m         B           E
The monocle men carried him away.


Instrumental + Ending - F#m  B  C#m 
                        F#m  B  C#m
                        F#m  B  C#m               
                        F#m  B  E