James Bay - Get Out While You Can: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Get Out While You Can" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Get Out While You Can Guitar Chords and Lyrics by James Bay

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Get Out While You Can" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

           G                                     Em
I've been looking all night watching them empty hours
                     C                        G
Invisible to these crowds, always double vision
                                               Em
I've been losing my mind listening to broken speech
                    C                          G
Stacking up broken seats, it's a lonely picture

       Bm                   C                Em
And I hear your voice as it echoes 'round my head
             D
Always that same thing that you said -

Chorus:
G                                  C
Get out, get out, while you still can
Em                                     C  D
Don't let the night slip through your hands
G                                  C
The world is wide from where you stand, so -
Em             D                  C D
Get out, get out while you still can
      G        C Em C  D
Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

As I'm sweeping up glass
I see the exit light so green
These people falling into the street
Something comes together
I've been here too long
And if I stay they'll tie me down
I know this chance won't hang around
So I'm gone forever

And I hear your voice as it echoes 'round my head
Always that same thing that you said

Chorus

               G
Packing up my suitcase, racing down forgotten streets
           Em
Making my tracks along the cracks in the concrete
              C
Seeing those headlights shining down upon my feet
        G
If you find me, you will find me on the run
For all the bleeding hearts pushing 'round the stubborn cards
                Em
I've seen the cleaner glass, I've seen the faster cars
                       C
And I don't need your heavy hours, I don't need your lonely bars
      G
I'm ejected like a bullet from a gun
So take your final look at me, maybe even take my hand
             Em
Stay on the staircase, come and chase the master plan
             C
Long way to get away, play it like a grand slam
           G
This is no encore, we have only just begun

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Get Out While You Can" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Get Out While You Can" by James Bay.