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Grace VanderWaal - Escape My Mind Ukulele Chords

Chord reference G, Em, C, Cm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G] [Em] [C] [G]It was wrong, well, it never worked, [Em]or at least I told myself [C]To not make it hurt, [G]I try to blast music In attempt to get you [Em]out of my eyes, [C]but I can’t escape my mind [G]I hate you ’cause I’ve always, look at your [Em]picture [Cm] [G]And I tell myself, that I’m over it, but then I get a little [Em]unsure [Cm]

[G]I wish I could get you, out of my [Em]mind, but I [Cm]think about it all the time [G]And I wish I could not think, for once in my [Em]life But [Cm]when I see your face, I [Cm]can’t escape my mind

[G] [G]I know we were never a thing, but I always [Em]think about What could’ve [C]happened if we kept going, and I [G]never had this happen to me Only in the [Em]movies, but [C]honey it is happening [G]I hate you ’cause I’ve always, look at your [Em]picture [Cm] [G]And I tell myself, that I’m over it, but then I get a little [Em]unsure [Cm]

[G]I wish I could get you, out of my [Em]mind, but I [Cm]think about it all the time [G]And I wish I could not think, for once in my [Em]life But [Cm]when I see your face, I [Cm]can’t escape my mind

[G] [G] [Em] [C] [G]I can’t escape my mind [Em]I wish I could [C]turn it off some[Cm]times, [G]oh, I can’t escape my mind Oh, no matter how [Em]hard I try, I wish I could [C]turn it off some[Cm]times

[G]I wish I could get you, out of my [Em]mind, but I [Cm]think about it all the time [G]And I wish I could not think, for once in my [Em]life But [Cm]when I see your face, I [Cm]can’t escape [Cm]my [G]mind

Album Just the Beginning
Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop
Year 2017
Key G

How to Play Escape My Mind on Ukulele?

Grace VanderWaal - Escape My Mind can be played in the key of G using the G, Em, C, Cm chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, barre fret 3 across E–A with finger 1, leave G, C open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Escape My Mind with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.