Intro
Fm Ab7 F7 F (Riff) Fm7 (riff) Fm7 F riff
[Verse 1]
F Fm
All my life I wanted to fly
A# Fm
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
F
Making circles in the morning sun
F
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
Fm F
(I can't break away)
Fm
Like a child in his fantasy
F Fm
Punching holes in the walls of reality
F
All my life I wanted to fly
F
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
F Ab
(I can't breakaway )
F Ab
(I can't breakaway )
F A# F
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Fm
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
F
But you can't be what you wanna be
Db F
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Fm
I can't breakaway
Gm7 F
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
A# Fm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fm
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Fm
One is one, one
Fm
And two is two, two
Fm
You want me
Fm
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
Ab Fm
And white is white (white is white)
Ab
So come out in the middle
N.c Fm
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Fm F
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Fmin7 A#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Fm F7 Fm F7 Fm
[Verse]
Ab7
(Cowbell)
F
Well, mama told me,
Fm
When I was young,
Fm
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
Db
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
A# Fm
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
A# Fm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fm
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
A# F
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fmin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
A#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F Fmin7
No, no, no., no, no
Fmin7
I can't breakaway
A# Fm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Fm
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Fmaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)