Intro
Gm A#7 G7 G (Riff) Gm7 (riff) Gm7 G riff
[Verse 1]
G Gm
All my life I wanted to fly
C Gm
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
G
Making circles in the morning sun
G
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
Gm G
(I can't break away)
Gm
Like a child in his fantasy
G Gm
Punching holes in the walls of reality
G
All my life I wanted to fly
G
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
G A#
(I can't breakaway )
G A#
(I can't breakaway )
G C G
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Gm
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
G
But you can't be what you wanna be
Eb G
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Gm
I can't breakaway
Am7 G
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
C Gm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gm
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Gm
One is one, one
Gm
And two is two, two
Gm
You want me
Gm
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
A# Gm
And white is white (white is white)
A#
So come out in the middle
N.c Gm
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Gm G
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Gmin7 C
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
G
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Gm G7 Gm G7 Gm
[Verse]
A#7
(Cowbell)
G
Well, mama told me,
Gm
When I was young,
Gm
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
Eb
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
C Gm
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
C Gm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gm
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
C G
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gmin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
C
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
G Gmin7
No, no, no., no, no
Gmin7
I can't breakaway
C Gm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Gm
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Gmaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)