Intro
F#m A7 F#7 F# (Riff) F#m7 (riff) F#m7 F# riff
[Verse 1]
F# F#m
All my life I wanted to fly
Cb F#m
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
F#m F#
(I can't break away)
F#m
Like a child in his fantasy
F# F#m
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# A
(I can't breakaway )
F# A
(I can't breakaway )
F# Cb F#
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
F#m
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
F#
But you can't be what you wanna be
D F#
But you can shake the course of your destiny
F#m
I can't breakaway
G#m7 F#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Cb F#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#m
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
F#m
One is one, one
F#m
And two is two, two
F#m
You want me
F#m
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
A F#m
And white is white (white is white)
A
So come out in the middle
N.c F#m
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
F#m F#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
F#min7 Cb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
F#m F#7 F#m F#7 F#m
[Verse]
A7
(Cowbell)
F#
Well, mama told me,
F#m
When I was young,
F#m
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
D
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
Cb F#m
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
Cb F#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#m
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Cb F#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#min7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
Cb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F# F#min7
No, no, no., no, no
F#min7
I can't breakaway
Cb F#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
F#m
Woo ooh ooooh oh
F#maj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)