Intro
Em G7 E7 E (Riff) Em7 (riff) Em7 E riff
[Verse 1]
E Em
All my life I wanted to fly
A Em
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
E
Making circles in the morning sun
E
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
Em E
(I can't break away)
Em
Like a child in his fantasy
E Em
Punching holes in the walls of reality
E
All my life I wanted to fly
E
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
E G
(I can't breakaway )
E G
(I can't breakaway )
E A E
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Em
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
E
But you can't be what you wanna be
C E
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Em
I can't breakaway
F#m7 E
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Em
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
A Em
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Em
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Em
One is one, one
Em
And two is two, two
Em
You want me
Em
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
G Em
And white is white (white is white)
G
So come out in the middle
N.c Em
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Em E
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Em
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Emin7 A
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
E
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Em E7 Em E7 Em
[Verse]
G7
(Cowbell)
E
Well, mama told me,
Em
When I was young,
Em
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
C
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
A Em
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
A Em
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Em
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
A E
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Emin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
A
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
E Emin7
No, no, no., no, no
Emin7
I can't breakaway
A Em
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Em
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Emaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)