Intro
D#m Gb7 D#7 D# (Riff) D#m7 (riff) D#m7 D# riff
[Verse 1]
D# D#m
All my life I wanted to fly
Ab D#m
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
D#
Making circles in the morning sun
D#
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
D#m D#
(I can't break away)
D#m
Like a child in his fantasy
D# D#m
Punching holes in the walls of reality
D#
All my life I wanted to fly
D#
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
D# Gb
(I can't breakaway )
D# Gb
(I can't breakaway )
D# Ab D#
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
D#m
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
D#
But you can't be what you wanna be
Cb D#
But you can shake the course of your destiny
D#m
I can't breakaway
Fm7 D#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Ab D#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#m
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
D#m
One is one, one
D#m
And two is two, two
D#m
You want me
D#m
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
Gb D#m
And white is white (white is white)
Gb
So come out in the middle
N.c D#m
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
D#m D#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
D#min7 Ab
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
D#m D#7 D#m D#7 D#m
[Verse]
Gb7
(Cowbell)
D#
Well, mama told me,
D#m
When I was young,
D#m
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
Cb
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
Ab D#m
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
Ab D#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#m
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Ab D#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#min7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
Ab
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D# D#min7
No, no, no., no, no
D#min7
I can't breakaway
Ab D#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D#m
Woo ooh ooooh oh
D#maj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)