Intro
Dm F7 D7 D (Riff) Dm7 (riff) Dm7 D riff
[Verse 1]
D Dm
All my life I wanted to fly
G Dm
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
Dm D
(I can't break away)
Dm
Like a child in his fantasy
D Dm
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 F
(I can't breakaway )
D F
(I can't breakaway )
D G D
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Dm
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
D
But you can't be what you wanna be
A# D
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Dm
I can't breakaway
Em7 D
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
G Dm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dm
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Dm
One is one, one
Dm
And two is two, two
Dm
You want me
Dm
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
F Dm
And white is white (white is white)
F
So come out in the middle
N.c Dm
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Dm D
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Dmin7 G
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Dm D7 Dm D7 Dm
[Verse]
F7
(Cowbell)
D
Well, mama told me,
Dm
When I was young,
Dm
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
A#
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
G Dm
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
G Dm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dm
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
G D
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dmin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
G
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
D Dmin7
No, no, no., no, no
Dmin7
I can't breakaway
G Dm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Dm
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Dmaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)