Intro
C#m Fb7 C#7 C# (Riff) C#m7 (riff) C#m7 C# riff
[Verse 1]
C# C#m
All my life I wanted to fly
Gb C#m
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
C#
Making circles in the morning sun
C#
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
C#m C#
(I can't break away)
C#m
Like a child in his fantasy
C# C#m
Punching holes in the walls of reality
C#
All my life I wanted to fly
C#
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
C# Fb
(I can't breakaway )
C# Fb
(I can't breakaway )
C# Gb C#
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
C#m
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
C#
But you can't be what you wanna be
A C#
But you can shake the course of your destiny
C#m
I can't breakaway
D#m7 C#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Gb C#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#m
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
C#m
One is one, one
C#m
And two is two, two
C#m
You want me
C#m
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
Fb C#m
And white is white (white is white)
Fb
So come out in the middle
N.c C#m
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
C#m C#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
C#min7 Gb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
C#m C#7 C#m C#7 C#m
[Verse]
Fb7
(Cowbell)
C#
Well, mama told me,
C#m
When I was young,
C#m
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
Gb C#m
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
Gb C#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#m
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Gb C#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#min7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
Gb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C# C#min7
No, no, no., no, no
C#min7
I can't breakaway
Gb C#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C#m
Woo ooh ooooh oh
C#maj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)