Intro
Cm Eb7 C7 C (Riff) Cm7 (riff) Cm7 C riff
[Verse 1]
C Cm
All my life I wanted to fly
F Cm
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
Cm C
(I can't break away)
Cm
Like a child in his fantasy
C Cm
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 Eb
(I can't breakaway )
C Eb
(I can't breakaway )
C F C
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Cm
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
C
But you can't be what you wanna be
Ab C
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Cm
I can't breakaway
Dm7 C
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
F Cm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cm
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Cm
One is one, one
Cm
And two is two, two
Cm
You want me
Cm
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
Eb Cm
And white is white (white is white)
Eb
So come out in the middle
N.c Cm
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Cm C
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Cmin7 F
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Cm C7 Cm C7 Cm
[Verse]
Eb7
(Cowbell)
C
Well, mama told me,
Cm
When I was young,
Cm
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
Ab
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
F Cm
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
F Cm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cm
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
F C
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cmin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
F
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
C Cmin7
No, no, no., no, no
Cmin7
I can't breakaway
F Cm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Cm
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Cmaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)