Intro
Bm D7 B7 B (Riff) Bm7 (riff) Bm7 B riff
[Verse 1]
B Bm
All my life I wanted to fly
Fb Bm
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
B
Making circles in the morning sun
B
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
Bm B
(I can't break away)
Bm
Like a child in his fantasy
B Bm
Punching holes in the walls of reality
B
All my life I wanted to fly
B
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
B D
(I can't breakaway )
B D
(I can't breakaway )
B Fb B
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Bm
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
B
But you can't be what you wanna be
G B
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Bm
I can't breakaway
C#m7 B
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Fb Bm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bm
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Bm
One is one, one
Bm
And two is two, two
Bm
You want me
Bm
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
D Bm
And white is white (white is white)
D
So come out in the middle
N.c Bm
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Bm B
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bm
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Bmin7 Fb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
B
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Bm B7 Bm B7 Bm
[Verse]
D7
(Cowbell)
B
Well, mama told me,
Bm
When I was young,
Bm
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
G
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
Fb Bm
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
Fb Bm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bm
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Fb B
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bmin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
Fb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
B Bmin7
No, no, no., no, no
Bmin7
I can't breakaway
Fb Bm
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Bm
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Bmaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)