Intro
A#m Db7 A#7 A# (Riff) A#m7 (riff) A#m7 A# riff
[Verse 1]
A# A#m
All my life I wanted to fly
Eb A#m
Like the birds that you see way up in the sky
A#
Making circles in the morning sun
A#
Flying high in the sky 'till the day is done
A#m A#
(I can't break away)
A#m
Like a child in his fantasy
A# A#m
Punching holes in the walls of reality
A#
All my life I wanted to fly
A#
But I don't have the wings and I wonder why
A# Db
(I can't breakaway )
A# Db
(I can't breakaway )
A# Eb A#
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
A#m
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
A#
But you can't be what you wanna be
Gb A#
But you can shake the course of your destiny
A#m
I can't breakaway
Cm7 A#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Eb A#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#m
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
A#m
One is one, one
A#m
And two is two, two
A#m
You want me
A#m
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
Db A#m
And white is white (white is white)
Db
So come out in the middle
N.c A#m
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
A#m A#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#m
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
A#min7 Eb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
A#m A#7 A#m A#7 A#m
[Verse]
Db7
(Cowbell)
A#
Well, mama told me,
A#m
When I was young,
A#m
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
Gb
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
Eb A#m
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
Eb A#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#m
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Eb A#
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#min7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
Eb
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A# A#min7
No, no, no., no, no
A#min7
I can't breakaway
Eb A#m
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A#m
Woo ooh ooooh oh
A#maj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)