Intro
Am C7 A7 A (Riff) Am7 (riff) Am7 A riff
[Verse 1]
A Am
All my life I wanted to fly
D Am
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
Am A
(I can't break away)
Am
Like a child in his fantasy
A Am
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 C
(I can't breakaway )
A C
(I can't breakaway )
A D A
Whoa, well mama told me When I was young,
Am
Stand tall girl, You're number one (she said)
A
But you can't be what you wanna be
F A
But you can shake the course of your destiny
Am
I can't breakaway
Bm7 A
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Am
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
D Am
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Am
Oh yeah, I share, I share you, who?
Am
One is one, one
Am
And two is two, two
Am
You want me
Am
And I hang you, Black is Black (black is black)
C Am
And white is white (white is white)
C
So come out in the middle
N.c Am
'Till midnight, I can't breakaway
Am A
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Am
Well no, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
Amin7 D
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A
Oh yeah, yeah, yeah-heh-heh
[Interlude]
Am A7 Am A7 Am
[Verse]
C7
(Cowbell)
A
Well, mama told me,
Am
When I was young,
Am
Stand tall girl, stand tall girl
You're number one (you're number one)
F
(she said)You can't be what you wanna be
D Am
But you can change the course of your destiny
I can't breakaway
D Am
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Am
No, no, no, no, no
I can't breakaway
D A
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Amin7
I can't, I can't, I can't breakaway
D
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
A Amin7
No, no, no., no, no
Amin7
I can't breakaway
D Am
Ah-min-ah, do-ki-do, ah-mah-neh-la.
Am
Woo ooh ooooh oh
Amaj7
I can't break away (I can't breakaway)