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Breakaway

Avril Lavigne

PopAdvanced for beginners7 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Am×
G
BDiagram coming soon
C×
F
D××
F#Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

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              Am         G/B      C          F 
Da da da n da da, Da da da n da da, aaa... 
Am         G        F     (2x) 
Da da da n da da da da, aaa... 
 
(Verse) 
Am           G/B 
Grew up in a small town 
C                       F 
And when the rain would fall down 
Am       G            F 
I'd just stare out my window 
Am               G/B 
Dreaming of what could be 
C                 F 
And if I'd end up happy 
Am G     F 
I would pray 
 
Am             G/B 
Trying hard to reach out 
C                   F 
But when I tried to speak out 
Am        G            F 
Felt like no one could hear me 
Am           G/B 
Wanted to belong here 
C                     F 
But something felt so wrong here 
Am G   F 
So I'd pray 
Am      G       D/F# F   G 
I could break away 
 
 
C                             G 
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly. 
     Am                    F 
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. 
C 
Make a wish, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away. 
C                       G 
Out of the darkness and into the sun. 
    Am                     F 
But I won't forget all the ones that I love. 
     C 
I'll take a risk, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away 
 
(intro 2x) 
 
(Verse) 
Am             G/B 
Wanna feel the warm breeze 
C             F 
Sleep under a palm tree 
Am       G           F 
Feel the rush of the ocean 
Am            G/B 
Get onboard a fast train 
C           F 
Travel on a jetplane 
Am  G F 
Far away 
    Am    G D/F# F  G 
And break away 
 
 
C                             G 
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly. 
     Am                    F 
I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky. 
C 
Make a wish, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away. 
C                       G 
Out of the darkness and into the sun. 
Am                         F 
But I won't forget all the ones that I love. 
     C 
I'll take a risk, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away 
 
(bridge) 
G 
Buildings with a hundred floors 
C             F 
Swinging with revolving doors 
G                                C     F 
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me 
G                     C          F 
Gotta keep movin on movin on 
     D 
Fly away 
       F    G 
Break away 
 
 
C                             G 
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly. 
Am                      F 
Though it's not easy to tell you goodbye 
C 
Make a wish, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away. 
C                       G 
Out of the darkness and into the sun. 
Am                     F 
But I won't forget the place I come from 
        C 
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, 
G                  Am    G F 
Make a change, and break away 
Am    G F 
Break away 
Am    G F 
Break away 
 
( F ) 
          
 

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Chord set

Am · G · B · C · F · D · F#

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.