Intro: (chorus chord progression w/background vocals):

           C                        Dm
        (Break, break, shake away, break, break away)
         Gm7      C7       Fmaj7  F   /E
        (Do what, do what I wanna do)
        Dm7  G7  Gm7/C     D7
         / / / /  / / / /  /

Verse 1:

        Gm7            C
        Time will not wait for me
        A7          Dm
        Time is my destiny
        G               C              /B         Bb
        Why change the part of me that has to be free

        The love that passed me by
        I found no reason why
        But now each day is filled with the love

        (Bb)            Gm
        That very same love
                      Bbmaj7
        That passed me by
                   G7sus4  G7
        And that is why

Chorus 1:

                C                  Dm 
        I can breakaway from that lonely life
                  Gm7        C7  Fmaj7  F   /E
        And I can do what I wanna do
             Dm7       G7       Gm7/C
        And breakaway from that empty life
                D7
        And my world is new

Verse 2:

        When I laid down on my bed
        I heard voices in my head
        Telling me now "Hey it's only a dream"

        The more I thought of it
        I had been out of it
        And here's the answer I found instead

        (Baby baby) Found out it was in my head
        (Baby baby) Found out it was my head
        (Baby baby) Found out it was in my head

Chorus 2:

        And I can breakaway to the better life
        Where the shackles never hold me down
        I'm gonna make a way for each happy day
        As my life turns around

Coda:

         Bb
        Come on we're free to break away
               (Oh boy you jump for joy when you)
                       Gm
        Now won't you come on, you're free to break away
                     (break away)
          Bb                                              Gm
              Come on you're free to break, break away
        (break away)                                    (break away)
          Bb                                              Gm
              Come on you're free to break, break away
        (break away)                                    (break away)

         Bb                                          Gm
        Feel the vibrations in all the sensations, breakin' away
         Bb                                          Gm
        Feel the vibrations in all the sensations, breakin' away  [fade]