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SGonny abandoned his car last night,
Had a meeting on the decks with a light blue MonteCrey.
To breakaGway.
GSonny was playing all his cards last night, in a hotel room,
he dealt his life aCway,  to breakawGay.
   Now the Dpromises and the lies, they demGand it.
   Let the Fmaj7hearts that have been broken,  stand,
               G      ACsus9        D  G  
   As the price you pay,  to breakaway,  oh breakaway,
   Oh ronde, ronde, ronde, ray,    oh breakCaway.G  
GJanie slipped from behind the bar last night.
Cashed out and walked onto the streets, rainy and Cgray,  to breakaGway.
GJanie slid into a car last night, in a parking lot, she gave her soul Caway,
to breakawGay.
   (Chorus)
GBobby lay, beneath a sheet of stars last night,
His back on the blacktop, still warm from the heat Cof day,  breakaGway,
GBobby went down, hard last night,  saw a shooting star,
As the evening light, slipped aCway.     G(Chorus)
    (Note:  This song can be found on Bruce's excellent album "The Promise")
     Transcription done by MicrophonePark, November 2013

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Breakaway

by Bruce Springsteen

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Fmaj7

Sonny abandoned his car last night,

Had a meeting on the decks with a light blue Monterey.

To breakaway.

Sonny was playing all his cards last night, in a hotel room,

C G

he dealt his life away, to breakaway.

D G

Now the promises and the lies, they demand it.

Fmaj7

Let the hearts that have been broken, stand,

G A D G

Csus9

As the price you pay, to breakaway, oh breakaway,

C G

Oh ronde, ronde, ronde, ray, oh breakaway.

Janie slipped from behind the bar last night.

C G

Cashed out and walked onto the streets, rainy and gray, to breakaway.

G C

Janie slid into a car last night, in a parking lot, she gave her soul away,

to breakaway.

(Chorus)

Bobby lay, beneath a sheet of stars last night,

C G

His back on the blacktop, still warm from the heat of day, breakaway,

Bobby went down, hard last night, saw a shooting star,

C G

As the evening light, slipped away. (Chorus)

(Note: This song can be found on Bruce's excellent album "The Promise")

Transcription done by MicrophonePark, November 2013

About Breakaway Chords by Bruce Springsteen

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