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Break Away:The Newbeats.
#40 on BB Hot 100 on HICKORY
Records in 1965.
INTRO:  Bb   Eb  Bb.. Eb   Bb  Eb.. Bb  Eb..
#1.
BbBreak away, break away, break away from that boy,
he's not your Fkind.
FBreak away, break away, break away from his arms
and come to Bbmine.
BbIt hurts me so to see you when you're Ebcrying..all he's 
Cdoing, doing, doing, doing's Fhanding you a Bbline.
CHORUS:
You better Gm7break away, break away, break away, break away, 
Cmbreak away, break away from that Bbboy, Fhe's Dm7not your Bbkind.
#2.
BbI'm the guy who Absees he will Bblead you to beAblieve that 
Bbyou're the only Ablove in his Bblife.
He'll put Ebstardust in your Dbeyes and build Ebcastles in your 
Dbskies and he's Ebout with a new girl every Fnight.
CHORUS:
You better Bbbreak away, break away, break away, from that boy, 
who's not your Fkind.
FBreak away, break away, break away from his arms and come 
to Bbmine.
#3.
BbIt hurts me so to see you when you're Ebcrying..all he's 
Cdoing, doing, doing, doing's Fhanding you a Bbline.
CHORUS:
You better Gm7break away, break away, break away, Cmbreak away, 
break away, break away from that Bbboy, Fhe's not your Bbkind.
OUTRO:
FYou better Gm7break away, break away, break away, Cmbreak away, 
break away, break away from that Bbboy, Fhe's not your Bbkind..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Break Away

by The Newbeats

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Gm7

Dm7

Break Away:The Newbeats.

#40 on BB Hot 100 on HICKORY

Records in 1965.

Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb Bb Eb

INTRO: .. .. ..

#1.

Break away, break away, break away from that boy,

he's not your kind.

Break away, break away, break away from his arms

and come to mine.

Bb Eb

It hurts me so to see you when you're crying..all he's

C F Bb

doing, doing, doing, doing's handing you a line.

CHORUS:

Gm7

You better break away, break away, break away, break away,

Cm Bb F Dm7 Bb

break away, break away from that boy, he's not your kind.

#2.

Bb Ab Bb Ab

I'm the guy who sees he will lead you to believe that

Bb Ab Bb

you're the only love in his life.

Eb Db Eb

He'll put stardust in your eyes and build castles in your

Db Eb F

skies and he's out with a new girl every night.

CHORUS:

You better break away, break away, break away, from that boy,

who's not your kind.

Break away, break away, break away from his arms and come

to mine.

#3.

Bb Eb

It hurts me so to see you when you're crying..all he's

C F Bb

doing, doing, doing, doing's handing you a line.

CHORUS:

Gm7 Cm

You better break away, break away, break away, break away,

Bb F Bb

break away, break away from that boy, he's not your kind.

OUTRO:

F Gm7 Cm

You better break away, break away, break away, break away,

Bb F Bb

break away, break away from that boy, he's not your kind..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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