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Breakout  (Connell /Drewery/ Jackson)
Intro
    E     Cmaj7       Bm7    E   Cmaj7     F#m7   F#m7/  BBass (=  B11) E  
Breakout!
Riff Number 1
(  E   E  E/ G#Bass  E/G#Bass F#m7/ ABass   B)
Riff Number 2
(  E   E  E/ G#Bass  E/G#Bass F#m7/ ABass   A/C#Bass  B)
Riff Number 3
(  C#m7   E/G#Bass F#m7/ ABass  A/C#Bass  B)
Pre-Verse
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 3
Verse
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 3
 When explanations make no sense, when every answer's wrong.
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 2
you're fighting with lost confidence all expectations gone.
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 3
The time has come to make or break, move on don't hesitate.
Hold on the E
- breakout !
Chorus
      Amaj7   F#m7/  BBass                   C#m7                           Amaj7  
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
                                F#m7   F#m7/  BBass (=  B11)
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
 E           Riff 1  Riff 2
- breakout !
Verse 2
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 3
When situations never change, tomorrow looks unsure.
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 2
Don't leave your destiny to chance, what are you waiting for?
Riff 1                       Riff 3
The time has come to make or break
Hold on the E 
- breakout !
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Riff 1 Riff 2 etc
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Bridge
CSome peDople stop at notEhing, 
if yCou're seaDrching for sEomething
Clay down the law, shout out for more,
                F#m7  F#m7/ BBass ( =  B11)
breakout and shout, day in and day out 
E- breakout
Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 2
Chorus
       Amaj7   F#m7/  BBass                  C#m7                           Amaj7  
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
                                  F#m7   F#m7/  BBass (=  B11)
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E  Riffs modulate into A#m7/ D#Bass ( = D#11)
- breakout !
Key change up two steps to F#  
Chorus   
   Bmaj7   G#m7/  C#Bass      D#m7                                         Bmaj7  
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
                                   G#m7   G#m7/  C#Bass (=  C#11)
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, 
A#m7/ D#Bass ( = D#11)
Breakout!
Chorus again (same as the last one)
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Vocal over
lay down the law, shout out for more, etc

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Breakout

by Swing Out Sister

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Bm7

F#m7

B11

E/G#

A/C#

C#m7

Amaj7

A#m7

D#11

Bmaj7

G#m7

D#m7

C#11

Breakout (Connell /Drewery/ Jackson)

Intro

E Cmaj7 Bm7 E Cmaj7 F#m7 F#m7 B B11 E

/ Bass (= )

Breakout!

Riff Number 1

E E E G# E/G# F#m7 A B

( / Bass Bass / Bass )

Riff Number 2

E E E G# E/G# F#m7 A A/C# B

( / Bass Bass / Bass Bass )

Riff Number 3

C#m7 E/G# F#m7 A A/C# B

( Bass / Bass Bass )

Pre-Verse

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

Verse

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

When explanations make no sense, when every answer's wrong.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2

you're fighting with lost confidence all expectations gone.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

The time has come to make or break, move on don't hesitate.

Hold on the E

- breakout !

Chorus

Amaj7 F#m7 B C#m7 Amaj7

/ Bass

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

F#m7 F#m7 B B11

/ Bass (= )

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.

E Riff 1 Riff 2

- breakout !

Verse 2

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3

When situations never change, tomorrow looks unsure.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2

Don't leave your destiny to chance, what are you waiting for?

Riff 1 Riff 3

The time has come to make or break

Hold on the E

- breakout !

Chorus

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!

Riff 1 Riff 2 etc

Chorus

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!

Bridge

C D E

Some people stop at nothing,

C D E

if you're searching for something

lay down the law, shout out for more,

F#m7 F#m7 B B11

/ Bass ( = )

breakout and shout, day in and day out

- breakout

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2

Chorus

Amaj7 F#m7 B C#m7 Amaj7

/ Bass

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

F#m7 F#m7 B B11

/ Bass (= )

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.

A#m7 D# D#11

E Riffs modulate into / Bass ( = )

- breakout !

Key change up two steps to

Chorus

Bmaj7 G#m7 C# D#m7 Bmaj7

/ Bass

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

G#m7 G#m7 C# C#11

/ Bass (= )

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say,

A#m7 D# D#11

/ Bass ( = )

Breakout!

Chorus again (same as the last one)

Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last

you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!

Vocal over

lay down the law, shout out for more, etc

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