Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
2004
1. Breakaway (Written by M. Gerrard, B. Benante, A. Lavigne)
2. Since U Been Gone (Written by Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald)
3. Behind These Hazel Eyes (Written by Kelly Clarkson, Matin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald)
4. Because Of You (Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben Moody)
5. Gone (Written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks)
6. Addicted (Written by Kelly Clarkson, David Hodges, Ben Moody)
7. Where Is Your Heart ( Written by Chantal Kreviazuk, Kelly Clarkson, Kara DioGuardi)
8. Walk Away (Written by Chantal Kreviazuk, Raine Maida, Kara DioGuardi, Kelly Clarkson)
9. You Found Me (Written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks)
10. I Hate Myself For Losing You (Written by Kara DioGuardi, Jimmy Harry, Shep Solomon)
11. Hear Me (Written by Kelly Clarkson, Kara DioGuardi, Clif Magness)
12. Beautiful Distater (Live) (Written by Matthew Wilder, Rebekah Jordan)
1. Breakaway
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Am: x02210
G: 320003
C: x32010
F: x33211 or 133211
D: xx0232
Am G C F Am G F
Intro: x 2
Verse 1:
Am G
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
Dreamin' of what could be
C F
And if I'd end up happy
Verse 2:
Am G
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
Wanted to belong here
C F
But something felt so wrong here
Am G F Am G D F G
So I prayed I could break away
Chorus:
C G
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
Am F
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
C G
And I'll make a wish, make a chance, make a change
C G
Out of the darkness and into the sun
Am F
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
C G
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
Verse 3:
Am G
Wanna feel the warm breeze
C F
Sleep under a palm tree
Am G F
Feel the rush of the ocean
Am G
Get onboard a fast train
C F
Travel on a jet plane
Am G D F G
And break away
Chorus:
C G
I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
Am F
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
C G
And I'll make a wish, take a chance, make a change
C G
Out of the darkness and into the sun
Am F
But I won't forget all the ones that I love
C G
I'll take a risk, take a chance, make a change
Bridge:
G
Buildings with a hundred floors
C F
Swinging 'round revolving doors
G C F
Maybe I don't know where they'll take me but
G C F
Gotta keep moving on, moving on
D F G
Fly away, breakaway
Chorus:
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 G
I gotta make a wish, take a chance, make a change
C G
Out of the darkness and into the sun
Am F
But I won't forget the place I come from
C G
I gotta take a risk, take a chance, make a change
2. Since U Been Gone
Standard Tuning
No Capo
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
F: x33211 or 133211
Bm: x24432
C: x32010
D: xx0232
Verse:
G Am
Here's the thing we started out friends
Em F G
It was cool but it was all pretend, yeah yeah
Am Em F
Since you been gone
G Am
You dedicated you took the time
Em F G
Wasn't long till I called you mine, yeah yeah
Am Em
Since you been gone
Pre-Chorus:
F G
And all you'd ever hear me say
Am Em
Is how I pictured me with you
F G
That's all you'd ever hear me say
Chorus:
Bm C G
But since you been gone
Bm C G
I can breathe for the first time
Em C G
I'm so moving on, yeah yeah
Am Em D Am
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Verse:
G Am
How can I put it, you put me on
Em F G
I even fell for that stupid love song, yeah yeah
Am Em
Since you been gone
Pre-Chorus:
F G
How come I'd never hear you say
Am Em
I just wanna be with you
F G
I guess you never felt that way
Chorus:
Bm C G
But since you been gone
Bm C G
I can breathe for the first time
Em C G
I'm so moving on, yeah yeah
Am Em D Am
Thanks to you, now I get what I want
Bridge:
C Em
You had your chance, you blew it
C G
Out of sight, out of mind
C Em
Shut your mouth I just can't take it
C
Again and again and again and again
Chorus:
Bm C G
But since you been gone
Bm C G
I can breathe for the first time
Em C G
I'm so moving on, yeah yeah
Am Em
Thanks to you, now I get
Bm C G
I can breathe for the first time
Em C G
I'm so moving on, yeah yeah
Am
Thanks to you, thanks to you
Am
You should know, you should know
Em D Am
That I get, I get what I want
G
Since you been gone, since you been gone, since you been gone
End on G
3. Behind These Hazel Eyes
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 2nd fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
G: 320003 or 320003
D: xx0232
Am: x02210
Verse:
Em C
Seems like just yesterday
G D
You were a part of me
Em C
I used to stand so tall
G D
I used to be so strong
Em C
Your arms around me tight
G D
Everything it felt so right
Em C G D
Unbreakable like nothing could go wrong
Pre-Chorus:
C D
I'm barely hanging on
Chorus:
Em C
Here I am, once again
Em C
Can't deny it, can't pretend
G D
Just thought you were the one
Em C
Broken up, deep inside
Am Em C
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
G D
Behind these hazel eyes
Verse:
Em C
I told you everything
G D
Opened up and let you in
Em C
You made me feel alright
Em C
Now all that's left of me
G D
Is what I pretend to be
Em C G D
So together but so broken up inside
Pre-Chorus:
C D
I'm barely hanging on
Chorus:
Em C
Here I am, once again
Em C
Can't deny it, can't pretend
G D
Just thought you were the one
Em C
Broken up, deep inside
Am Em C
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
G D
Behind these hazel eyes
Bridge:
Am G
Swallow me then spit me out
Am Em
For hating you I blame myself
Am G
Seeing you it kills me now
Am C D
No I don't cry on the outside
Chorus:
Em C
Here I am, once again
Em C
Can't deny it, can't pretend
G D
Just thought you were the one
Em C
Broken up, deep inside
Am Em C
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
G D
Behind these hazel eyes
Em C
Here I am, once again
Em C
Can't deny it, can't pretend
G D
Just thought you were the one
Em C
Broken up, deep inside
Am Em C
But you won't get to see the tears I cry
G D Em
Behind these hazel eyes
End on Em
4. Because Of You
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 1st fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
D: xx0232
G: 320003 or 320033
Bm: x24432
Am: x02210
B: x24442
F#m: 244222
E: 022100
C#: x46664
Verse:
G Bm Em D
I will not make the same mistakes that you did, I
G Bm Em D
I will not let myself cause my heart so much misery
G Bm Em D
I will not break the way you did, you fell so hard
G Bm
I've learned the hard way
Em D
To never let it get that far
Chorus:
(D) Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
G D B
I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
C D
Because of you, I am afraid
Verse:
G Bm Em D G
I lose my way and it's not too long before you point it out
Bm Em D G
I cannot cry because I know that's weakness in your eyes
Bm Em D G
I'm forced to fake a smile, a laugh everyday of my life
Bm
My heart can't possibly break
Em D
When it wasn't even whole to start with
Chorus:
(D) Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
G D B
I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me
C D
Because of you, I am afraid
Bridge:
Bm Em
I watched you die, I heard you cry
D
Every night in your sleep
Bm Em
I was so young, you should have known
D
Better than to lean on me
Bm Em D
You never thought of anyone else, you just saw your pain
Bm Em
And now I cry in the middle of the night
D
For the same damn thing
Chorus:
(D) Em
Because of you
C D
I never stray too far from the sidewalk
C D
I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt
D E
I try my hardest just to forget everything
D E C#
I don't know how to let anyone else in
A E C#
I'm ashamed of my life because it's empty
Outtro:
5. Gone
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 5th fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
G: 320033 or 320003
C: x32010
Em: x22000
F: 133211 or x33211
E: 022100
Verse:
Am
What you see's not what you get
Dm
With you there's just no measurement
G Am
No way to tell what's real from what isn't there
Your eyes they sparkle
Dm
That's all changed into lies that drop like acid rain
G
You washed away the best of me
Chorus:
C
You know you did it I'm gone
G
To find someone to live for in this world
Dm
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Am G
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
G
If you think you can walk right through my door
Am G
Coming back when I've finally moved on
Verse:
Am
Sometimes shattered never open
Dm
Nothing matters when you're broken
G Am
That was me whenever I was with you
Am
Always ending always over
Dm
Back and forth, up and down like a rollercoaster
G
I am breaking that habit
Chorus:
C
You know you did it I'm gone
G
To find someone to live for in this world
Dm
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Am G
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
G
If you think you can walk right through my door
Am G
Coming back when I've finally moved on
Bridge:
Am
There is nothing you can say
Em
Sorry doesn't cut it, babe
F
Take the hit and walk away
Am
Doesn't matter what you do
Em
It's what you did that's hurting you
F
All I needed was the truth
Bridge:
What you see's not what you get
Am F E
What you see's not what you get
Chorus:
C
You know you did it I'm gone
G
To find someone to live for in this world
Dm
There's no light at the end of the tunnel tonight
Am G
Just a bridge that I gotta burn
G
If you think you can walk right through my door
Am G
Coming back when I've finally moved on
Am Dm
Oh, I'm already gone, gone, gone, gone
6. Addicted
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 6th fret
Chords:
Em: x22000
C: x32010
D: xx0232
B7: x21202
Am: x02210
G: 320033 or 320003
F#: 244322 or x44322
Verse 1:
Em C
It's like you're a drug
D B7
It's like you're a demon I can't face down
D B7
It's like I'm running from you all the time
Am C D B7
And I know I let you have all the power
Am C D B7
It's like the only company I seek is misery all around
Verse 2:
Em C
It's like you're a leach
D B7
Sucking the life from me
Em C
It's like I can't breathe
D B7
Without you inside of me
Am C D B7
And I know I let you have all the power
Am C D B7
And I realize I'm never gonna quit you over time
Chorus:
Em C
It's like I can't breathe
D B7
It's like I can't see anything
Em C
It's like I can't think
D B7
Without you interrupting me
Am B7
You've taken over me
Verse 3:
D B7
It's like I'm giving up slowly
Em C
It's like you're a ghost that's haunting me
Am C D
And I know these voices in my head
Am C
And I know I'll never change my ways
D B7
If I don't give you up now
Chorus:
Em C
It's like I can't breathe
D B7
It's like I can't see anything
Em C
It's like I can't think
D B7
Without you interrupting me
Am B7
You've taken over me
Bridge:
G Am F#
I promise I can deal with it
Em G
I'll handle it quit it
Em G Am F#
Just a little bit more to get me through this
G Am F#
I promise I can deal with it
Em G
I'll handle it quit it
Em G Am F#
Just a little bit more to get me through this
Chorus:
Em C
It's like I can't breathe
D B7
It's like I can't see anything
Em C
It's like I can't think
D B7
Without you interrupting me
Am B7
You've taken over me
7. Where Is Your Heart
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
C: x32010
Bb: x13331
F: x33211 or 133211
Gm: 355333
G: 320003 or 320033
Dm: xx0231
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
(To make it easier put a capo on the 5th fret and replace the chords above by G, F, C, Dm, D, Am, Em & Bm)
Verse:
F
In the smile that you leave
F
The world to move underneath me
Pre-Chorus:
C
I know that you're true to me
Gm
You're always there, you say you care
F G
I know that you want to be mine
Chorus:
F C
'Cause I don't really feel you
F C
What I really want is to believe you
Dm
To give me what I need
Am
I want your heart to bleed
Em Bb
That's all I'm asking for
F C
Oh, where is your heart
Verse:
Bb
It's always me who's reaching out
F
That love would be effortless
Bb
Like a petal falling to the ground
Dm G
A dreamer following his dream
Chorus:
F C
'Cause I don't really feel you
F C
What I really want is to believe you
Dm
To give me what I need
Am
I want your heart to bleed
Em Bb
That's all I'm asking for
F C
Oh, where is your heart
Bridge:
G F C
It seems so much is left unsaid
G F
But you can say anything
Am Em
Oh, anytime you need
Am Em Bb
Baby, it's just you and me, oh yeah
Pre-Chorus:
C
I know that you're true to me
Gm
You're always there, you say you care
F Gm
I know that you want to be mine
Chorus:
F C
'Cause I don't really feel you
F C
What I really want is to believe you
Dm
To give me what I need
Am
I want your heart to bleed
Em Bb F
That's all I'm asking for
F C
'Cause I don't really feel you
F C
What I really want is to believe you
Dm
To give me what I need
Am
I want your heart to bleed
Em Bb F
That's all I'm asking for
8. Walk Away
Standard tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
E: 022100
G6: 320000
A6: x02222
A7: x02020
D: xx0232
C: x32010
Verse:
E G6
You've got your mother and your brother
A6
Every other undercover
A7
Tellin' you what to say (say)
That it's cupid, baby
A6 A7
Loving you has made me this way
Pre-Chorus:
E G6
So before you point your finger
A6 A7
Get your hands off of my trigger, oh yeah
E G6
You need to know this situation's getting old
A6
And now the more you talk
A7
The less I can take, oh
Chorus:
E
I'm looking for attention
A A7
Should you stay or should you go?
E
Well if you don't have the answer
D
Why are you still standing here?
Verse:
G6
Like a kid waiting after school
A6 A7
So tell me how come you never showed (showed)?
G6
And never asked for anything
Pre-Chorus:
E G6
So before you start defending
A6 A7
Baby stop all your pretending
G6
So what's the point in being slow
A6 A7
Let's get this show on the road today, hey
Chorus:
E
I'm looking for attention
A A7
Should you stay or should you go?
E
Well if you don't have the answer
D
Why are you still standing here?
Bridge:
To feel the burn
E
Not a boy who runs and hides
G6
Are you gonna fight for me?
Die for me
A
Live and breathe for me?
Do you care for me?
C
Cause if you don't then just leave
Chorus:
E
I'm looking for attention
A A7
Should you stay or should you go?
E
Well if you don't have the answer
D
Why are you still standing here?
G6
If you don't have the answer
9. You Found Me
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 4th fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
G: 320033 or 320003
D7: xx0212
F: 133211 or x33211
C: x32010
Dm: xx0231
Verse:
F G Am
Please don't wake me from this high
G D7
I'd become comfortably numb
F G F
Until you opened up my eyes
Pre-Chorus:
F
When everything's right
G (D7)
Oh I can't believe
Chorus:
C F
When no one else was looking
Am G C G
How did you know just where I would be?
Am G
Yeah you broke through
Am G
The ups and the downs
C G
And you still didn't leave
D7 F G
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
Verse:
F G Am
When you think of where we've been
F G F
All that has faded me within
Pre-Chorus:
G (D7)
I can believe
Chorus:
C F
When no one else was lookin'
Am G C G
How did you know just where I would be?
Am G
Yeah you broke through
Am G
The ups and the downs
C G
And you still didn't leave
D7 F G
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
Bridge:
F G Am G C F
And showed me where I belong
Chorus:
C F
When no one else was looking
C F
When no one else was looking
Am G C G
How did you know just where I would be?
Am G
Yeah you broke through
Am G
The ups and the downs
C G
And you still didn't leave
D7 F G
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
Am G
The ups and the downs
C G
And you still didn't leave
D7 F G
I guess that you saw what nobody could see
F G
And the things in between
10. I hate Myself For Losing You
Standard Tuning
No Capo
Chords:
Am: x02210
Dm: xx0231
F: x33211 or 133211
G: 320003 or 320033
Verse:
G
Staring at an empty room
Am
I have myself to blame
Dm
For the state I'm in today
Pre-Chorus:
Am F
And oh, I don't know what to say
G
And I don't know anyway
Chorus:
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
C G D
I'm seeing it all so clear
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
Am G
What do you do when you look in the mirror
F#m F
And staring at you is why he's not here?
Verse:
Am
You got what you deserved
F
'Cause everytime I think of her with you
G
It's killing me inside, and
Dm
Knowing that I can't be saved
Pre-Chorus:
F
I don't know what to do
G
Not sure that I'll pull through
Chorus:
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
C G D
I'm seeing it all so clear
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
Am G
What do you do when you look in the mirror
F#m F
And staring at you is why he's not here?
Bridge:
Am Dm F G
I hate myself for losing you
Am F
And oh, I don't know what to do
G
Not sure that I'll pull through
Am F
And oh, I don't know what to say
G
And I don't know anyway
Chorus:
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
C G D
I'm seeing it all so clear
C G D
I hate myself for losing you
Am G
What do you do when you look in the mirror
F#m F
And staring at you is why he's not here?
Am G
What do you say when everything you said
F#m G
Is the reason why he left you in the end
Am G
How do you cry when every tear you shed
F#m G Am G
Won't ever bring him back again
F#m F
I hate myself for loving you
11. Hear Me
Hear Me by Kelly Clarkson
Album: Breakaway
Track 11
2004
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 3rd fret
Chords:
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
C: x32010
Verse:
Am Em
You gotta be out there
Am Em
You gotta be somewhere
Am Em
Cause there are these nights when
Am Em
I sing myself to sleep
Am Em
And I'm hopin' my dreams
Chorus:
I'm ready now
Em C Am
Turn my world upside down
Find me
Em C Am
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
C Am
I'm screaming for you to please
Am Em Am Em
Can you hear me
Verse:
Am Em
I used to be scared of
Am Em
But it gets so lonely
Am Em
And no one to hold me
Am Em
I'm not always strong
Chorus:
I'm ready now
Em C Am
Turn my world upside down
Find me
Em C Am
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
C Am
I'm screaming for you to please
Bridge:
Am
I need someone to understand
Can you hear me?
Em
I'm lost in my thoughts
Can you hear me?
Chorus:
I'm ready now
Em C Am
Turn my world upside down
Find me
Em C Am
I'm lost inside the crowd
It's getting loud
C Am
I'm screaming for you to please
Hear me
End on Am
12. Beautiful Disaster (Live)
Standard Tuning
Capo on the 7th fret
Chords:
Cmaj7: x32000
C: x32010
F: 133211 or x33211
Fsus2: x33011
Dm: xx0231
G: 320003 or 320033
Am: x02210
Em: x22000
Fm: 133111
Bb: x13331
Eb: x68886
Cm: x35533
Csus2: x30010
Verse:
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He drowns in his dreams
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
An exquisite extreme I know
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's as damned as he seems
Dm G
And more heaven than a heart could hold
Pre-Chorus:
Am Em
And if I try to save him
Am
My whole world could cave in
Fm
Lord it just ain't right
Chorus:
F
I don't know what he's after
F C
Such a beautiful disaster
F
Through the tears and the laughter
F C
Or just a beautiful disaster
Verse:
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's magic and myth
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
As strong as what I believe
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
A tragedy with
Dm G
More damage than a soul should see
Pre-Chorus:
Am Em
And do I try to change him?
Am
So hard not to blame him
Chorus:
F
I don't know what he's after
F C
Such a beautiful disaster
F
Through the tears and the laughter
F C
Or just a beautiful disaster
Bridge:
Fm Eb Bb
I'm longing for love and the logical
Eb Bb Cm
But he's only happy hysterical
Fm Eb Bb
I'm waiting for some kind of miracle
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
Waited so long
Waited so long
Verse:
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's soft to the touch
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
But frayed at the end he breaks
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's never enough
Am G
And still he's more than I can take
Chorus:
F
I don't know what he's after
F C
Such a beautiful disaster
F
Through the tears and the laughter
F C
Or just a beautiful disaster
Outtro:
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's beautiful
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
Oh he's so beautiful
Cmaj7 C F Fsus2
He's beautiful
End on Csus2 (or C)