• Song:

    BREAKOUT

  • Artist:

    Swing Out Sister

  • Album:

    Swing Out Singles

Breakout  (Connell /Drewery/ Jackson)

Intro
E    Cmaj7   Bm7     E  Cmaj7 F#m7   F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 ) E

Breakout!
Riff Number 1
( E E E/Ab Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass  B )
Riff Number 2
( E E E/Ab Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass  A/C# Bass B )
Riff Number 3
( C#m7 E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass 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 / B Bass      C#m7             Amaj7                         
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
               F#m7                 F#m7 / B Bass (= 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
C      D               E
Some people stop at nothing, 
    C        D           E
if you're searching for something
C
lay down the law, shout out for more,
F#m7                F#m7/B Bass ( = B11 )
breakout and shout, day in and day out 
E
- breakout

Riff 1               Riff 2           Riff 1           Riff 2

Chorus

    Amaj7   F#m7 / B Bass      C#m7            Amaj7                         
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
           F#m7                       F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E  Riffs modulate into Bbm7/Eb Bass ( = Eb11)
- breakout !
Key change up two steps to F#
Chorus   

Bmaj7   Abm7 / C# Bass    Ebm7  Bmaj7                                       
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
             Abm7                      Abm7 / C# Bass (= C#11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, 

Bbm7/Eb Bass ( = Eb11)
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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