Chords for Breaking Away - Al Jarreau

Tempo:
71.7 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#m

G#m

Gm

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Breaking Away - Al Jarreau chords
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[Gm] [D#] [F#m]
[Gm] [D] [E]
[D] [A] [F#m]
[E] [A] [E] [F#m]
[E] [D]
[E] [F#m] [E] [D] [F#]
[C#m] [A] [F#m]
[C#m] [A] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [C#m] [E] [Bm]
[C#m] [F#m] [C#m] [A] [D] [G#m]
[G] [F#m] [D#m] I'm making all [G#m]
[C#m] [Cm] [A#] kinds of money.
Screw the money, [D#] [G#m] that's the [F#] [E] [F#]
meaning.
[Gm] I'm taking my life, [F#m] I'm denying.
[Gm] [D]
[C#m] No use [A] with a girl who's gone.
[F#m] But when [C#m] she left me,
I'm making my part of the game.
I'm living, in [D] this [F#m] unkind end.
[E] [F#m] Open [C#m] the door, leave [Bm] this alone.
[E] [D] That's [E] the meaning, [B] there's [Bm] nothing.
[G#m]
[G] Good [F#m] for me.
[A#m] [D#m] Breaking away [G#m]
[E] [Fm] [A#] from the sea.
[D#] [G#m] Breaking away [D#m] [E] from dreams.
And [F#] in the dark, you're so [Gm] lonely.
[F#m]
[Gm] [F#m]
[Gm] [F#m]
[Gm] [F#m] [E]
Breaking [D#m] away, [G#m] [E] your love has [D#] opened [Gm] up a new [A#] sea.
[D#] [G#m] Breaking away, [F#]
[E] you can't [F#] handle the darkness,
no, [A#] no way.
[C] Breaking [G#m] away, [F#] [E] your love has [Fm] opened [E] up a new [A#] sea.
[C#] [G#m] Breaking away, [D#m]
[E] you can't handle [F#] the darkness,
[Gm] no, no way.
[A#] Breaking [G#m] away, [D#m] [C#m] your love has [G#]
[A#] opened up a new sea.
[C] [G#m] Breaking away, [F#]
[E] you can't handle the [F#] darkness.
[Gm] [A#] [G#m] [D#m] [E] [Fm]
[E] [Gm] [D#] [A#] [G#m] [D#m]
Key:  
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
Gm
123111113
C#m
13421114
E
2311
F#m
123111112
G#m
123111114
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Learn the basic chords of Al Jarreau - (2012 Japan Remaster) Breakin Away chords, with this master sequence: Gm, F#m, E, F#m, C#m, A, D, E, F#m and Gm. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 35 BPM and then match the original tempo of 72 BPM. Considering the song's key of A Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ [Gm] _ _ [D#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [F#m] _
[E] _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _
[E] _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [G#m] _
[G] _ [F#m] _ _ [D#m] I'm making all _ [G#m] _
_ [C#m] _ _ [Cm] [A#] kinds of money.
Screw the money, [D#] [G#m] that's the _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#]
meaning.
[Gm] I'm taking my life, _ _ [F#m] I'm denying.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ No use [A] with a girl who's gone.
[F#m] But when [C#m] she left me,
I'm making my part of the game.
I'm living, in [D] this [F#m] unkind end. _
[E] _ [F#m] Open [C#m] the door, leave [Bm] this alone. _ _
[E] _ [D] That's [E] the meaning, [B] there's [Bm] nothing.
_ [G#m]
[G] Good [F#m] for me.
_ _ [A#m] [D#m] Breaking away _ [G#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [Fm] _ [A#] from the sea. _ _
[D#] [G#m] Breaking away _ [D#m] _ [E] from dreams.
And [F#] in the dark, you're so [Gm] lonely.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E]
Breaking [D#m] away, [G#m] _ [E] your love has [D#] opened [Gm] up a new [A#] sea.
_ _ [D#] [G#m] Breaking away, [F#] _
_ [E] you can't [F#] handle the darkness,
no, [A#] no way. _
[C] Breaking [G#m] away, [F#] _ [E] your love has [Fm] opened [E] up a new [A#] sea.
_ _ [C#] [G#m] Breaking away, [D#m] _
[E] you can't handle [F#] the darkness,
[Gm] no, no way.
[A#] Breaking [G#m] away, _ [D#m] _ [C#m] your love has [G#]
[A#] opened up a new sea.
_ _ [C] [G#m] Breaking away, _ [F#] _
[E] you can't handle the [F#] darkness.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ [Fm] _
[E] _ [Gm] _ _ [D#] _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [D#m] _

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