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Breakaway by ZZ Top

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  • Capo on 1st
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Key: Chord diagramBb majorBb

Intro Rhythm:

  slowly
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------3b4-|-----------------------------3b4-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------2m------------------|-2-----------2m------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|-0-----------0m--------------3b4-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----3-------3m------------------|-----3-------3--------1----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------2m------------------|-----2-------2--------0----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-----------0m------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------3b4-|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Intro Leads:

  at 0:13, with pickup notes
e|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5---5PH----------------------------|----------------------5PH-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------7~---------------------|--------------------------7-x---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------0--------------------------|------------------------------0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|----12m--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-------5m----------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------7-------5-------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-12---------12~------------------|
Verse 1:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
 "Its a chemical attraction, I just can't slide by"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "Every time I  look  into my  baby's  eyes"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I'm helpless
so helpless
so I"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|-----------------------------3b4-|
 "surrender"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
 "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "Simply  can't deny it
she has  control"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I'm helpless
so helpless
so I"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------|
 "remember                    She won't let me"


Chorus:

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "breakaway                  She won't let me"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7---------------\x--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------7PH-7PH-7PH----/7---|---------5/7-7---------------\x--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "breakaway                      I said"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-------5---7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-------5---5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------3-----------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
  "breakaway                      ah yeah"

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----7~--------------------------|---7~----7~------7~--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|


PreVerse:

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-------------------------------|-5PH-----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---7~----7-------7PH-------------|-----7PH-5PH---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------5~------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Verse 2:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
"We were working it though
baby  we had a groove"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "Movin' to the moment when we   make our move      But it"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|-4m------4---2-------4---x-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|-0m------0---0-------0---x-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "happened
something happened       and I'm not"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3---3---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------0-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------3b5---|---------------------------------|
 "lying 'bout the pain               She won't let me"


Chorus 2:

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "breakaway                  She won't let me"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------|
  "breakaway                      I said"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
 "breakaway                      ah yeah"

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Bridge:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-------------------------------|-----5---------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5-------------------------------|-----5---7---------------7PH-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|-0m------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7m------------------------------|-7\------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5m------------------------------|-5\------------------------------|


Solo:

e|---------------------------------|-----------------------12p10-12--|
Chord diagramBB|-----10--10--10~-----------------|-------------------10------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-12------------------------------|-------------------11------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-13------10--10~-------13--------|-------------------10--13------10|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-------------------11------11----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------10--12------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-13b14------------13brb14----10~-|-----------------10----10--10--13b14-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-----------------10b11---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------10--10PH~---------------|-----------------------------10--|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------7\5-----|-7-------5b-------------/11------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|-----7---------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------10--10--10--------------|---------------------10----------|
Chord diagramBB|-13b14----------------13b14------|-10------13b14------------13b14--|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|------------------10--10h12------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-10~-----13b14-------------13b14-|---------10--------------10--10--|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------12----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|------------12-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-------10--------10--10--b11--b11--10~|-10--8--10--8h10~-------8--------|
Chord diagramBB|-13b14-----13b14----------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-10------10--8h10~---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----10--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|


Verse 3:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------2h4-----------------|-2-----------2h4-----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3b4-|
 "There's a visual attraction and she's branded my soul"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-----------0-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "Simply  can't deny it
she has  control"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4-------4---2-------4---x---x---|-4-------4---2-------4---x-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-------0---0-------0---x---x---|-0-------0---0-------0---x-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 "I'm helpless
so helpless
so I"

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2-------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-----------4-------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-----------0-------------------|-----0-------0-------3b4---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------3b4---|---------------------------------|
 "remember                    She keeps saying"


Chorus:

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|-------------7-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "breakaway                  something's saying"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|-9-----------7-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------7PH-7PH-5-------|-------------7-------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------8---------------/5--|--------/5-----------------------|
  "breakaway                     telling me to"

  Rhythm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------2-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------3-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|-------------0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5---5-----------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3---3---3-----------------------|-3---3---3-----------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------7-----------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------7-------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------5-------------------|-5-------5--/5---------------3---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------------------------3/5---|-----5---------------------------|
 "breakaway                    keeps on saying"

  Rhythm - muted throughout
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|-------------2---2---2---2---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0---0---0-----------------------|-0---0---0-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |
 | Lead
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---7~----------------------------|---7~----7~------7PH~------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  "breakaway                     whoa!"

  Chorus rhythm ending:
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7\------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5\------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Outro Solo:

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------7b8-----------|-------------5---7-------5-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|---------------------7-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------5-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|---------8b10~-----8--5-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------7b8-----------------|-------------------------8--7--5--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------12\-----|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------5b----------|----5b7---------5-------5---7---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-------7---7~------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------5---5-----------8b9----|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------|-----5-----------8b10~----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-5PH-5PH---------------5~--------|-6------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------7PH-7PH~-----------7PH--|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-5-------5----------------8b9----|-------12-11-10-------10-12-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----5-----------8b10~-----------|----10----------12b14-------12br14-12~--|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  this line fades out


************************************

| x  Dead note
| g  Grace note
| (n) Ghost note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| r  Release
| >  Accented note
| t  Tapping
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato
| s  Slap
| P  Pop
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N  Tremolo

************************************

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