Breaking Free chords by Skillet

Chords with lyrics

Intro:
A minorAm FF DmDm E minorEm x2

Verse 1: John Cooper:
A minorAm       FF     E minorEm
This night, nothing like any other night, can’t take anymore
A minorAm      FF        DmDm         C majorC
You say I’ll never be nothing, cause us suffering, something to ignore

Pre-Chorus: John Cooper:
FF       G+G
These things you say
A minorAm      E minorEm       FF
You make me weak but I have changed
        G+G       E minorEm   FF
No way, I am stronger than before

Chorus: John Cooper and Jen Ledger:
    A minorAm    FF      C majorC    G+G
I will break, breaking free, coming alive
  FF         DmDm    A minorAm     G+G    A minorAm
I broke these chains, never be afraid to live my life (never be afraid to live my life)
A minorAm   FF       C majorC     G+G
Break, breaking free, one last time
  FF           A minorAm      G+G
No matter what they say, I will never change
  A minorAm          FF   G+G   FF
And I know I can break (break) break (break)
FF       G+G    A minorAm
Look out, I’m breaking free

A minorAm FF DmDm E minorEm

Verse 2: Lacey Sturm, Jen Ledger, Both:
A minorAm    FF
This is who I am
A minorAm             E minorEm        A minorAm
You don’t understand, you never even try to swim
  FF
I think you’re listening
DmDm         E minorEm
Drop defence, you stab and twist the knife

Pre-Chorus: John Cooper:
FF       G+G
These things you say
A minorAm      E minorEm       FF
You make me weak but I have changed
        G+G       A minorAm   FF
No way, I am stronger than before

Chorus: John Cooper and Jen Ledger:
    A minorAm    FF      C majorC    G+G
I will break, breaking free, coming alive
  FF         DmDm    A minorAm     G+G    A minorAm
I broke these chains, never be afraid to live my life (never be afraid to live my life)
A minorAm   FF       C majorC     G+G
Break, breaking free, one last time
  FF           A minorAm      G+G
No matter what they say, I will never change
  A minorAm          FF   G+G   FF
And I know I can break (break) break (break)
FF       G+G   FF
Look out, I’m breaking free

Solo:
FF G+G A minorAm
FF G+G FF
F G+G G7G7
FF G+G A minorAm
FF G+G A minorAm
FF G+G A minorAm G7G7

Bridge: John Cooper:
FF   A minorAm  FF    G+G
Overcome, chains undone
A minorAm  FF    G+G   A minorAm
No fear can hold me down
G+G
I know I can rise above it
FF   A minorAm  FF    G+G
Overcome, chains undone
A minorAm  FF    G+G   A minorAm
No fear can hold me down
G+G
I know I can rise above it

Chorus: John Cooper and Jen Ledger:
    A minorAm    FF      C majorC    G+G
I will break, breaking free, coming alive
  FF         DmDm    A minorAm     G+G    A minorAm
I broke these chains, never be afraid to live my life (never be afraid to live my life)
A minorAm   FF       C majorC     G+G
Break, breaking free, one last time
  FF           A minorAm      G+G
No matter what they say, I will never change
  A minorAm          FF   G+G   FF
And I know I can break (break) break (break)
FF       G+G    A minorAm
Look out, I’m breaking free

Outro: John Cooper and Lacey Sturm:
  A minorAm   C majorC    FF    G+G
And I know I can break (break) break (break)
G+G       A minorAm
I will break (I will break)
FF         G+G
Look out, I’m breaking free
A minorAm FF
   DmDm   E minorEm   A minorAm             FF    DmDm        E minorEm
I’m breaking free (breaking breaking, this is freedom, this is freedom)
A minorAm

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