Breakaway

Song

Breakaway (John Mayer)

transcribed by Catherine Gagné (www3.sympatico.ca/g403z)

* This tab is not accurate at all..

Intro

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g--------------------------------------------7------7-----------------
d--9----9-------9-----------------(x2)---7------------------------(x2)
a--9h11----9h11-----9--11--9-------------7h9----7h9----7--9--7--------
e--0--------------------------12---------0----------------------10----

e-------------------------

b-------------------------

g-------8------8h9----9---
d---------9----9------7---

a--------------------/5---

e---/9-------9------------

The pattern changes a lot.. I only wrote the guidelines.

Part 1

Verse

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g---------9-------9---9------------7-------7----7-------8--9---9---
d----9----9--9----9---9--(x2)--7---7---7---7----7--(x2)-9--9---7---
a----9h11----9h11----11--------7h9-----7h9------9-------x--x--/5---
e----0-------0--------0--------0-------0--------0-------9--9-------

* (9x9800)/(9x9900) might be (x4x440)/(x4x450)

Part 2

"Can I have my cake?"

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b---0---0---0----0--0---
g---4---6---4----8--9---
d---4---7---4----9--9---

a---x---x---x----x--x---

e---4---5---4----9--9---

Part 3

"Would the world between us.."

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b---0---0---2---0---0-
g---2---4---3---6---6-
d---2---4---2---7---7-
a---x---x---x---0---x-
e---2---4---2-------7-

I think that John doesn't play (x07600)/(7x7600).. he seems to be using

(x0220x) and (x2x220).

Part 4

"Would the world between us.."

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b---0---0-------0---2---------
g---2---4--(5)--4---3---6---6-
d---2---4--(4)--4---2---7---7-
a---x---x--(x)--x---x---0---x-
e---2---4--(4)--4---2-------7-

I only have one version of the song and I hear (4x45xx) at 3:15 min. I

think it might be a mistake but I'm not sure.

Part 5

"Could I ever beak away?..."

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b------------3---5---0---
g----9---7---5---7---1---
d----9---7---5---7---4---
a---11---9---3---5---2---
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(1) If melody is my destiny

Then what's left of me

I'll give to you

(1) If next to me

Is all that you need to be

Would you settle for fantasy

If its the best you could do

(2) Can I have my cake?

Can I have you too?

Would you follow me?

Could I ask you to?

(3) Would the world between us

break these ties

We've work so hard to realize

Can a postcard say

What I see in your eyes?

Could I ever break away?

Intro

(1) Would I be satisfied

and find peace inside

Rolling half my life

over broken white lines

(2) Can I have my cake?

Can I have you too?

Would you follow me?

Could I ask you to?

(3) Will I wake up one morning

and see your face

and streaks on the window

that the rainstorm makes

Could you bear all the weight

and the strength that it takes

could I ever break away

(2) Can I have my cake?

Can I have you too?

Would you follow me?

Could I ask you to?

(4) Would the world between us

break these ties

We've work so hard to realize

Can a postcard say

What I see in your eyes?

Could I ever break away? (5)