Originally in C, I play in D capo 2
Highest note that matters is the 1 (“out of the darkness”)
Intro
| Bm | A | D | G |
| Da da da un | da da, | da da da un | da da |
| Bm | A | G |
| Da da da un | da da da da |
| Bm | A | D | G |
| Da da da un | da da, | da da da un | da da |
| Bm | A | G |
| Da da da un | da da da da |
Vox on the 1 of the major key on “grew”
| Bm | A/C# |
| Grew up in a | small town |
| D | G |
| And when the rain would | fall down |
| Bm | A/C# | G |
| I’d just | stare out my | window |
| Bm | A/C# |
| Dreaming of what | could be |
| D | G |
| And if I’d end up | happy |
| Bm | A | Gmaj7 |
| I w | ould p | ray |
| Bm | A/C# |
| Trying hard to | reach out |
| D | G |
| But when I tried to | speak out |
| Bm | A | G |
| Felt like | no one could | hear me |
| Bm | A/C# |
| Wanted to bel | ong here |
| D | G |
| But something felt so | wrong here |
| Bm | A | G |
| So | I’d p | ray |
| Bm | A | E | G | A | |
| I could | break | aw | ay | → |
| D | A |
| I’ll spread my wings and I’ll | learn how to fly |
| Bm | G | |
| I’ll | do what it takes till | I touch the sky |
| D | |
| And I’ll, | make a wish, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
| D | A |
| Out of the darkness and | into the sun |
| Bm | G | |
| But | I won’t forget all the | ones that I love |
| D | |
| I’ll, | take a risk, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
| Bm | A | D | G |
| Da da da un | da da, | da da da un | da da |
| Bm | A | G |
| Da da da un | da da da da |
| Bm | A/C# |
| Wanna feel the | warm breeze |
| D | G |
| Sleep under a | palm tree |
| Bm | A | G |
| Feel the | rush of the | ocean |
| Bm | A/C# |
| Get onboard a | fast train |
| D | G |
| Travel on a | jetplane |
| Bm | A | G |
| Far | aw | ay |
| Bm | A | E | G | A | |
| And | break | aw | ay | → |
| D | A |
| I’ll spread my wings and I’ll | learn how to fly |
| Bm | G | |
| I’ll | do what it takes till | I touch the sky |
| D | |
| And I’ll, | make a wish, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
| D | A |
| Out of the darkness and | into the sun |
| Bm | G | |
| But | I won’t forget all the | ones that I love |
| D | |
| I’ll, | take a risk, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
Bridge
Vox on the 1 of the chord
| A |
| Buildings with a hundred floors |
| D | G |
| Swinging with re | volving doors |
| A | D | G |
| Maybe I don’t know where they’ll | take | me, but |
| A | D | G |
| Gotta keep movin’ on | movin on |
| E | |
| Fly a | way |
| G | A | |
| Break a | way |
| D | A |
| I’ll spread my wings and I’ll | learn how to fly |
| Bm | G |
| Though it’s not easy to | tell you goodbye, gotta |
| D |
| Take a risk, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
| D | A |
| Out of the darkness and | into the sun |
| Bm | G | |
| But I | won’t forget the | place I come from |
| D | |
| I gotta, | take a risk, take a chance |
| A | Bm | A | G |
| Make a change, and | break | aw | ay |
| Bm | A | G |
| Break | aw | ay |
| Bm | A | G |
| Break | aw | ay |