As I w^Gake half ^Cdead. In this ^D/Fsame old ^Gbed At the ^Gdawn of a^Cnother ^Dday I feel ch^Gained and ^Cbound To this ^D/Fhopeless ^Gtown And I ^Gknow I must ^Cbreak a^Gway

There's a ^Gworld out ^Cthere Why does ^D/Fno one ^Gcare? Are they ^Glost in the ^Cgames they ^Dplay? So much ^Gthey don't ^Csee But there's ^D/Fmore to ^Gme And I ^Gknow I must ^Cbreak a^Gway

Oh, I've been ^Emlyin', I've been cheatin' I've been ^D/Ffoolin' my^Gself Instead of ^Emfightin', I've been ^Chidin' a^Dway I've been ^Emrunnin', goin'

Put my ^D/Fheart on a ^Gshelf And I ^Gdon't want to ^Clive that ^Gway

^CTrapped in a moment, ^Dready to ^Gfly ^GI've got to ^Cfind my own ^Dway ^CSooner or later it ^Dends in ^Ggoodbye We ^Gall have to ^Cbreak a^Gway

Oh it's ^Ghard to ^Chide When the ^D/Ftruth i^Gnside Rises ^Gup like a ^Ctidal ^Dwave There's been ^Gsomething ^Cwrong now For ^D/Ffar too l^Gong And I ^Gknow I must ^Cbreak a^Gway

Oh, I've been ^Emlyin', I've been cheatin' I've been ^D/Ffoolin' my^Gself? Why should they ^Glisten to what ^CI have to ^Dsay? Am I ^Emjust another nobody like ^D/Feveryone ^Gelse? 'Cause I ^Gdon't want to ^Clive that ^Gway

^CTrapped in a moment, ^Dready to ^Gfly ^GI've got to ^Cfind my own ^Dway ^CSooner or later it ^Dends in good^Gbye We ^Gall have to ^Cbreak a^Gway ^C

I dream at night of my e^Emscape ^C How much longer must I ^Dwait? Oh, I ^Cfeel it in my skin The ^Emwalls are closin' in I'm ^Ctired of living in These ^Gburned-out ^D/Fbuildings ^CGotta shake the rust ^EmBefore I turn to dust If ^CI still had some faith, I'd ^Dpray ^CBreak^G away^{D/F G}Break^C away^D

^CTrapped in a moment, ^Dready to ^Gfly ^GI've got to ^Cfind my own ^Dway ^CSooner or later it ^Dends in ^Ggoodbye We ^Gall have to ^Cbreak a^Gway

^GBreak^C away^D (2x) ^GBreak^C away^G