Biography:
Swing Out Sister are a British pop musical group best known worldwide for their 1986 hit single Breakout.
The group presently comprises Andy Connell (born Andrew John Connell, Jul 26, 1961, Nottingham; keyboards) and Corinne Drewery (born Sep 21, 1959, Nottingham; vocals), though it began as a trio in the United Kingdom. The group was initially formed by Connell and Martin Jackson (drums), in 1985 who were later joined by Drewery. The group's name came from a 1945 movie called Swing Out
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Breakout (Connell /Drewery/ Jackson)
Intro
E Cmaj7 Bm7 E Cmaj7 F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 ) E
Breakout!
Riff Number 1
( E E E/G# Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass B )
Riff Number 2
( E E E/G# Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass A/C# Bass B )
Riff Number 3
( C#m7 E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass A/C# Bass B )
Pre-Verse
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
Verse
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
When explanations make no sense, when every answer's wrong.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
you're fighting with lost confidence all expectations gone.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
The time has come to make or break, move on don't hesitate.
Hold on the E
- breakout !
Chorus
Amaj7 F#m7 / B Bass C#m7 Amaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E Riff 1 Riff 2
- breakout !
Verse 2
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
When situations never change, tomorrow looks unsure.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
Don't leave your destiny to chance, what are you waiting for?
Riff 1 Riff 3
The time has come to make or break
Hold on the E
- breakout !
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Riff 1 Riff 2 etc
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Bridge
C D E
Some people stop at nothing,
C D E
if you're searching for something
C
lay down the law, shout out for more,
F#m7 F#m7/B Bass ( = B11 )
breakout and shout, day in and day out
E
- breakout
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
Chorus
Amaj7 F#m7 / B Bass C#m7 Amaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E Riffs modulate into A#m7/D# Bass ( = D#11)
- breakout !
Key change up two steps to F#
Chorus
Bmaj7 G#m7 / C# Bass D#m7 Bmaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
G#m7 G#m7 / C# Bass (= C#11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say,
A#m7/D# Bass ( = D#11)
Breakout!
Chorus again (same as the last one)
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Vocal over
lay down the law, shout out for more, etc
Intro
E Cmaj7 Bm7 E Cmaj7 F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 ) E
Breakout!
Riff Number 1
( E E E/G# Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass B )
Riff Number 2
( E E E/G# Bass E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass A/C# Bass B )
Riff Number 3
( C#m7 E/G# Bass F#m7/A Bass A/C# Bass B )
Pre-Verse
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
Verse
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
When explanations make no sense, when every answer's wrong.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
you're fighting with lost confidence all expectations gone.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
The time has come to make or break, move on don't hesitate.
Hold on the E
- breakout !
Chorus
Amaj7 F#m7 / B Bass C#m7 Amaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E Riff 1 Riff 2
- breakout !
Verse 2
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 3
When situations never change, tomorrow looks unsure.
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
Don't leave your destiny to chance, what are you waiting for?
Riff 1 Riff 3
The time has come to make or break
Hold on the E
- breakout !
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Riff 1 Riff 2 etc
Chorus
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Bridge
C D E
Some people stop at nothing,
C D E
if you're searching for something
C
lay down the law, shout out for more,
F#m7 F#m7/B Bass ( = B11 )
breakout and shout, day in and day out
E
- breakout
Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 1 Riff 2
Chorus
Amaj7 F#m7 / B Bass C#m7 Amaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
F#m7 F#m7 / B Bass (= B11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say.
E Riffs modulate into A#m7/D# Bass ( = D#11)
- breakout !
Key change up two steps to F#
Chorus
Bmaj7 G#m7 / C# Bass D#m7 Bmaj7
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
G#m7 G#m7 / C# Bass (= C#11 )
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say,
A#m7/D# Bass ( = D#11)
Breakout!
Chorus again (same as the last one)
Don't stop to ask, now you've found a break to make it last
you've got to find a way, say what you want to say, breakout!
Vocal over
lay down the law, shout out for more, etc
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