Intro 1
Gm Em7b5 Ebmaj7 Ebm7
When love breaks up
Fm7 Fm6 Db7/F
When the dawn light wakes up
F#6 Eb7/G
A new life is born
Abadd9 C7
Somehow I have to make this
Gm7
final breakthrough
Interlude 1
F F F F
(Now)
F F F F
Verse 1
F
I wake up
Bb/F
Feel just fine
F
Your face
Bb/F
Fills my mind
F
I get religion quick
Bb/F
'Cause you're looking divine
Bb
Honey, you're touching something,
C
you're touching me
Bb
I'm under your thumb,
Dm Eb C/E
under your spell, can't you see?
Chorus 1
F
If I could only reach you
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
That would really be a
Interlude 2
F F F F
(breakthrough), oh yeah
Bridge 1
F Eb/F
Break through these barriers of pain
F
Break through
Eb/F
Yeah, to the sunshine from the rain
Dm
Make my feelings known towards you
G F/A
Turn my heart inside and out for you now
Bb
Somehow I have to make this
Dm7 C Bb
fi nal breakthrough
C7sus4 C7sus4 C7sus4 C7sus4
Interlude 3
F F F F
Now, oh yeah
Verse 2
F Bb/F
Your smile speaks books to me
F
I break up
Bb/F
With each and every one of your looks at me
F
Honey, you're starting something
Bb/F
deep inside of me
Bb
Honey, you're sparking something
C/Bb
this fire in me
Bb
I'm outta control
Dm Eb C/E
I want to rush headlong into this ecstasy
Chorus 2
F
If I could only reach you
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
F
That would really be a breakthrough
If I could only reach you
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
That would really be a
Interlude 4
F F F F
(break through), oh yeah
F F Eb/F Eb/F
Breakthrough,
F F Eb/F Eb/F
breakthrough
Solo 1
Dm Dm G G
Tremolo
F/A F/A Bb Bb
Dm7 C Bb C Dm7 C/E F
Db Ebm7 Db/E# Ab
A A
Chorus 3
F#
If I could only reach you
C#
If I could make you smile
B
If I could only reach you
F#
That would really be a breakthrough
If I could only reach you
C#
If I could make you smile
B
If I could only reach you
Badd9
That would really be a
Outro 1
F# F# F# F#
(breakthrough)
F# F# F# F#
Breakthrough
(When love breaks up) breaks up
(When the dawn light wakes up) wakes up
A new life is born
Somehow, I have to make this final breakthrough
Now!
I wake up
Feel just fine
Your face
Fills my mind
I get religion quick
Because you're looking divine
Honey, you're touching something
You're touching me
I'm under your thumb, under your spell
Can't you see?
If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a breakthrough
Oh, yeah
(Breakthrough) these barriers of pain
(Breakthrough) yeah, into the sunshine from the rain
Make my feelings known towards you
Turn my heart inside and out for you now
Somehow, I have to make this final breakthrough
Now!
Oh, yeah
Your smile
Speaks books to me
I break up
With each and every one of your looks at me
Honey, you're starting something deep inside of me
Honey, you're sparking something, this fire in me
I'm outta control, I want to rush headlong into this ecstasy
If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a (breakthrough!)
If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a breakthrough
Oh, yeah
Breakthrough
Breakthrough
(Break)
Hey!
If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a (breakthrough!)
If I could only reach you
If I could make you smile
If I could only reach you
That would really be a (breakthrough!)
(Breakthrough)
Intro 1
Gm Em7b5 Ebmaj7 Ebm7
When love breaks up
Fm7 Fm6 Db7/F
When the dawn light wakes up
Gb6 Eb7/G
A new life is born
Abadd9 C7
Somehow I have to make this
Gm7
final breakthrough
Interlude 1
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)-3----| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----1----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|-(1)-----(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)-3----| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----1----| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-15------14------15------14-------| D|----------------------------------|-----15------15------15------15---| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|-(1)-----(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 1
F
I wake up
Bb/F
Feel just fine
F
Your face
Bb/F
Fills my mind
F
I get religion quick
Bb/F
'Cause you're looking divine
Bb
Honey, you're touching something,
C
you're touching me
Bb
I'm under your thumb,
Dm Eb C/E
under your spell, can't you see?
Chorus 1
F
If I could only reach you
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
Interlude 2
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)-3----|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----1----|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-15------14------15------14-------| D|----------------------------------|-----15------15------15------15---| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|-(1)-----(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bridge 1
F Eb/F
Break through these barriers of pain
F
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|-------------8--------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Eb/F
Yeah, to the sunshine from the rain
Dm
Make my feelings known towards you
G F/A
Turn my heart inside and out for you now
Bb
Somehow I have to make this
Dm7 C Bb
fi nal breakthrough
C7sus4 C7sus4
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-1--------------------------------|-1--------------------------------| G|-3--------------------------------|-3--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C7sus4 C7sus4
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-1--------------------------------|-(1)------------------------------| G|-3--------------------------------|-(3)------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Interlude 3
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-(15)----(14)----3---1------------| D|----------------------------------|-----(15)----(15)--------3---3----| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|----------------------------------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse 2
F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------1------------------------|-----------------3---2------------| D|----------------------------------|-------------------------3---3----| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb/F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|---------1------------------------|---------2-------3---2------------| D|---------------------3-------3----|-----3-------3-----------3---3----| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F
E|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------| G|---------1------------------------| D|-----3----------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Bb/F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|---------1------------------------|----------------------------------| G|-------------4---3---1------------|---------1------------------------| D|-----3-------------------3---3----|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F
Honey, you're starting something
Bb/F
deep inside of me
Bb
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------3----------------|-----------------3----------------| G|---------3---------------3--------|---------3---------------3--------| D|-----3-------3--------------------|-----3-------3--------------------| A|-1-------------------1-------1----|---------------------1------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C/Bb
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-----------------5----------------|----------------------------------| G|---------5---------------5--------|---------5---5---6----------------| D|-----5-------5--------------------|---------5---5---6----------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|-6-------------------6-------6----|-----6----------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Bb
E|-------------------------6---6----|-6-------------------6---6--------| B|-3-------------------6---6---6----|-6-------------------6---6---8----| G|-3---------------7----------------|-----7-----------7----------------| D|-3--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|-1--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Dm Eb C/E
E|---------8-------8-------8--------|-8--------------------------------| B|-8-------8-------8-------8--------|-8--------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus 2
F
If I could only reach you
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
F
That would really be a breakthrough
C
If I could make you smile
Bb
If I could only reach you
Interlude 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)-3----|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----1----|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(0)-----(1)-----(0)------|-(1)-----(0)-----(1)-----(0)------| E|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--|-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)-----(1)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F F Eb/F Eb/F
Breakthrough,
F F Eb/F Eb/F
breakthrough
Solo 1
Dm Dm G
E|-10--------------12---------------|-13--------------(13)-------------| B|-13--------------14---------------|-15--------------(15)-------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G
E|-15--------------17---------------|-19--------------(19)-------------| B|-18--------------20---------------|-22--------------(21)-------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|------------------------------17--| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F/A
E|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------13--15--17---| G|-------------------------12--14--16---------------| D|-------------12--13--15---------------------------| A|-12--13--15---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
F/A
E|-13--15--17--17--(17)15--17-----------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------15-----| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Bb
E|--------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------15--17--18---| G|-------------------------14--15--17---------------| D|-------------14--15--17---------------------------| A|-13--15--17---------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Bb
E|-15----17--18--2022---------------| B|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4
Dm7 C Bb
E|-----------------15----------(15)-|-13--------------15------(15)-----| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C Dm7 C/E F
E|-(15)15------15-------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|-(10)--------(10)-----------------| A|----------------------------------|-(7)---------(8)------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C# D#m7 C#/E# G#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-------------4--------------------|-----6---9---8--------------------| G|-6-----------6--------------------|-8--------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A A
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|-11--------------------------11---|---------11------11---------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus 3
F#
If I could only reach you
C#
If I could make you smile
B
If I could only reach you
F#
That would really be a breakthrough
C#
If I could make you smile
B
If I could only reach you
Badd9
That would really be a
Outro 1
F# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------| E|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------|-(2)-----(1)-----(2)-----(1)------| E|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| D|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------| E|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
F# F#
E|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| B|----------------------------------|----------------------------------| G|----------------------------------|-16------15------16------15-------| D|----------------------------------|-----16------16------16------16---| A|---------(1)-----(2)-----(1)------|-(2)-----(1)-----(2)-----(1)------| E|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--|-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)-----(2)--| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
From the album
The Miracle
Queen · 1989 · Track 6