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Gotta Know The Rules

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   G53-5-5-X-X-X
  Eb5X-6-8-8-X-X
  Bb56-8-8-X-X-X
   F51-3-3-X-X-X
F5*  X-8-10-10-X-X
[Intro]
 G5   Eb5   Bb5    F5x4
[Verse 1]
G5Spent my Eb5whole life Bb5yeah lF5ookin' fG5or sometEb5hing,Bb5  F5  
G5What it Eb5was   Bb5I'm not reF5ally G5sureEb5  Bb5  F5  
I G5looked for Eb5happineBb5ss but F5only foG5und sorrEb5ow,Bb5  F5  
G5Then I Eb5realizBb5ed how to F5unlock the G5door, Eb5yeah, Bb5yeah, F5yeah
[Chorus]
G5So you think you've got it Eb5figured out
                           Bb5  F5*
It dont come easy, maybe just for fools
G5Some say life is a Eb5struggle now
                              Bb5  F5*
It's a game now, just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the G5rulesEb5  Bb5  F5  
[Interlude]
G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5
[Verse 2]
G5Most Eb5people Bb5go tF5hrough G5life thinEb5king,Bb5  F5  
G5Take what you Eb5can and Bb5leave the F5weak G5behinEb5dBb5  F5  
G5Never Eb5stop to Bb5think F5what can you G5give nEb5ow,Bb5  F5  
G5Too afEb5raid to lBb5earn what F5you might G5find, Eb5yeah, Bb5yeah, F5yeah
[Chorus]
G5So you think you've got it Eb5figured out
                           Bb5  F5*
It dont come easy, maybe just for fools
G5Some say life is a Eb5struggle now
                              Bb5  F5*
It's a game now, just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the G5rulesEb5  Bb5  F5  
[Solo]
 G5   Eb5   Bb5    F5x5
 G5   Eb5   Bb5    F5x2
 G5   Eb5   Bb5    F5x4
[Verse 3]
G5Spent my Eb5whole life Bb5yeah, dF5oing tG5hings my Eb5wayBb5  F5  
G5Doing Eb5unto Bb5others F5knowing G5it's wronEb5gBb5  F5  
G5When's the Eb5last time Bb5you lF5ooked in the G5mirrorEb5?Bb5  F5  
G5When's the Eb5last time Bb5you lF5iked what you G5saw? Eb5Yeah, Bb5yeah, F5yeah
[Chorus]
G5So you think you've got it Eb5figured out
                           Bb5  F5*
It dont come easy, maybe just for fools
G5Some say life is a Eb5struggle now
                              Bb5  F5*
It's a game now, just gotta know the rules
Gotta know the G5rulesEb5  Bb5  F5  
[Outro]
 G5   Eb5   Bb5    F5x2
G5

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Gotta Know The Rules

by Social Distortion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Eb5

Bb5

3-5-5-X-X-X

Eb5

X-6-8-8-X-X

Bb5

6-8-8-X-X-X

1-3-3-X-X-X

* X-8-10-10-X-X

[Intro]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

[Verse 1]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Spent my whole life yeah lookin' for something,

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

What it was I'm not really sure

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

I looked for happiness but only found sorrow,

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Then I realized how to unlock the door, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

G5 Eb5

So you think you've got it figured out

Bb5 F5

It dont come easy, maybe just for fools

G5 Eb5

Some say life is a struggle now

Bb5 F5

It's a game now, just gotta know the rules

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Gotta know the rules

[Interlude]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

[Verse 2]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Most people go through life thinking,

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Take what you can and leave the weak behind

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Never stop to think what can you give now,

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Too afraid to learn what you might find, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

G5 Eb5

So you think you've got it figured out

Bb5 F5

It dont come easy, maybe just for fools

G5 Eb5

Some say life is a struggle now

Bb5 F5

It's a game now, just gotta know the rules

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Gotta know the rules

[Solo]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

[Verse 3]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Spent my whole life yeah, doing things my way

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Doing unto others knowing it's wrong

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

When's the last time you looked in the mirror?

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5 G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

When's the last time you liked what you saw? Yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]

G5 Eb5

So you think you've got it figured out

Bb5 F5

It dont come easy, maybe just for fools

G5 Eb5

Some say life is a struggle now

Bb5 F5

It's a game now, just gotta know the rules

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

Gotta know the rules

[Outro]

G5 Eb5 Bb5 F5

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