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1                   A  
----------------4--(5)-|
----------------4---5--|
---------2/4-4--4---6--|
-----2-4-4/6-6--6---6--|
-2-4--------------7-7--|
-------------------(5)-|
2
-------------------(0)-|
-------------------(0)-|
---------2/4-4--2---1--|
-----2-4-4/6-6--4---2--|
-2-4----------------2--|
-------------------(0)-|
3
----------------------|
----------------------|
----------------------|
-----2-4-4/6-6--6---7-|
-2-4-----2/4-4--4---7-|
------------------4-5-|
4
----------------E--E--Emaj77-|
--------------------9-|
----------------9-9-8-|
----------------9-9-9-|
------/9-7---7--7-7-7-|
---5-5-----9----------|
Intro
1 2 3 4
1
I know you're angry and you're feeling ashamed
2
I'm kinda feeling the same
3
but we could hide our love if we pretend it's a game
4
and give it a secret name
let's call it ArugbyB  
let's call it EruuuuE/Ebgby
and I C#mbet that pretty Bsoon all
The shG#mowers could be Acommunal  (yeah)
  (A)                     B  
and noone would suspect a thing
and when people aC#msk what are B15 guys
doing G#msticking their heads between Aeach others thighs
                                              B( Badd9  B)
 we'll just tell them that we're practicing
1
we'll have a special language and a secret code
2
that nobody knows what the are
3
and we'll do clever things with existing words
4
like replacing an f with and r
so we'll say we're Arucking Bwhen really we're f---
C#mFooling the world that there's nBothing sexual
in a G#mball shaped liked a Agiant testicle
    (A)                                 B  
being grabbed at by enormous men (in shorts)
while C#mdrunk spectators Bin the stands
call for G#mbigger tackles and sAofter hands
    (A)                                 B(  Badd9  B)
just wishing that it could be them
Chorus
  E    E/Eb                                 B          A         G#mEi
playing rugby (crouch touch engage)  I'm tackling Johnson in knee high socks)
 C#m   G#m                                  A         E         E  Emaj7*
playing rugby (crouch touch engage)  I'm finding touch a bit too much
  E    E/Eb                                 B         A         G#mEi
playing rugby (crouch touch engage) I'm in the mud with 15 studs
C#mI'm G#mplayAing rugby
and if you Bdon't you're gE5ay
    Ex76454    (could use x7999x)
 E/Ebx66454    (and x6999x      )
Ei   022100
 E   E  Emaj7* as per riff 4
   E5022xxx
MDMA (just a joke)

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Rugby

by Dead Cat Bounce

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Emaj7

E/Eb

C#m

G#m

Badd9

----------------4--(5)-|

----------------4---5--|

---------2/4-4--4---6--|

-----2-4-4/6-6--6---6--|

-2-4--------------7-7--|

-------------------(5)-|

-------------------(0)-|

---------2/4-4--2---1--|

-----2-4-4/6-6--4---2--|

-2-4----------------2--|

-------------------(0)-|

----------------------|

-----2-4-4/6-6--6---7-|

-2-4-----2/4-4--4---7-|

------------------4-5-|

E E Emaj7

--------------------7-|

--------------------9-|

----------------9-9-8-|

----------------9-9-9-|

------/9-7---7--7-7-7-|

---5-5-----9----------|

Intro

1 2 3 4

I know you're angry and you're feeling ashamed

I'm kinda feeling the same

but we could hide our love if we pretend it's a game

and give it a secret name

A B

let's call it rugby

E E/Eb

let's call it ruuuugby

C#m B

and I bet that pretty soon all

G#m A

The showers could be communal (yeah)

A B

()

and noone would suspect a thing

C#m B

and when people ask what are 15 guys

G#m A

doing sticking their heads between each others thighs

B Badd9 B

( )

we'll just tell them that we're practicing

we'll have a special language and a secret code

that nobody knows what the are

and we'll do clever things with existing words

like replacing an f with and r

A B

so we'll say we're rucking when really we're f---

C#m B

Fooling the world that there's nothing sexual

G#m A

in a ball shaped liked a giant testicle

A B

()

being grabbed at by enormous men (in shorts)

C#m B

while drunk spectators in the stands

G#m A

call for bigger tackles and softer hands

A B Badd9 B

() ( )

just wishing that it could be them

Chorus

E E/Eb B A G#m

playing rugby (crouch touch engage) I'm tackling Johnson in knee high socks)

C#m G#m A E E Emaj7

playing rugby (crouch touch engage) I'm finding touch a bit too much

E E/Eb B A G#m

playing rugby (crouch touch engage) I'm in the mud with 15 studs

C#m G#m A

I'm playing rugby

B E5

and if you don't you're gay

x76454 (could use x7999x)

E/Eb

x66454 (and x6999x )

Ei 022100

E E Emaj7

* as per riff 4

022xxx

MDMA (just a joke)

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