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Rule Nor Reason

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Rule Nor Reason – Billy Bragg
Key: * = Play a D chord with the 4th string 2nd fret (It has a long name)
e|---2-------|
B|---3-------|
G|---0-------|
D|---2-------|
A|---0-------|
D|---x-------|
          D  D*                      D         D  D*      D  
The wind sways the trees and the raindrops on the leaves
                    Bm              G        D  D*     D  
Tumble down, down my neck in the breeze
              D  D*               D       D  D*       D  
Yes, it's true I hid out in the shadow of your doubt,
                     Bm                  G        D  D*    D  
And this medal that I wear is not for bravery, I'm afraid
And we're boAth going to haGve to accDept
That this miAght be as gGood as it gDets
As our loAve for each otGher resDpects neither Bmrule Anor reGason
         D  D*             D                                        D  D*         D  
The Queen on her throne plays Shirley Bassey records when she's all on her own
                 Bm            G      D  D*  D  
And she looks out the window and cries
       D  D*          D                  D  D*   D  
What should I do? Scratch off all of my tattoos?
                        Bm                  G                    D  D*           D  
And forget those girls' names? But you're not about to let me do that, are you?
And we're boAth going to haGve to accDept
That this miAght be as bGad as it geDts
As our loAve for each otGher respDects neither rBmule nAor reGason
And we're boAth going to hGave to acDcept
That this miAght be as bGig as it gDets
As our loAve for each otGher resDpects
Neither rBmule Anor reGason
Neither rBmule Anor reGason
End on D  

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Rule Nor Reason

by Billy Bragg

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Rule Nor Reason – Billy Bragg

Key: * = Play a D chord with the 4th string 2nd fret (It has a long name)

e|---2-------|

B|---3-------|

G|---0-------|

D|---2-------|

A|---0-------|

D|---x-------|

D D D D D D

* *

The wind sways the trees and the raindrops on the leaves

Bm G D D D

Tumble down, down my neck in the breeze

D D D D D D

* *

Yes, it's true I hid out in the shadow of your doubt,

Bm G D D D

And this medal that I wear is not for bravery, I'm afraid

A G D

And we're both going to have to accept

A G D

That this might be as good as it gets

A G D Bm A G

As our love for each other respects neither rule nor reason

D D D D D D

* *

The Queen on her throne plays Shirley Bassey records when she's all on her own

Bm G D D D

And she looks out the window and cries

D D D D D D

* *

What should I do? Scratch off all of my tattoos?

Bm G D D D

And forget those girls' names? But you're not about to let me do that, are you?

A G D

And we're both going to have to accept

A G D

That this might be as bad as it gets

A G D Bm A G

As our love for each other respects neither rule nor reason

A G D

And we're both going to have to accept

A G D

That this might be as big as it gets

A G D

As our love for each other respects

Bm A G

Neither rule nor reason

Bm A G

Neither rule nor reason

End on

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