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[Intro]
  G    Em    C    Dx3
C G D  G
[Verse]
You did everything that you could
You Chad to go away from your Dhome
I Gnever realized when EmI was a kid
How aClone, how aDlone
GYeah well, back in Emyour neighbourhood
They Cknew you when you blew through Dtown
BeChind Gyour Dback they were putting you Gdown
[Chorus]
They hadC  
Rules for Gthis
They hadEm  
Rules for Dthat
CRule on G/Btop of AmruleG  D  
Broke your baGck
[Verse]
Once upon a time I was Emholding your hand
A Clady off the street came Dup
She Gsaid "Hey mister, EmI need some money"
You Ccan't give eDnough
I'll Gnever forget the Emlook in your eye
As you Cdug into your pocket to Dgive
CThat Glook of Dlove gave me a reason to Glive
[Chorus]
They gotC  
Rules for Gthis
And they gotEm  
Rules for Dthat
If you put Crule on G/Btop of AmruleG  
You can Dbreak someone's GbackC  
Break the DruleGs__C  
Break the Drules
[Verse]
GJust the other day I was Embreaking a rule
My Cwhole self was aDshamed
I Gthought the sky would Emopen and cryC  
Thunder and Drain
GYeah well, there are Emmany reasons
CI don't feel so Dgood
CI'd GforDgive if I Gcould
[Chorus]
But I gotC  
Rules for Gthis
I gotEm  
Rules for Dthat
CRule on G/Btop of AmruleG  D  
To Dbreak my GbackC  
Break the DruleGs__C  
Break the Drules

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Rules

by Suzzy Roche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

[Intro]

G Em C D

C G D G

[Verse]

You did everything that you could

C D

You had to go away from your home

G Em

I never realized when I was a kid

C D

How alone, how alone

G Em

Yeah well, back in your neighbourhood

C D

They knew you when you blew through town

C G D G

Behind your back they were putting you down

[Chorus]

They had

Rules for this

They had

Rules for that

C G/B Am G D

Rule on top of rule

Broke your back

[Verse]

Once upon a time I was holding your hand

C D

A lady off the street came up

G Em

She said "Hey mister, I need some money"

C D

You can't give enough

G Em

I'll never forget the look in your eye

C D

As you dug into your pocket to give

C G D G

That look of love gave me a reason to live

[Chorus]

They got

Rules for this

And they got

Rules for that

C G/B Am G

If you put rule on top of rule

D G C

You can break someone's back

D G C

Break the rules__

Break the rules

[Verse]

G Em

Just the other day I was breaking a rule

C D

My whole self was ashamed

G Em C

I thought the sky would open and cry

Thunder and rain

G Em

Yeah well, there are many reasons

C D

I don't feel so good

C G D G

I'd forgive if I could

[Chorus]

But I got

Rules for this

I got

Rules for that

C G/B Am G D

Rule on top of rule

D G C

To break my back

D G C

Break the rules__

Break the rules

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