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Rules Of Breaking Up

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 3

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/slide up
X tap
h hammer on
[Intro]
e|--G---5-3-2--|Bm------5/-|-A0---x-----|-Ah2-------|--G---5-3-2--|-Bm-----5/-|-A0---x------|A-h2-0-0---|
B|----0-------|---------|-2---x-----|--3-2-3-2-|----0-------|---------|-2---x------|--3-3-2-3-|
G|---0--------|---------|-2---x-----|----------|---0--------|---------|-0---x------|----------|
D|------------|---------|-2---x-----|----------|------------|---------|-2---x------|----------|
A|------------|-/2-2----|-0---x-----|0-----0---|------------|-/2-2----|-0---x------|0-----0---|
E|-/3---------|---------|-----------|----------|-/3---------|---------|------------|----------|
[Verse 1]
GCan't go out Bmand not be seen 'causAe you gotta give her space, uh huh
CGan't go back tBmo being friends, it doAn't work that way, uh huh
YGou can't call Bmher up tell her everytAhing you're thinking
CGan't show up aBmt her place every time Ayou're drinking
YGou can't keep Bmhoping that she might Abe calling by
[Chorus]
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup never kissed your lips
GTouched your sBmkin, held the world at Atheir fingertips
GDidn't have a Bmclue what heaven wasA  
GNo they didn't Bmhave to lose that kinAd of love
GAnd if they evBmer saw that smile, eveAr felt your fire
GThey might knoBmw what I'm going throuAgh
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup
GEver been brokBme up, broke up over yoAu
[Verse 2]
GI guess I'm 'sBmposed to go right out Aand try to meet somebody new, mm mm
GIs she going tBmo be as confident, intAelligent and as cool as heck as you? No no, no no
GI know he said Bmthat in the end it's Aprobably for the best, but I gotta get this off my chest
[Chorus]
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup never kissed your lips
GTouched your sBmkin, held the world at Atheir fingertips
GDidn't have a Bmclue what heaven wasA  
No they didn't have to lose that kind of love
GAnd if they evBmer saw that smile, eveAr felt your fire
GThey might knoBmw what I'm going throuAgh
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup
GEver been brokBme up, broke upA  
[Bridge]
GThey say we neBmed time apart, but I cAan't stop hoping (hoping)
GHoping that ruBmles are just like hearAts, and they can be broken
[Verse 3]
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup never kissed your lips
GTouched your sBmkin, held the world at Atheir fingertips
GDidn't have a Bmclue what heaven wasA  
GNo they didn't Bmhave to lose that kinAd of love
GAnd if they evBmer saw that smile, eveAr felt your fire
GThey might knoBmw what I'm going throuAgh (know what I'm going through)
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking Aup
GEver been brokBme up (broke up), broke Aup over you
G(Broke up, broBmke up, broke up)A  
[Outro]
Oh no
GThey never beeBmn broke up (broke up, A7broke up)
GWhoever wrote Bmthe rules of breaking A7up

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Rules Of Breaking Up

by Brandon Ratcliff

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Chords in this song · guitar

/slide up

X tap

h hammer on

[Intro]

G Bm A A G Bm A A

e|-----5-3-2--|------5/-|-0---x-----|-h2-------|-----5-3-2--|------5/-|-0---x------|-h2-0-0---|

B|----0-------|---------|-2---x-----|--3-2-3-2-|----0-------|---------|-2---x------|--3-3-2-3-|

G|---0--------|---------|-2---x-----|----------|---0--------|---------|-0---x------|----------|

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

A|------------|-/2-2----|-0---x-----|0-----0---|------------|-/2-2----|-0---x------|0-----0---|

E|-/3---------|---------|-----------|----------|-/3---------|---------|------------|----------|

[Verse 1]

G Bm A

Can't go out and not be seen 'cause you gotta give her space, uh huh

G Bm A

Can't go back to being friends, it don't work that way, uh huh

G Bm A

You can't call her up tell her everything you're thinking

G Bm A

Can't show up at her place every time you're drinking

G Bm A

You can't keep hoping that she might be calling by

[Chorus]

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up never kissed your lips

G Bm A

Touched your skin, held the world at their fingertips

G Bm A

Didn't have a clue what heaven was

G Bm A

No they didn't have to lose that kind of love

G Bm A

And if they ever saw that smile, ever felt your fire

G Bm A

They might know what I'm going through

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up

G Bm A

Ever been broke up, broke up over you

[Verse 2]

G Bm A

I guess I'm 'sposed to go right out and try to meet somebody new, mm mm

G Bm A

Is she going to be as confident, intelligent and as cool as heck as you? No no, no no

G Bm A

I know he said that in the end it's probably for the best, but I gotta get this off my chest

[Chorus]

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up never kissed your lips

G Bm A

Touched your skin, held the world at their fingertips

G Bm A

Didn't have a clue what heaven was

No they didn't have to lose that kind of love

G Bm A

And if they ever saw that smile, ever felt your fire

G Bm A

They might know what I'm going through

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up

G Bm A

Ever been broke up, broke up

[Bridge]

G Bm A

They say we need time apart, but I can't stop hoping (hoping)

G Bm A

Hoping that rules are just like hearts, and they can be broken

[Verse 3]

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up never kissed your lips

G Bm A

Touched your skin, held the world at their fingertips

G Bm A

Didn't have a clue what heaven was

G Bm A

No they didn't have to lose that kind of love

G Bm A

And if they ever saw that smile, ever felt your fire

G Bm A

They might know what I'm going through (know what I'm going through)

G Bm A

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up

G Bm A

Ever been broke up (broke up), broke up over you

G Bm A

(Broke up, broke up, broke up)

[Outro]

Oh no

G Bm A7

They never been broke up (broke up, broke up)

G Bm A7

Whoever wrote the rules of breaking up

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