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Status Quo - Break The Rules
(Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Coghlan/Lancaster)
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Spent a G5long long evening in a low down honky-tonk bar
Pulled a G5low down lady with a long black honky-tonk car
I C5asked no questions, I got no lies
I C5walked off with her, I Bb5didn't want any G5ties
And Bb5I knew it wasn't G5right
But D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules
[Verse 2]
Took me G5down on the highway doin' too many miles an hour
By that G5way she motor-talked we might have made the Eiffel Tower
She C5stopped her motor by her own front door
I C5knew she'd done it Bb5so many times beforG5e
But Bb5I was offered the floor
But D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules
[Instrumental]
(Guitar)
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|  C5| % |  G5| % |
|  D5| % |  G5| % |
(Harmonica)
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[Verse 3]
I woke G5up next morning feeling kind of up and down
'Cos I G5did not know if I was in or out of town
Then I C5saw the face from the night before
Purse was empty and Bb5lying there on the flG5oor
But Bb5like I told you beforG5e
That D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules
[Verse 4]
Spent a G5low down evening sitting high on a honky-tonk stool
And I G5spent my money like a low down honky-tonk fool
But D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules
But D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules
Yes, D5everybody has to F5someD5times C5break Bb5the G5rules

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Break The Rules

by Status Quo

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Bb5

Status Quo - Break The Rules

(Rossi/Young/Parfitt/Coghlan/Lancaster)

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

Spent a long long evening in a low down honky-tonk bar

Pulled a low down lady with a long black honky-tonk car

I asked no questions, I got no lies

C5 Bb5 G5

I walked off with her, I didn't want any ties

Bb5 G5

And I knew it wasn't right

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

But everybody has to sometimes break the rules

[Verse 2]

Took me down on the highway doin' too many miles an hour

By that way she motor-talked we might have made the Eiffel Tower

She stopped her motor by her own front door

C5 Bb5 G5

I knew she'd done it so many times before

Bb5

But I was offered the floor

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

But everybody has to sometimes break the rules

[Instrumental]

(Guitar)

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C5 G5

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D5 G5

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(Harmonica)

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C5 G5

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D5 G5

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[Verse 3]

I woke up next morning feeling kind of up and down

'Cos I did not know if I was in or out of town

Then I saw the face from the night before

Bb5 G5

Purse was empty and lying there on the floor

Bb5 G5

But like I told you before

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

That everybody has to sometimes break the rules

[Verse 4]

Spent a low down evening sitting high on a honky-tonk stool

And I spent my money like a low down honky-tonk fool

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

But everybody has to sometimes break the rules

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

But everybody has to sometimes break the rules

D5 F5 D5 C5 Bb5 G5

Yes, everybody has to sometimes break the rules

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