Random Rules chords by Silver Jews

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Verse 1:
C majorC   E minorEm    FF                C majorC
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection
C majorC        E minorEm         FF            C majorC
Slowly screwing my way across Europe, they had to make a correction
C majorC      E minorEm             FF              C majorC
Broken and smokin' where the infrared deer plunge in the digital snake
C majorC           E minorEm             FF              C majorC
I tell you, they make it so you can't shake hands when they make your hands shake


Chorus:
DmDm        FF
I know you like to line dance
DmDm       FF
Everything so democratic and cool
DmDm         FF         C majorC
But, baby, there's no guidance when random rules

Verse 2:
C majorC       E minorEm             FF            C majorC
I know that a lot of what I say has been lifted off of men's room walls
C majorC      E minorEm            FF              C majorC
Maybe I've crossed the wrong rivers and walked down all the wrong halls
C majorC         E minorEm           FF        C majorC
But nothing can change the fact that we used to share a bed
C majorC          E minorEm          FF         C majorC
And that's why it scared me so when you turned to me and said:


Bridge:
DmDm         FF
"Yeah, you look like someone
DmDm          FF
Yeah, you look like someone who up and left me low
DmDm        FF      C majorC
Boy, you look like someone I used to know"

  C majorC         E minorEm         FF       C majorC
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13-13-13-13-13-8-12-12-12-12-12-8-10-10-10-10-8---------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------7-7/9-9-------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  C majorC         E minorEm         FF       C majorC
e|----------------------------0----------------------------------|
BB|-8/6--6/5--5/3--3/1-0-1---1---3-1------------------------------|
G+G|-9/7--7/5--5/4--4/2---------------0----------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  C majorC         E minorEm         FF       C majorC
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----0h2p0----2--2---------0h2p0---0---------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0h3-------3----------0h3--------------3-----------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------|
  C majorC         E minorEm         FF       C majorC
e|-------------------------------------------------------------0---3-0-----0-----------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------0-1-0-3---3-----1/3---3-1-------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------0----4b5--0-0-2---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------0h2p0-2-2-2-2-0---0h2--2-----2---2---------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0h3------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
DmDm         FF
I know you'd like to line dance
DmDm         FF
With everything so democratic and cool
DmDm         FF         C majorC
But, baby, there's no guidance when random rules

Verse 3:
C majorC      E minorEm       FF         C majorC
I asked the painter why the roads are colored black
C majorC            E minorEm
He said, "Steve, it's because people leave
     FF           C majorC
And no highway will bring them back"
C majorC       E minorEm       FF       C majorC
So if you don't want me, I promise not to linger
C majorC           E minorEm               FF       C majorC
But before I go, I've gotta ask you, dear, about that tan line on your ring finger


Outro:
DmDm        FF
No one should have two lives
DmDm         FF
Now you know my middle names are Wrong and Right
DmDm         FF      C majorC
Honey, we've got two lives to give tonight
C majorC
To give tonight
C majorC
To give tonight
C majorC        C majorC
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

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