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The Rules by Tragically Hip The Rules Standard Tuning Amaj7 (X 0 2 1 2 0) Dsus2 (X X 0 2 3 0) A*(not too sure what it's called) (X 0 2 2 0 0) Intro: F#m E x3 F#m E Amaj7 Dsus2 Legs scream at bikes and bikes scream at trucks A And motorists curse their lousy luck Dsus2 Crossing guard's not doing his job A Amaj7 And traffic's not about to stop for the first causality Dsus2 A* Of thought it's the rules, it's the rules Amaj7 Dsus2 Super farmer's bent on the cover of Time A The moralist screams he's all mine Dsus2 So the bard isn't doing her job the vacuum night A Amaj7 The darkest rites the small quarantined thoughts Dsus2 A* It's the rules, it's the rules F#m E x3 F#m E Amaj7 Dsus2 Salesman says this vacuum's guaranteed it A Could suck an ancient virus from the sea Dsus2 It could put the dog out of a job A Amaj7 Could make the traffic stop so little thoughts can safely get across Dsus2 A* It's the rules, it's the rules Dsus2 A* Guaranteed or not it's the rules Amaj7 --------------- version 2 Tuning: Standard This is the intro, some parts are repeated throughout the song as well. INTRO: (0:00-0:37) e|-9--9------------------------------------9--9------------------------------| B|-10-10--12-----9--------9h10p9-----------10-10--12-----9------------10-----| G|-11-11--13-----9---9----9------9---------11-11--13-----9---9---9h11-11-----| D|--------14-----9h11-----------------------------14-----9h11----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-9--9--------------------------9--9----------------------------------------| B|-10-10--12---------------------10-10--12-----------------------------------| G|-11-11--13-----9h11-9----------11-11--13-----9h11-9----9h11-9----9h11-9----| D|--------14-----9----------------------14-----9---------9---------9---------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9h11-9--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-9-------11--/--12-12------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note -------