Intro
F G Am
[Verse 1]
F G Am
Mother taught me not to give too much away
F G Am
Father taught me tender hearts are bound to break
F
And now I'm just confused
G Am
'Cause they broke all the rules
F G
Said one thing, they did the other
Am
Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Oh, oh, there I go giving my heart away
Am
Thought it would heal the pain
F G Am
Oh, oh, there I go making the same mistakes
Don't wanna start again
[Chorus]
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am C
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am C
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
In different directions, keep giving me lessons
Am C
All I ever really learn
F G Am
The rules of, rules of love
Sometimes people break 'em
[Break]
F G Am
[Verse 2]
F G
They taught me to get jealous, taught me how to fight
Am
Taught me to pretend like everything’s alright
F G
Said one thing, they did the other
Am
Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers
[Pre-Chorus]
F G Am
Oh, oh, there I go giving my heart away
Am
Thought it would heal the pain
F G Am
Oh, oh, there I go making the same mistakes
Don't wanna start again
[Chorus]
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am C
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am C
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
In different directions, keep giving me lessons
Am C
All I ever really learn
F G Am C
The rules of, rules of love
[Bridge]
F G
Why is it all so complicated?
Am C
Won't somebody please explain it
F G
Said one thing but did the other
Am C
Now I'm good at friends but I'm bad at lovers
[Chorus]
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
The rules of, rules of love
Am
Keep changing, keep swaying
F G
In different directions, keep giving me lessons
Am C
All I ever really learn
F G Am
The rules of, rules of love
[Post-Chorus]
F G Am
Sometimes people break 'em
C F G Am C
Sometimes people break 'em
[Outro]
F G Am C
'Cause they said one thing and did the other
F G Am
Now I'm good at friends but bad at lovers
C
I'm bad at lovers