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