Silver Jews

Random Rules(Chords)

Silver Jews

Key: C

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Verse 1:

C Em F C In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection C Em F C Slowly screwing my way across Europe, they had to make a correction C Em F C Broken and smokin' where the infrared deer plunge in the digital snake C Em F C I tell you, they make it so you can't shake hands when they make your hands shake
Dm F I know you like to line dance Dm F Everything so democratic and cool Dm F C But, baby, there's no guidance when random rules

Verse 2:

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

Bridge:

Dm F 'Yeah, you look like someone Dm F Yeah, you look like someone who up and left me low Dm F C Boy, you look like someone I used to know'
   C                 Em                  F              C 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-13-13-13-13-13-8-12-12-12-12-12-8-10-10-10-10-8---------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------7-7/9-9-------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
   C                 Em                  F              C 
e|----------------------------0----------------------------------| 
B|-8/6--6/5--5/3--3/1-0-1---1---3-1------------------------------| 
G|-9/7--7/5--5/4--4/2---------------0----------------------------| 
D|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
   C                 Em                  F              C 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|-----0h2p0----2--2---------0h2p0---0---------------------------| 
A|-0h3-------3----------0h3--------------3-----------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
   C                 Em                  F              C 
e|-------------------------------------------------------------0---3-0-----0-----------------| 
B|-----------------------------------------------------0-1-0-3---3-----1/3---3-1-------------| 
G|-------------------------------------0----4b5--0-0-2---------------------------------------| 
D|------0h2p0-2-2-2-2-0---0h2--2-----2---2---------------------------------------------------| 
A|-0h3------------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Dm F I know you'd like to line dance Dm F With everything so democratic and cool Dm F C But, baby, there's no guidance when random rules

Verse 3:

C Em F C I asked the painter why the roads are colored black C Em He said, 'Steve, it's because people leave F C And no highway will bring them back' C Em F C So if you don't want me, I promise not to linger C Em F C But before I go, I've gotta ask you, dear, about that tan line on your ring finger
Outro Dm F No one should have two lives Dm F Now you know my middle names are Wrong and Right Dm F C Honey, we've got two lives to give tonight C To give tonight C To give tonight C C Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Written by David Berman

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