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PostPosted:**Fri Nov 30, 2007 4:30 pm**

Does anyone have the chords for Book of Rules?

PostPosted:**Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:17 pm**

No, but if I get a minute this weekend I'll give it a whirl. Great song, love their rendition of it. Here are the lyrics:

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Book Of Rules
The Heptones

Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
And clowns their capers in sawdust rings
And common people you and me will be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules

And each must make, ere life has flown
A stumbling block or a stepping stone
And ommon people you and me will be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules

Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow
Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow

And poor people you and me will be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules

Look where rain is falling from the sky
I know the sun will be only missing for a while
And common people you and me will be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules

Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow
Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow

I say
Poor people you and me will be builders for eternity
Each is given a bag of tools, a shapeless mass, and a book of rules

Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow
Pow wa pow pow, pow wa pow pow pow
Wa pa pa pow pow, wa pow pow pa pow pow

PostPosted:**Fri Nov 30, 2007 7:27 pm**

thanks shakedown. i was checking out rat-dogs my space and one of the tracks was book of rules. i appreciate the assist.

PostPosted:**Sat Dec 01, 2007 11:52 am**

is that the reageish tune boby did with boby and the midnights?

PostPosted:**Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:06 pm**

warrenMFKNhaynes wrote:is that the reageish tune boby did with boby and the midnights?

Yes. Gregg, isn't that a Trad? Any reason we can't have that one on the archive? I know I had it done out. I can dig it up, I'm sure.

PostPosted:**Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:23 pm**

based this off the Ratdog version.. copied kinda funky but here's the chords and form

Book Of Rules (Heptones) (arr. by BOB)

Intro. (F# riff)

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F#                   B                       
Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
     F#                B                
Can clown their capers in sawdust rings

CHORUS
           C#
Just like poor people like you and me
            B          F#
Will be builders for eternity
B                C#
Each is given a bag of tools
B          B7          F#
Shapeless lives and a book of rules

Each must make his life as flowing ink
Tumbling back on a stepping stone

CHORUS

Bridge
F#              B               F#
Pow wa pow pow pow wa pa pa pow pow
                                                                  C#  B              F#
Wa pa pa pow pow, Wa pow pa pow pow pow

CHORUS  (And I say small people like you and me…)

Look where the rain is fallen from the sky
I know the sun will be only missing for a while

CHORUS  (And I say small people like you and me…)
Bridge

CHORUS  (And I say small people like you and me…)

Bridge (x2) (2nd time acapella)

PostPosted:**Sat Dec 01, 2007 2:43 pm**

What I have is similar to above, I think maybe a couple of differences.

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F#                   B              F#
Isn't it strange how princesses and kings
    F#                 B          F#
Can clown their capers in sawdust rings, just like
C#
Poor people like you and me
        B             F#
Will be builders for eternity
B               C#
Each is given a bag of tools
B              B7     F#
Shapeless lives and a book of rules

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F#              B                F#
Pow pa pow pow, pow wa pa pa pow pow
             C#                F#
wa pa pa pow pow wa pow pa pow pow pow

Here's the Intro

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E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D---4--1------------------4--1------------------------------
A---------4------------4--------4---------------------------
E------------1--2------------------1--2---------------------

PostPosted:**Sun Dec 02, 2007 6:13 am**

this has been fixed and the tab is available in the menu.