[Intro]
Cm Gm Fm Cm
[Verse 1]
Cm Gm
Where the winds of change were blowin', there lived a God-fearing man
Fm Bb Cm
He was turning through his Bible when he came up with a plan
Gm
He painted up a sign and held it high above his head
Fm Bb Cm Bb
Waved it proudly in the air and this is what it read
[Chorus]
Eb Fm
You can't break the law
Cm
There are reasons for the rules
Fm Bb
They keep things safe here for everyone
Cm Bb
The Sinners, Saints, and Fools
Eb Fm
The poor and huddled masses
Cm
Who are hungry and afraid
Fm Bb
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Cm
No exceptions made
[Verse 2]
Cm Gm
To the weary, desperate souls who washed up on the sand
Fm Bb Cm
He said, "We haven't seen your paperwork" and he withdrew his hand
Gm
You know he never felt any safer, or the peace he hoped he'd find
Fm Bb Cm Bb
And up until the day he died, he never changed his mind
[Chorus]
Eb Fm
You can't break the law
Cm
There are reasons for the rules
Fm Bb
They keep things safe here for everyone
Cm Bb
The Sinners, Saints, and Fools
Eb Fm
The poor and huddled masses
Cm
Who are hungry and afraid
Fm Bb
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Cm N.C.
No exceptions made
[Interlude]
Gm Fm Cm Gm Fm Cm N.C.
[Verse 3]
Cm Gm
By the time he got to Heaven, it was surrounded by a wall
Fm Bb Cm
The pearly gates were locked up tight by golden chains and all
Gm
They said, "We cannot let just anyone walk in here anymore
Fm Bb Cm N.C.
You didn't do it by the book," and then they pointed to the floor
[Chorus]
Eb Fm
You can't break the law
Cm
There are reasons for the rules
Fm Bb
They keep things safe here for everyone
Cm Bb
You Sinners, Saints, and Fools
Eb Fm
The poor and huddled masses
Cm
Who are hungry and afraid
Fm Bb
You gotta do it by the book and there'll be
Cm N.C.
No exceptions made
[Outro]
Cm Gm Fm Cm
Nooo
Gm Fm Cm Fm Cm Fm Ebm
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