AC/DC - Breaking the Rules: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Breaking the Rules" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

A/C#               C      G/B
Black sheep and a renegade
                 A#
Hot feet in the cool of the shade
Street jungle in the tough-child 'hoods
Examinations done no good
Ghetto bars and hot wired cars
Sneak thieves and cheap cigars
No rebellion, not today
I get my kicks in my own way
Right, okay

Chorus:
A D/A                          A
Just keep on breaking the rules
          G            G/F# E A D/A
Come on, get ready to rule
A D/A                          A
Just keep on breaking the rules
          G            G/F# E
Come on, get ready to rule

Tough breaks in the neighborhood
A hard case who's up to no good
Living like trash, a society rash
Ready to break, and ready to dash
A bad deal and a real rough ride
And doing time on the other side
No rebellion, not today
I get my kicks in my own way
Right, okay

Chorus

Tough breaks

They got regulation ties
Regulation shoes
Those regulation fools
With their regulation rules

Chorus

Oh, take off your ties and your regulation shoes
You're nothing but a bunch of regulation fools,
And your damn regulation rules
I'm going to do things my own way
Every day, every day, every day
In every way
I ain't gonna pay no attention to your rules


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Breaking the Rules" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Breaking the Rules" by AC/DC.

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