Metric - Seven Rules: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Seven 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.

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Gm
Come on, angel
Dm
Come and save us
A#             D#
Let me see sunrise
Gm
Give me something
Dm               A#          D#
For the one thing we immortalized
Gm
Gaze upon you
Dm          A#             D#
Turning into some desired doll
Gm              Dm
I'll be there to come and shake you
A#                 D#
When your will dissolves

    F
My love
                 Cm
Come out of the woods
                 Gm
Come out of the woods
     F
Now darling
                  Cm
We're out of the woods
                   Gm
We're out of the woods

Chorus:
        D#         D7
You're safe in my mind
      Gm         D#
Some antiquated tune
Cm         D7             Gm
In my heart some ancient song
             D#
A song too blue to even use

Come on inside, it's a long ride
'80s limousine
I'll be tongue-tied, you'll be cross-eyed
On the grainy screen
With a token appreciation
Amateur cigar
Steel-plated, silver-painted
Novelty guitar

For you, well
Isn't it good and isn't it shit?
They lured us away from the beach
And onto the cruise ship

Chorus:
D#  D7      Gm
I lied, I lied
           D#
And never grew
Cm     D7             Gm
To be made a lonely child
               D#
There's seven rules you need to know
Cm     D7
In my mind
      Gm         D#
Some antiquated tune
Cm         D7             Gm
In my heart some ancient song
            D#
A song too blue to even use

D               Gm
I remember the beat
                      Cm
And the sound of the bass
                      F
When you played all alone
D                Gm
Every possible dream
                      Cm
In the head that you held
                        F
And the hands that you hold
D               Gm
I remember the beat
                      Cm
And the sound of the bass
                      F
When you played all alone
D                Gm
Every possible dream
                      Cm
In the head that you held
                        F
And the hands that you hold


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Seven Rules" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Seven Rules" by Metric.