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