Verse 1Am
Talkin' in my sleep at night
F
Makin' myself crazy
F
(Out of my mind, out of my mind)
Am
Wrote it down and read it out
Hopin' it would save me
F
(Too many times, too many times)
Am
My love, he makes me feel like nobody else
F
Nobody else
Am
But my love, he doesn't love me, so I tell myself
F
I tell myself
Pre-ChorusAm
One, don't pick up the phone
FG
You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone
Am
Two, don't let him in
FG
You'll have to kick him out again
Am
Three, don't be his friend
FG
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
AmFG
And if you're under him, you ain't getting over him
Chorus
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
Verse 2Am
I keep pushin' forwards, but he keeps pullin' me backwards
F
(Nowhere to turn) no way
(Nowhere to turn) no
Am
Now I'm standing back from it, I finally see the pattern
F
(I never learn, I never learn)
Am
But my love, he doesn't love me, so I tell myself
I tell myself
F
I do, I do, I do
Pre-ChorusAm
One, don't pick up the phone
FG
You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone
Am
Two, don't let him in
FG
You'll have to kick him out again
Am
Three, don't be his friend
FG
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
AmFG
And if you're under him, you ain't getting over him
Chorus
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
BridgeAm
Practice makes perfect
FG
I'm still tryna' learn it by heart
(I got new rules, I count 'em)
Am
Eat, sleep, and breathe it
FG
Rehearse and repeat it, 'cause I
Am
(I got new, I got new, I...)
Pre-ChorusAm
One, don't pick up the phone
FG
You know he's only calling 'cause he's drunk and alone
Am
Two, don't let him in
FG
You'll have to kick him out again
Am
Three, don't be his friend
FG
You know you're gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
AmFG
And if you're under him, you ain't getting over him
Chorus
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
AmFG
I got new rules, I count 'em
AmFG
I gotta tell them to myself
OutroAm
Don't let him in, don't let him in
FG
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Am
Don't be his friend, don't be his friend
FG
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Am
Don't let him in, don't let him in
FG
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Am
Don't be his friend, don't be his friend
FG
Don't, don't, don't, don't
Am
You gettin' over him
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.