The song plays the verse with an E9+ chord as the iii in the progression, however you can play an em and it will sound fine. The am in the verse is played as a barre chord, but in the chorus it's open. E9+ Am --4-- --5--| --3-- --5--| --0-- --5--| --2-- --7--| --2-- --7--| --0-- --5--| Intro: C, Em (x2) C If pain was a color to paint on you E9+ Your heart would be the color blue. Am Be a painting, hung up there til your body met your head. D Which were made of silver. C You are the one they call Jesus Christ. E9+ Who didn't know no rock and roll. Am just a mission made of guns that they give boys in vietnam D But they always told him F (G)C There's a madness in us all. F (G)C There's a madness in us all. C So who broke the rules? Em Who broke the rules? Am Who broke the rules? F C They said every one of you will never try to lend a hand Em Am When the policemen don't understand. C F Boys, all you boys Am G Think you're so American. C F Girls, all you girls Am G They're so American. C He may not be born of this land E9+ But he was born of this world. Am He was born of all the mothers And the colors of our brothers D And the love that we sent him. C You are the one they call Jesus Christ. E9+ Who didn't know no rock and roll. Am There may not be a heaven, Or a place in which to send you, D But you know in the end F (G)C There's a madness in us all. F (G)C There's a madness in us all. (x2) C So who broke the rules? Em Who broke the rules? Am Who broke the rules? F C They said every one of you will never try to lend a hand Em Am When the policemen don't understand. C F Boys, all you boys Am G Think you're so American. C F Girls, all you girls Am G They're so American. F C There's two eyes for every one of us Em Am G But somebody got there first and took them all. C F Man, oh man Am G Think you're so American C F Man, oh man Am G Think you're so American F C There's two eyes for every one of us Em Am G But somebody got there first and took them all. F C There's two eyes for every one of us Em Am But somebody got there first and took them all.