Modest Mouse – King Rat (Guitar)

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Chords

[Intro] Cm
Cm
    Well!

Cm       Ab G
   Well!

Cm       Ab G
   Well!
Cm Ab G
Cm Ab G
        Well....
Cm Ab G [Verse 1]
Cm                                 Ab                G
   We spun like birds on fire right down towards the residence and I

Cm                               Ab                     G
   Took all that I desired, even crooks have to pay the rent.

Cm                                Ab               G
   We swam like rats on fire right, right down the reservoir

Cm                                        Ab             G
   We took all that we could carry but we tried to carry more.
[Pre-chorus]
        Cm                                   Ab   G
And you know, you know, you know it all went wrong

        Cm                                  Ab    G
And you know, you know, you know it was all wrong
[Interlude] Cm Ab G Cm Ab G Cm Ab G Cm Ab G [Verse]
Cm                                     Ab                         G
   We choked on straight tap water well I'm gonna have to try the real thing

Cm                                        Ab          G
   I took your laugh by the collar and it knew not to swing.

Cm                                   Ab              G              Cm
   Anytime I tried an honest job well the till had a hole in it, ha-ha

   Cm                                   Ab                   G
We laughed about payin' rent 'cause the county jails they're free.
[Pre-chorus]
        Cm                                  Ab   G
And you know, you know, you know it was all wrong

        Cm                                  Ab    G
And you know, you know, you know it was all wrong
[Interlude] Cm Ab G Cm Ab G Cm Ab G Cm Ab G [Chorus]
Cm
Deep water, deep water

Ab          G
Senseless denial

       Cm                   Ab         G
I went down like a rag doll heavy with child

Cm
Deep water, deep water

Ab          G
Senseless denial

       Cm                   Ab         G
I went down like a rag doll heavy with child
[Verse]
    Cm                     
Oh, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again

  Ab                             G
I said it looks like I've got to use my feet again

     Cm
Well I just spent my last one hundred dollars

    Ab           G
God, I'll pay my bill again
[Bridge]
Cm                      Ab   G
Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho, I don't care

    Cm                           Ab   G
Oh, oh-ho-ho-ho-ho, I just don't care
[Chorus]
Cm
Deep water, deep water

Ab          G
Senseless denial

       Cm                    Ab          G
I went down like a rag doll, shooken and shy

Cm
Deep water, deep water

Ab          G
Senseless denial

       Cm                    Ab       G
I went down like a rag doll: rat of a child
[Verse]
      Cm
Well, King Rat has me on his list again

      Ab                     G
I can never be on the fence again

  Cm
I found out it's all loud. Open like an organ and it

Ab                      G
Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk again

Cm
he promised me that when I cheated him

             Ab      G
That I could open my eye well...

Cm
lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky,

              Ab                      G
lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again.
[Chorus]
Cm
Deep water, deep water

     Ab          G
This senseless denial

      Cm                       Ab   G
I got fed like a fish, full of open smiles

Cm
Blue water, deep water

  Ab           G
Oh senseless denial

      Cm                     Ab        G
I got fed like a fish by the cardboard smiles
[Outro]
Cm    Ab   G
Well! Well....

     Cm                         Ab   G
What do you have to say for yourself?

        Cm          Ab   G
I said, well, well, well

       Cm                      Ab G
I said well, well, well, well, well!

Cm                         Ab       G
Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again

  Cm                          Ab         G
I hardly knew I should use my feet again

        Cm                      Ab   G
What do you have to say for yourself?

        Cm                      Ab   G
What do you have to say for yourself?