Peter McPoland – Rats (Guitar)

Capo 1
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Chords

[Verse 1]
         D
When the rats run out of the building

         D
When the rats run out of the building

         D
When the rats run out of the building

    G          A     D
The building's gonna fall
[Verse 2]
         D
When the building falls, when the building

         D
When the building falls, when the building

         D
When the building falls, when the building

    G         A        D
The man paves over the rats
[Chorus]
        G                        A
And the rats all scream with the blood on their cheeks

         D                        Bm
And they run around scared on the fresh concrete

        G                       A
And the maze gets tall, but the rent goes chеap

        D                      Bm
And the man gets fat while thе rats don't eat

        G                 A
And the man builds up the building

        D                 Bm
And the man builds up the building

        G                 A         D
And the man builds up the building again
[Verse 3]
         D
Then the rats get mean and hungry

         D
When the rats get mean and hungry

    D
The man buys up the guns

       G          A      D
And he sells them to the rats
[Verse 4]
         D
Then the rats all kill each other

         D
Then the rats all kill each other

         D
When the rats all kill each other

    G        A        D
The man sits back and laughs

D
Ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha-ha, ha-ha-ha
[Chorus]
        G                        A
And the rats all scream with the blood on their cheeks

         D                        Bm
And they run around scared on the fresh concrete

        G                       A
And the maze gets tall, but the rent goes chеap

        D                      Bm
And the man gets fat while thе rats don't eat

        G                 A
And the man builds up the building

        D                 Bm
And the man builds up the building

        G                 A         D
And the man builds up the building again
[Bridge]
        Bm*
And the strong rats get killed

        Bm*
And the weak rats get killed

        Bm*
And the rich rats get killed

        Bm*
And the poor rats get killed

        G*            A*
And the cowards don't die

           D*              Bm*
'Cause the man saves their lives
[Chorus]
        G                 A
And the man builds up the building

        D                 Bm
And the man builds up the building

        G                 A         D
And the man builds up the building again
*Strum Once