Suzanne Vega – Rats (Guitar)

Capo 5
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Chords

[Intro] E F E F E F C7 [Verse 1]
E                        F
Who has seen the biggest rat

F
People wanna know

E
I saw them in the basement

F
A long time ago

E                   F
Jimmy said he saw a rat

F
Bigger than his head

F                     C
It fell down from the ceiling

C7                F  E F E F
It ran across the bed
[Verse 2]
E                      F
They're swarming in Barzini's

F
They've got nothing to eat

E
Like the gangs in West Side Story

F
They're fighting in the street

E                 F
Part of Covid landscape

F
Ambulances peal

F             C
Underneath it all

C7              Bb               N.C.
Hear the rodent population squeal
[Chorus]
E               C
Rats are on the warpath

E           C
Rats are on parade

E                 C
Come and see them running through

    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made

E               C
Welcome to this urban blight

E             C
Welcome to my city

E               C
Survival of the fittest

   G          F
Is never very pretty
[Break] E F E F E F G F Em [Verse 3]
Em
The rats came through the bottom

F
Of the Prius in the street

Em
Attacked it with their yellow teeth

F
And ate up the back seat

Em
Jimmy said he saw a rat

F
Bigger than his head

F
It fell down from the ceiling

C
It ran across the bed
[Chorus]
E               C
Rats are on the warpath

E           C
Rats are on parade

E                 C
Come and see them running through

    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made

E               C
Welcome to this urban blight

E             C
Welcome to my city

E               C
Survival of the fittest

   G          F
Is never very pretty
[Break] A B C D A B C D [Bridge]
A            B
A terrifying sight

C               D
Feeling so much fright

A                     B
Step over them in the evening

C
Hear them running through tunnels

D
In the subway in the night
[Chorus]
E               C
Rats are on the warpath

E           C
Rats are on parade

E                 C
Come and see them running through

    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made

E               C
Welcome to this urban blight

E             C
Welcome to my city

E               C
Survival of the fittest

   G          F
Is never very pretty
[Break] E C E C E C D Bb E C E C E C G F [Chorus]
E               C
Rats are on the warpath

E           C
Rats are on parade

E                 C
Come and see them running through

    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made

E               C
Welcome to this urban blight

E             C
Welcome to my city

E               C
Survival of the fittest

   G          F      E7
Is never very pretty
[Outro]
Em
Oh no

Em
Oh no

Em
Rats rats rats

F
Oh no

Em                          E7
Welcome to this urban blight