The Racing Rats Chords by Editors
Tempo:
153.35 bpm
Chords used:
G
Em
D
Am
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[F#m] [G] [Am]
[G] [D] [Em] When [D] the [G] time comes, [Am] you're no [G] longer [D] there.
[Em] Fall [D] down to my [G] knees, [Am] begin [G] my [D] nightmare.
[Em] Words spill from [D] my drunken [G] mouth.
[A] I just [G] can't keep them [D] all in.
I [Em] keep up with [D] the racing [G] rats [A] and do my [G] best [F#] to win.
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F#m] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Em] Slow down, little [G] one.
[Am] You can't [G] keep running [D] away.
[Em] You mustn't [D] go [G] outside yet.
[Am] It's not your [G] time [D] to play.
[Em] Standing at the [D] edge of [G] your town
with [A] the
[G] skyline in [D] your eyes, [Em] reaching [D] out [G] to God.
[Am] The sun [G] says its [D] [Em]
[Bm] goodbyes.
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light in the [D] surface of the [Em] earth.
[G] [Am]
[G] [F#] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Em] Let's pretend we never [G] met.
[Am] Let's [G] pretend we're on [D] our own.
[Em] We'll live [F#m] different [G] lives [C] till [G] our covers [F#m] glow.
[B] I'll [Em] push my hand up [D] to the [G] sky, shade [Am] my [G] eyes from the sun.
As [Em] the dust settles [D] [G] around me, [Am] suddenly nighttime [G] has begun.
[Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall [Em] from the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] Come [C] on now.
[G] You knew you [D] were lost, but [G] you carried on [C] [G] anyway.
[D] Oh, [Em] come on [C] now.
[G] You knew you had no time, but you left the day [C] with [G] no end.
[F#m] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [F#m] [Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall [Em] from the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light.
[Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
I'll be [C] the holy [G] mate in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] [C#] [N]
[G] [N]
[F#m] [G] [Am]
[G] [D] [Em] When [D] the [G] time comes, [Am] you're no [G] longer [D] there.
[Em] Fall [D] down to my [G] knees, [Am] begin [G] my [D] nightmare.
[Em] Words spill from [D] my drunken [G] mouth.
[A] I just [G] can't keep them [D] all in.
I [Em] keep up with [D] the racing [G] rats [A] and do my [G] best [F#] to win.
[Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [F#m] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Em] Slow down, little [G] one.
[Am] You can't [G] keep running [D] away.
[Em] You mustn't [D] go [G] outside yet.
[Am] It's not your [G] time [D] to play.
[Em] Standing at the [D] edge of [G] your town
with [A] the
[G] skyline in [D] your eyes, [Em] reaching [D] out [G] to God.
[Am] The sun [G] says its [D] [Em]
[Bm] goodbyes.
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light in the [D] surface of the [Em] earth.
[G] [Am]
[G] [F#] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[G] [Em] Let's pretend we never [G] met.
[Am] Let's [G] pretend we're on [D] our own.
[Em] We'll live [F#m] different [G] lives [C] till [G] our covers [F#m] glow.
[B] I'll [Em] push my hand up [D] to the [G] sky, shade [Am] my [G] eyes from the sun.
As [Em] the dust settles [D] [G] around me, [Am] suddenly nighttime [G] has begun.
[Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall [Em] from the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] Come [C] on now.
[G] You knew you [D] were lost, but [G] you carried on [C] [G] anyway.
[D] Oh, [Em] come on [C] now.
[G] You knew you had no time, but you left the day [C] with [G] no end.
[F#m] [Em]
[G] [Am]
[Em] [F#m] [Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall [Em] from the sky,
I'll be [C] your holy [G] light.
[Em]
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
I'll be [C] the holy [G] mate in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] [C#] [N]
[G] [N]
Key:
G
Em
D
Am
C
G
Em
D
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] When [D] the [G] time comes, _ [Am] you're no [G] longer [D] there.
_ _ [Em] Fall [D] down to my [G] _ knees, _ [Am] begin [G] my _ [D] nightmare.
_ [Em] Words spill from [D] my drunken [G] mouth.
_ [A] I just [G] can't keep them [D] all in.
I [Em] keep up with [D] the racing [G] rats _ [A] and do my [G] best [F#] to win.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Slow down, little [G] one.
_ [Am] You can't [G] keep running [D] away.
_ _ [Em] You mustn't [D] go [G] outside yet.
_ [Am] It's not your [G] time [D] to play.
_ _ [Em] Standing at the [D] edge of [G] your town
with [A] the _
[G] skyline in [D] your eyes, _ [Em] reaching [D] out [G] to God.
_ [Am] The sun [G] says its [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] goodbyes.
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] your _ holy [G] light in the [D] surface of the _ _ _ [Em] earth.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Let's pretend we never [G] met.
_ _ [Am] Let's [G] pretend we're on [D] our own.
_ _ [Em] We'll live [F#m] different [G] _ lives _ [C] till [G] our covers [F#m] glow.
_ [B] I'll [Em] push my hand up [D] to the [G] sky, shade [Am] my [G] eyes from the sun.
As [Em] the dust settles [D] [G] around me, _ [Am] suddenly nighttime _ [G] has begun.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to _ fall [Em] from the sky,
_ I'll be [C] your holy _ [G] light in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the _ earth.
[Em] Come _ [C] on now.
[G] You knew you [D] were lost, but [G] you carried _ on [C] _ [G] anyway. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Oh, [Em] come on [C] _ now.
[G] You knew you had no time, but you left the day [C] with [G] no end.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to fall _ [Em] from the _ sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] your holy [G] light.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] the _ holy [G] _ mate in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] When [D] the [G] time comes, _ [Am] you're no [G] longer [D] there.
_ _ [Em] Fall [D] down to my [G] _ knees, _ [Am] begin [G] my _ [D] nightmare.
_ [Em] Words spill from [D] my drunken [G] mouth.
_ [A] I just [G] can't keep them [D] all in.
I [Em] keep up with [D] the racing [G] rats _ [A] and do my [G] best [F#] to win.
_ [Em] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Slow down, little [G] one.
_ [Am] You can't [G] keep running [D] away.
_ _ [Em] You mustn't [D] go [G] outside yet.
_ [Am] It's not your [G] time [D] to play.
_ _ [Em] Standing at the [D] edge of [G] your town
with [A] the _
[G] skyline in [D] your eyes, _ [Em] reaching [D] out [G] to God.
_ [Am] The sun [G] says its [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [Bm] goodbyes.
If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] your _ holy [G] light in the [D] surface of the _ _ _ [Em] earth.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] Let's pretend we never [G] met.
_ _ [Am] Let's [G] pretend we're on [D] our own.
_ _ [Em] We'll live [F#m] different [G] _ lives _ [C] till [G] our covers [F#m] glow.
_ [B] I'll [Em] push my hand up [D] to the [G] sky, shade [Am] my [G] eyes from the sun.
As [Em] the dust settles [D] [G] around me, _ [Am] suddenly nighttime _ [G] has begun.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to _ fall [Em] from the sky,
_ I'll be [C] your holy _ [G] light in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the _ earth.
[Em] Come _ [C] on now.
[G] You knew you [D] were lost, but [G] you carried _ on [C] _ [G] anyway. _
_ _ [D] _ _ Oh, [Em] come on [C] _ now.
[G] You knew you had no time, but you left the day [C] with [G] no end.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Em] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to fall _ [Em] from the _ sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] your holy [G] light.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ If [C] a pain were [G] to fall from [Em] the sky,
_ _ I'll be [C] the _ holy [G] _ mate in the [D]
surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
The surface of the earth.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _