King Rat Chords by Modest Mouse

Tempo:
82.45 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Cm

Bb

Eb

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Modest Mouse - King Rat chords
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[C] [Eb]
I love this shit.
[B]
[C]
[Cm] [G] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [G] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Ab]
[G] [Gm] [Cm] [G]
[Ab] [Gm] [Cm]
[Ab] [C] [N]
Why [Bb] do crooks have to [C] be in the ranch?
[Bb] We swam like rats [Ab] on fire right, [Gb] right down [G] the [Dm] river.
[C]
[Cm] We took all the weak and cared, [Ab] but tried to [Bb] carry more.
[C] You [Eb] know, you know, you [Gm] know it all went [Ab] wrong.
[Gm]
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it was [Ab] all wrong.
[Bb]
[C] [Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb] [C]
[Cm] We took on three [Ab] tap water wells, we're gonna have to [Gm] draw the real thing [Cm] right.
I took your life by the car [Ab] and it did not [Bb] swing.
[Cm] Anytime I tried to know my struggle, [Ab] I wet the tip out [Bb] of the hole in.
[Cm] We'd have laughed about being rich, [Ab] because we counted just [Bb] the three.
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it [Ab] was all wrong.
[Bb]
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it [Eb] was [D] all wrong.
[Cm] [Ab] [Gm]
[Cm] [Fm] [Bb]
[Cm] [Ab] [G]
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] Deep water, [Gm] deep water, [Ab] since [Cm] this is now.
[Eb] I [C] will now [Gm] graduate [C] child.
[Eb] Well, [C] [Gm] deep water, deep water, [Ab] since this is now.
[Eb] I [C] will now graduate child.
[Eb] Well, [Ab] oh lookie, [D] lookie, lookie, look at me again.
I said it looks [Dm] like it's time to use my feet again.
I [F] just spent my last $100, [D] I don't pay my [Bb] bills again.
[Cm]
I [Gm] [Ab] don't care.
[Bb] [Cm]
I just [Ab] don't [Bb] care.
[C] [Fm] Deep [Ab] water, [Gm] deep [Cm] water, since this is now.
I will now graduate child.
Well, [Ab] deep water, deep water, [Cm] since this is now.
[Ab] [Eb] [Cm] [F]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Cm] [Ab]
[D] [F] [Eb]
[Ab] [Cm] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[G] [Cm] [Ab] [G]
[Ab] [Eb] [Cm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Ab]
[Cm] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Cm] [F] [Ab] [C]
[Eb] [F] [Eb]
[Cm] [F] [Bb]
[F] I will now graduate child.
[C] Well, [B]
[Bb] deep water, [G] deep water, since this [N] is now.
Key:  
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
Eb
12341116
C
3211
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
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To learn Modest Mouse - King Rat chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, Cm, Ab, Gm, Ab and G in sequence. For best results, commence at 41 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 82. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: C Minor.

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[C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I love this shit. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Why [Bb] do crooks have to [C] be in the ranch?
[Bb] We swam like rats [Ab] on fire right, [Gb] right down [G] the [Dm] river.
[C]
[Cm] We took all the weak and cared, [Ab] but tried to [Bb] carry more.
[C] You [Eb] know, you know, you [Gm] know it all went [Ab] wrong.
_ [Gm] _
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it was [Ab] all wrong.
[Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ [C]
[Cm] We took on three [Ab] tap water wells, we're gonna have to [Gm] draw the real thing [Cm] right.
I took your life by the car [Ab] and it did not [Bb] swing. _
[Cm] Anytime I tried to know my struggle, [Ab] I wet the tip out [Bb] of the hole in.
[Cm] We'd have laughed about being rich, [Ab] because we counted just [Bb] the three.
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it [Ab] was all wrong.
_ [Bb]
[Cm] You know, you know, you know it [Eb] was [D] all wrong. _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _
[C] Deep water, [Gm] deep water, [Ab] since [Cm] this is now.
[Eb] I [C] will now _ [Gm] graduate [C] _ child.
[Eb] Well, [C] [Gm] deep water, deep water, [Ab] since this is now.
[Eb] I [C] will now _ _ graduate child.
[Eb] Well, [Ab] oh lookie, [D] lookie, lookie, look at me again.
I said it looks [Dm] like it's time to use my feet again.
I [F] just spent my last $100, [D] I don't pay my [Bb] bills again.
_ [Cm] _
I [Gm] [Ab] don't care.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _
I just [Ab] don't [Bb] care.
_ _ [C] [Fm] Deep [Ab] water, [Gm] deep [Cm] water, since this is now.
I will now _ graduate child.
Well, [Ab] deep water, deep water, [Cm] since this is now. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ [Ab] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _
[Ab] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [C] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Cm] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ I will now graduate child. _
[C] _ _ _ _ Well, _ [B]
[Bb] deep water, [G] _ _ deep water, since this [N] is now. _

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This song was composed by Eric Judy, Joe Plummer, Jeremiah Green, Johnny Marr, Tom Peloso and Isaac Brock.

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