Chords for Rat Race (Live At The Pavillon De Paris, 1977)
Tempo:
149.55 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
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100% ➙ 150BPM
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_ _ _ I'm saying _
[A] when the cats are away, _ _ the mice will play. _
[Bm] _ _ _ Political [B] violence fill your city. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Don't involve Rasta in your _ say, say.
I'm [B] saying _ Rasta [Bm] don't want more no _ CIA. _ _ _
[A] Rat _ race, _ _ rat _ _ race, _ _ _ [Bm] rat _ race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
I'm saying [F#m] _ _
[A] when you think in peace and safety,
_ a standard _ destruction. _
[Bm] _ _ Collective _ security, _ maturity, _ _ yeah.
_ [A] _
Don't forget your _ history, _
and know your destiny.
In [B] the [C#] abundance [Bm] of water,
the pool is a Nazi.
[A] Rat race, _ _ _ _ rat race, _ _ _ _ [Bm] rat race, _ _ _ _ rat race.
[F#] Oh, it's a [A] disgrace _ _ to _ see the human race
_ [Bm] in a rat _ race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
_ _ [A] You got the horse race, you got the dog race,
you got the human race,
_ _ but this [Bm] is a rat race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
_ [F#] _ Some are chickens, some are sparrows,
[A] some are bunnies, some are bats. _ _
_ _ In this here rat [Bm]
race, _ _ _ _ rat _ race.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'm saying _
[A] when the cats are away, _ _ the mice will play. _
[Bm] _ _ _ Political [B] violence fill your city. _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ Don't involve Rasta in your _ say, say.
I'm [B] saying _ Rasta [Bm] don't want more no _ CIA. _ _ _
[A] Rat _ race, _ _ rat _ _ race, _ _ _ [Bm] rat _ race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
I'm saying [F#m] _ _
[A] when you think in peace and safety,
_ a standard _ destruction. _
[Bm] _ _ Collective _ security, _ maturity, _ _ yeah.
_ [A] _
Don't forget your _ history, _
and know your destiny.
In [B] the [C#] abundance [Bm] of water,
the pool is a Nazi.
[A] Rat race, _ _ _ _ rat race, _ _ _ _ [Bm] rat race, _ _ _ _ rat race.
[F#] Oh, it's a [A] disgrace _ _ to _ see the human race
_ [Bm] in a rat _ race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
_ _ [A] You got the horse race, you got the dog race,
you got the human race,
_ _ but this [Bm] is a rat race, _ _ _ rat _ race.
_ [F#] _ Some are chickens, some are sparrows,
[A] some are bunnies, some are bats. _ _
_ _ In this here rat [Bm]
race, _ _ _ _ rat _ race.
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