Chords for The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap

Tempo:
77.575 bpm
Chords used:

G

Em

E

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap chords
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[G] [E] [G]
[Bm] [G] [D] [G]
[Em] [D] [G]
[E] [G] [E] [G]
[E] [A] [G] [E] [G] It's a lot of [E] rockin' going on that night.
[G] Losing time [E] for all the young rag [A] lads.
[G] Just down the [E] gassers by the meat factory door.
[C] The fat lamb boys started coming on strong.
[G] The 78 [Em] CDA already started [G] when the buzzer called them all to stay into action.
And young bitty Washington on the yellow [Em] street lights.
He [C] said, tonight, I've [D] all noticed, [Em] it's gonna be a plight.
[G] But good eagles they like it [Em] living here in this town.
[G] Chops and the scrum line [Em] before you fall.
[G] Hope bites the dust in [Em] all the closed [G] doors.
I'm busting my [Bm] moves trying to [Em] scare piss and [C] sore.
And screaming and just crying in the high rise [G] block.
It's a ratchet, really much a [D] rowdy [Em] block.
But you can make that if you wanna or you need a better [C] look.
You're young and good looking, oh you're a kicker.
[G] It's Saturday night, [D] come on let's see what's going on.
[Em] Put on the press, hey, head for the right side of [C] town.
It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bought.
[G] You don't know what it is [D] but they're caught in the law.
[Em] You better find a way out, come on kick that, that drop.
[C] It's a rat trap.
[D]
And you've [Em] been caught.
Come here, come here.
[Am] In this [Bm] town, Billy [E] says [Bm] everybody tries to [E] tell you what to do.
[Am] In [E] this town, Billy says everybody says you better follow rules.
[Em] You walk up [Am] to the traffic lights, you sit your head up to your right.
You push and you follow and you [C] follow and it comes the [D] light.
This is war, this is war, [Em] this is talk, this is talk.
This is [D] war, this is war, [Em] this is talk, this [E] is [C] talk.
Hey, [Em] take a [Am] walk, take a walk, take [Em] a walk, hey.
Take a walk, take a walk, take [Am] a walk.
[Bm] Take a walk, take [Am] a walk, [Em] take a walk, hey.
[G] Take a walk with me.
[Em] Y'all know what I'm [G] saying.
[E]
[D] Swing like me.
[G] [E] Swing [G] like me. Go [Em] ahead.
[Am] [D] [Am]
[D] [Am] [D] [C]
[D] [G] Judy's trying to [Em] watch top of the bar.
[G] My homie daddy bagging [Em] on the everstar.
[G] She takes off her coat, she [Em] walks out to the street.
[G] It's cold in her robe and [Em] it's got that home day.
[C] She's down in her pocket, she finds [G] 50 grand.
This dog on the way, fighting [D] here for a bit.
I [Em] thought I'd get out of school, work in some factory.
Work [C] all the hours, God gave me.
Get myself a little [G] easy money.
La, [D] la, la, la, la, [Em] la.
My hands made up, [Am] she walks down the [D] road.
[Bm] Hands in a pocket, a cold foot and gets it cold.
[Em] She finally finds 50 grand, get a chance [C] to come back.
When he's drunk, he's trying to understand.
Who [G] I been, he says.
Put that in moments in his [Bm] coffee and he suddenly [Em] roars.
It's the right time.
[G] I'm whipping.
It's the right time.
You know what I'm talking [Em] about.
You know what I'm talking about.
Yes, you [G] do.
Yes, you do.
You were watching this.
[Em] Some of them chipped.
And then he's like, [G] you rat trap.
You've [Em] been caught in a rat trap.
You've been caught [G] in a rat trap.
You've been caught [Em] in a rat trap.
[G] You've been caught [Em] in a rat trap.
You mean Paul [G] in a red.
You mean Paul [Em] in a red.
You mean Paul.
[G] [Em] [G]
[Bm] [G] [E] [G]
[Em]
[G] [E]
[G] [E] [Bm] [G] [E]
[G] [E] [Em]
[D]
[G] Good night.
Love you.
Thank you
[N]
[G] [E] very much.
[N]
Key:  
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
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_ _ [Bm] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [E] _ [G] It's a lot of [E] rockin' going on that night.
[G] Losing time [E] for all the young rag [A] lads.
[G] Just down the [E] gassers by the meat factory door.
[C] The fat lamb boys started coming on strong.
[G] The 78 [Em] CDA already started [G] when the buzzer called them all to stay into action.
And young bitty Washington on the yellow [Em] street lights.
He [C] said, tonight, I've [D] all noticed, [Em] it's gonna be a plight.
[G] But good eagles they like it [Em] living here in this town.
[G] Chops and the scrum line [Em] before you fall.
[G] Hope bites the dust in [Em] all the closed [G] doors.
I'm busting my [Bm] moves trying to [Em] scare piss and [C] sore.
And screaming and just crying in the high rise [G] block.
It's a ratchet, really much a [D] rowdy [Em] block.
But you can make that if you wanna or you need a better [C] look.
You're young and good looking, oh you're a kicker.
[G] It's Saturday night, [D] come on let's see what's going on.
[Em] Put on the press, hey, head for the right side of [C] town.
It's only 8 o'clock but you're already bought.
[G] You don't know what it is [D] but they're caught in the law.
[Em] You better find a way out, come on kick that, that drop.
[C] It's a rat trap.
[D]
And you've [Em] been caught.
Come here, come here. _ _ _
[Am] In this [Bm] town, Billy [E] says [Bm] everybody tries to [E] tell you what to do. _
[Am] In [E] this town, Billy says everybody says you better follow rules. _
[Em] You walk up [Am] to the traffic lights, you sit your head up to your right.
You push and you follow and you [C] follow and it comes the [D] light.
This is war, this is war, [Em] this is talk, this is talk.
This is [D] war, this is war, [Em] this is talk, this [E] is [C] talk.
Hey, [Em] take a [Am] walk, take a walk, take [Em] a walk, hey.
Take a walk, take a walk, take [Am] a walk.
[Bm] Take a walk, take [Am] a walk, [Em] take a walk, hey. _
[G] Take a walk with me.
[Em] Y'all know what I'm [G] saying.
[E]
[D] Swing like me.
[G] _ [E] Swing [G] like me. Go [Em] ahead.
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] Judy's trying to [Em] watch top of the bar.
[G] My homie daddy bagging [Em] on the everstar.
[G] She takes off her coat, she [Em] walks out to the street.
[G] It's cold in her robe and [Em] it's got that home day.
[C] She's down in her pocket, she finds [G] 50 grand.
This dog on the way, fighting [D] here for a bit.
I [Em] thought I'd get out of school, work in some factory.
Work [C] all the hours, God gave me.
Get myself a little [G] easy money.
La, [D] la, la, la, la, [Em] la. _
_ My hands made up, [Am] she walks down the [D] road.
[Bm] Hands in a pocket, a cold foot and gets it cold.
[Em] She finally finds 50 grand, get a chance [C] to come back.
When he's drunk, he's trying to understand.
Who [G] I been, he says.
Put that in moments in his [Bm] coffee and he suddenly [Em] roars.
It's the right time.
[G] I'm whipping.
It's _ _ the right time.
_ You know what I'm talking [Em] about.
You know what I'm talking about.
Yes, you [G] do.
Yes, you do.
You were watching this.
[Em] Some of them chipped.
And then he's like, [G] you rat trap.
You've [Em] been caught in a rat trap.
You've been caught [G] in a rat trap.
You've been caught [Em] in a rat trap.
[G] You've been caught _ _ [Em] in a rat trap.
You mean Paul [G] in a red.
You mean Paul [Em] in a red.
You mean Paul.
[G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ [Bm] _ [G] _ _ [E] _ _
[G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [G] Good night. _ _ _ _
Love you.
Thank you _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [E] very much.
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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