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Rat Trap Chords

(ver. 1)
Boomtown Rats
[Intro]
| G G G G | x6

[Sax Intro]
    G                                 Em                               
e|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7-----------|
B|----------------------------------|-------------------------10--8---|
G|----------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   
        
    G                                 Em
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7---8---7---|
G|--9-------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   

    G                                 Em                               
e|----------------------------------|------7--10-------7--10---7---7--|
B|--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   

    G                                 Em
e|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7-----------|
B|--10------------------------------|------------------------10--8----|
G|---------12--------------7--------|-9-------------------------------| 
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   
        
    G                                 Em
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------7---7---7---7---8---7---|---------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------9-|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  
        

 [Bass Run]
 (Played on Bass and used through out song. Transposed for guitar)
    G                                 Em
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A|------------------------------5---|-7---------------7-------5-------|
E|--3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------0-----------0-------0---|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a 
        

[Verse1]        
There was a lot of ...
| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | x3

The five ...
| C . . . |

The Saturday night...
| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | x3

tonight.....all...    fight
| C . . . | D . . . | Em . . . | Em . . . |


[Verse2]
  Billy don't...
| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | x4

1. screaming...
2. young..
3. only eight...
| C  C  C  C | C  C  C  C  | G  G  G  G  | D  D  D  D | Em Em Em Em | Em Em Em Em | x3 

  rat trap            caught!
| C . . . | D . . . | Em . . . | NC . . . |

        
[Middle Section]

..caught!   
    Em                                 
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   

e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
D|----------------------------------|-------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|  
A|----------------------------------|-------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-| 
E|----------------------------------|-------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|
   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a    
        
  1. In this town Billy says           eveybody's trying to tell you   
  2. In this town Billy says           eveybody says you gotta
                
        Am                                                                  
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  
         
   what do do    
   follow rules  
         
   Em                                                               
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
B|----------------------7-------8---|-7-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|-----9---5-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|  
A|----------------------------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|  
E|--0-------------------------------|---------------------0-0-----0-0-|  
   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a             
         
    up to the traffic lights          switch....                       
    Am
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------2---2-------|---------------------2---2-------|
D|----------------------2---2-------|---------------------2---2-------|
A|----------------------0---0-------|---------------------0---0-------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  

         in              and       button  comes a light
    Am
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
G|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|  
D|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|
A|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------2-------3-------------5-|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  

  Walk don't walk...          (Second Guitar plays something slightly different).
    D                                 D                               
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--7-------5-------7---------------|-7-------5-------7---------------|
A|----------------------5---------5-|---------------------5---------7-|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  
         
    Em                                Em                                
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2      
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|        
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|        
D|--9-------7-------9---------------|-9-------7-------9---------------|        
A|----------------------7---------7-|---------------------7-----------|        
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|        
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   
                        
    Am                                                                  
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
D|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
A|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
     1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  

    Em                                               (1st time only)     
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
B|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
A|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
E|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a   

[Solo]
| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | x4
| C C C C | D  D  D  D  | x4

  Well little Judy's...
| G G G G | Em Em Em Em | x4

1. Deep down...

2. God ....
| C  C  C  C | C  C  C  C | G  G  G  G  | D  D  D  D | Em Em Em Em | Em Em Em Em | x2

  minds made...
| Em Em Em Em | Am Am Am Am | F#m F#m F#m F#m | B B B B |

  finally finds..             drunk..
| Em Em Em Em | Am Am Am Am | C C C C | C C C C |

  mumbles   suddenly  rat trap..
| G G G G | D D D D | Em . . . | N.C. . . . ]


(Guitar play something like this fast and repeated for 4 bars. Band come in after two bars)
    G
e|--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|x4
B|--8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-|
G|--7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-|
D|--9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
    1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a     

[Outro]
| G G G G | G G G G | Em Em Em Em | Em Em Em Em | Repeat to fade
            
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