Death And Rats chords by Ryan Adams

by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Lyrics from liner notes
Music transcribed by Mark Sickmiller (marksickmiller@gmail.com)

Key: G Major
Capo: none
Chords:
C     [0 3 2 0 1 0]
C/G    [0 3 2 0 1 3]
Am/D    [x x 0 2 1 x]
Am/D(2)  [x x 0 2 1 3]
Am/G    [x 0 2 2 1 3]
G     [3 2 0 0 0 3]
C/B    [x 2 0 0 1 3]

Intro:
C Am/D
G C/G Am/G C/G Am/D (x2)


G                C
When I see the light why is it terrifying,
   Am        Am/G     C   Am/D
it's terrifying, it's coming up, I'm going down

G                 C
Down into the streets that got me here
        Am         Am/G      C  Am/D
It's blinding, blinding light, it's not supposed to rain today


C/G   C/B       Am/G
I see it now, it was just moving too fast
C/G   C/B      Am/G
I see it now like a reflection in my past
C/G   C/B       Am/G
Rivers of poison that surround us
       Am/D(2)
on an island full of death and rats, subways and taxicabs


  G    C       Am
And you, and those blinding lights
   G    C       Am    C Am/D
Yeah you and those blinding lights


G               C
I just want to sleep why is it never over
   Am       Am/G        C    Am/D
The day before keeps running through my head I need the

G             C
Downs in the street, it's awe inspiring,
   Am         Am/G     C    Am/D
The strangers passing, nobody stops to say goodbye


C/G   C/B       Am/G
I see it now, it was just moving too fast
C/G   C/B      Am/G
I see it now like a reflection in my past
C/G    C/B      Am/G
Rivers of poison that surround us
           Am/D(2)
on an island full of death and rats, subways and taxicabs,

All night bars, and mistakes you know I made before

Days and nights, endless, overripe, buses and traffic lights

and tourists with subway maps and


G    C       Am
You and those blinding lights
   G    C       Am    C Am/D
Yeah you and those blinding lights
   G    C       Am
Yeah you and those blinding lights
   G    C       Am
Yeah you and those blinding lights
Am/G      C  Am/D G