Rat Trap chords by The Boomtown Rats

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Intermediate

Rat Trap
Boomtown Rats
From "Tonic For the Troops"

Notes:
The following represents two whole bars in 4/4 time. First Bar is G+G
and second bar is E minorEm

| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em |

Intro:
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | x6

Sax Intro:
  G+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7-----------|
BB|----------------------------------|-------------------------10--8---|
G+G|----------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7---8---7---|
G+G|--9-------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|------7--10-------7--10---7---7--|
BB|--7-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------12--------------7-------|-9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------7---7---7---7-----------|
BB|--10------------------------------|------------------------10--8----|
G+G|---------12--------------7--------|-9-------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------7---7---7---7---8---7---|---------------------------------|
G+G|--9-------------------------------|-7-------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------9-|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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+G                 E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------5---|-7---------------7-------5-------|
E MajorE|--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 MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x3

The five ...
| C majorC . . . |

The Saturday night...
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x3

tonight.....all...  fight
| C majorC . . . | D MajorD . . . | E minorEm . . . | E minorEm . . . |


Verse2:
 Billy don't...
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x4

1. screaming...
2. young..
3. only eight...
| C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC | C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC | G+G G+G G+G G+G | D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x3

 rat trap      caught!
| C majorC . . . | D MajorD . . . | E minorEm . . . | NC . . . |


Middle Section:

..caught!
  E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|-------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|-------------2-2-----2-2-----2-2-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-------------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

    A minorAm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   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

  E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
BB|----------------------7-------8---|-7-------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|-----9---5-----------------------|
D MajorD|----------------------------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------|---------------------2-2-----2-2-|
E MajorE|--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....
  A minorAm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------2---2-------|---------------------2---2-------|
D MajorD|----------------------2---2-------|---------------------2---2-------|
A augmentedA|----------------------0---0-------|---------------------0---0-------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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
  A minorAm
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------2---------------2-------|---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------0---------------0-------|-0-------2-------3-------------5-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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 MajorD                 D MajorD
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-------5-------7---------------|-7-------5-------7---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------5---------5-|---------------------5---------7-|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  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 minorEm                E minorEm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-------7-------9---------------|-9-------7-------9---------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------7---------7-|---------------------7-----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a  1 a + a 2 a + a 3 a + a 4 a + a

  A minorAm
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
A augmentedA|--0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   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 minorEm                        (1st time only)
e|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|x2
BB|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
A augmentedA|--2---------------2---------------|-2---------------2---------------|
E MajorE|--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 MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x4
| C majorC C C majorC C | D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD | x4

 Well little Judy's...
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x4

1. Deep down...

2. God ....
| C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC | C majorC C majorC C majorC C majorC | G+G G+G G+G G+G | D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD D MajorD | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | x2

 minds made...
| E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | A minorAm Am A minorAm Am | F# minorF#m F#m F# minorF#m F#m | BB B BB B |

 finally finds..       drunk..
| E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | A minorAm Am A minorAm Am | C majorC C C majorC C | C majorC C C majorC C |

 mumbles  suddenly rat trap..
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | D MajorD D D MajorD D | E minorEm . . . | N.C. . . . ]


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

Outro:
| G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | G+G G MajorG G+G G MajorG | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | E minorEm Em E minorEm Em | Repeat to fade