Rat Trap chords by The Boomtown Rats
Guitar chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: 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 and second bar is Em | G G G G | Em Em Em Em |
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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 Last updated: