Rats In The Sky

Intro: B Chorus: B I'd rather be amongst the clouds B Elevated, elevated in the sky B Don't care too much, yeah, for the ground B Elevated rats in the sky Verse: B G B G Liquid gurgling coos (coo) Bm C My neck is bobbing like a bobble head Bm C From a high-rise city view apartment B G B G Rainbow oil pile, greasy sheen Bm C Never been wild, never been that tame Bm C Internal compass paves the way

Chorus: B I'd rather be amongst the clouds B Elevated, elevated in the sky B Don't care too much, yeah, for the ground B Elevated rats in the sky Verse: B G B G I'm so goddamn filthy (filthy) Bm C Bm C a pet or is this man tryin' to kill me? (Kill me) B G Take my little hood off and set me free (ba-da-da) B G So I can join the other feathered rats at the bar (ba-da-da) Bm C There's the garbage man with a scar on his heart (ba-da-da) Bm C B Primordial reasons got me thinking that we're not so far apart B Not so far B Filth rats in the sky B Not so far apart (ah) B Skyborne rats don't lie Verse: B I'm making a detour by the pub B To eat a little lunch and take a load off B The garbage man knows we're a symbiotic duo B Look out for the cat named Bruno B B B B Bread crusts are my banquet, puddles are my wine B B B B I revel in the present, each moment, a lifetime B Bm B Bm I need only flap my wings and I'm where I want to be B Bm B Bm This cruel city that I love, my crumb kingdom B Bm B Bm Doesn't Planet Earth look good from this perch? B Bm B Bm Rats in the sky eat, fly, survive (whoo!) Instrumental: B Verse: B Bm Their mind is miles from their bodies B Bm Forgot the joy of simply being B Bm They miss the magic of the mundane B Bm The way raindrops race down windowpanes B Bm Always hurrying, never arriving B Bm Nothing truly dangerous, nothing surprising B Bm Liberated by wings, unburdened by worry B Bm Forgot the destination but enjoyed the journey (whoo!) Outro: B Joke's on you (scooby-doo-wop, doo-wop) B You stupid men (scooby-doo-wop, doo-wop) B I just went to the costume shop (scooby-doo-wop, doo-wop) B And bought myself some wings (scooby-doo-wop, doo-)