Rats chords by Suzanne Vega

• Capo on 5th
• Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:

E F E F
E F C7


Verse 1:
E                        F
Who has seen the biggest rat
F
People wanna know
E
I saw them in the basement
F
A long time ago
E                   F
Jimmy said he saw a rat
F

Bigger than his head
F                     C
It fell down from the ceiling
C7                F  E F E F
It ran across the bed


Verse 2:
E                      F
They're swarming in Barzini's
F
They've got nothing to eat
E
Like the gangs in West Side Story
F
They're fighting in the street
E                 F
Part of Covid landscape
F
Ambulances peal
F             C
Underneath it all
C7              Bb               N.C.
Hear the rodent population squeal


Chorus:
E               C
Rats are on the warpath
E           C
Rats are on parade
E                 C
Come and see them running through
    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made
E               C
Welcome to this urban blight
E             C
Welcome to my city
E               C
Survival of the fittest
   G          F
Is never very pretty


Break:
E F E F
E F G F Em


Verse 3:
Em
The rats came through the bottom
F
Of the Prius in the street
Em
Attacked it with their yellow teeth
F
And ate up the back seat
Em
Jimmy said he saw a rat
F
Bigger than his head
F
It fell down from the ceiling
C
It ran across the bed


Chorus:
E               C
Rats are on the warpath
E           C
Rats are on parade
E                 C
Come and see them running through
    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made
E               C
Welcome to this urban blight
E             C
Welcome to my city
E               C
Survival of the fittest
   G          F
Is never very pretty


Break:
A B C D
A B C D


Bridge:
A            B
A terrifying sight
C               D
Feeling so much fright
A                     B
Step over them in the evening
C
Hear them running through tunnels
D
In the subway in the night


Chorus:
E               C
Rats are on the warpath
E           C
Rats are on parade
E                 C
Come and see them running through
    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made
E               C
Welcome to this urban blight
E             C
Welcome to my city
E               C
Survival of the fittest
   G          F
Is never very pretty


Break:
E C E C
E C D Bb
E C E C
E C G F


Chorus:
E               C
Rats are on the warpath
E           C
Rats are on parade
E                 C
Come and see them running through
    D          Bb
The apocalypse man-made
E               C
Welcome to this urban blight
E             C
Welcome to my city
E               C
Survival of the fittest
   G          F      E7
Is never very pretty


Outro:
Em
Oh no
Em
Oh no
Em
Rats rats rats
F
Oh no
Em                          E7
Welcome to this urban blight