{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":85144,"song":"Rat Race","artist":"The Specials","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/85144-rat-race-chords-by-the-specials/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/85144?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":43,"content":"[tab][Bass intro]\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]          [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\nG|------------|------------|------------|--------------|\r\nD|------------|-------1----|------------|--------------|\r\nA|-4--2-----2-|----2-----2-|----4--7--4-|-2--------2-2-|\r\nE|-------4----|-4----------|-5----------|----4--2------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Intro]  \r\n[ch]C#m[/ch] (the piano plays the notes [ch]C#[/ch], [ch]G#[/ch], [ch]G[/ch])\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]B[/ch]\r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]   [ch]G#m[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                    [ch]G#m[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou~re working at your leisure to learn the things you~ll need[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                   [ch]G#m[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]              [ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWorking for the rat race[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]               [ch]B[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou know you~re wasting your time[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]       [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]C#m[/ch]\r\nWorking for the rat race[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou~re no friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nYou plan your conversation to impress the college bar\r\nJust talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar\r\nWear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf\r\nDiscussing the world situation, but just for a laugh\r\nYou~ll be working for the rat race\r\nYou know you~re wasting your time\r\nWorking for the rat race\r\nYou~re no friend of mine\r\n\r\n[Break] \r\n[ch]C#m[/ch]  [ch]G#m[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]B[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nWorking for the rat race\r\nYou know you~re wasting your time\r\nWorking for the rat race\r\nYou~re no friend of mine\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\nJust working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need\r\nThe promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee\r\nI~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.\r\nI~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\nWorking for the rat race\r\nYou know you~re wasting your time\r\nYou~re working for the rat race\r\nYou~re no friend of mine","plain_text":"[Intro]  \nC#m (the piano plays the notes C#, G#, G)\nC#m   A-A-B\nC#m   G#m   A   B\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\nYou plan your conversation to impress the college bar\nJust talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar\nWear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf\nDiscussing the world situation, but just for a laugh\nYou~ll be working for the rat race\nYou know you~re wasting your time\nWorking for the rat race\nYou~re no friend of mine\n\n[Break] \nC#m  G#m  A   B\n\n[Chorus]\nWorking for the rat race\nYou know you~re wasting your time\nWorking for the rat race\nYou~re no friend of mine\n\n[Verse]\nJust working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need\nThe promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee\nI~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.\nI~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me\n\n[Chorus]\nWorking for the rat race\nYou know you~re wasting your time\nYou~re working for the rat race\nYou~re no friend of mine","chords":["C#m","G#m","A","B","G","D","E","C#","G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}