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Rat A Tat

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Capo 3
[Courtney Love Intro]
AmNo thesis existed for burning cities down at such a rampant rate
CNo graphics and no fucking powerpoint presentation
AmSo they just DIY'd that shit and built their own bombs
CShe's his suicide blond, she's number than gold
[Verse 1]
AmAre you ready for another bad poem?
AmOne more off key anthem
AmLet your teeth sink inDm  
Remember me as I Fwas not as I am
AmAnd I said "I'll check in tomorrow if I don't wake up dead,"
DmI kept wishing she had blonde ambition and she'd Flet it go to my head
[Pre-Chorus]
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
AmIf my love is a weapon
AmThere's no second guessing when I say
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
GIf my heart is a grenade
GYou pull the pin and say:
[Chorus]
CWe're all fighting growing old
GWe're all fighting growing old
In Amthe hFopes
Of a Amfew minutes Fmore
CTo get on St. Peter's list
GBut you need to lower your AmstandardsF  
Cause it'Ams never
FGetting any better than this
[Courtney Love's Part]
AmWe are professional ashes of roses
This kerosene's live
You settled your score
CThis is where you come to beg, unborn and unshaven
AmKilling fields of fire to a congress of ravens
CThis is what we do, we nightmare you
[Verse 2]
AmI'm about to make the sweat roll backwards
AmAnd your heart beat in reverse
AmOur guts can't be reworked
DmAs alone as a little white church
FIn the middle of the desert getting burned
But I'll Amtake your heart served up two ways
AmI sing a bitter song
DmI'm the lonelier version of you  
I just Fdon't know where it went wrong
[Pre-Chorus]
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
AmIf my love is a weapon
AmThere's no second guessing when I say
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
GIf my heart is a grenade
GYou pull the pin and say:
[Chorus]
CWe're all fighting growing old
GWe're all fighting growing old
In Amthe hFopes
Of a Amfew minutes Fmore
CTo get on St. Peter's list
GBut you need to lower your AmstandardsF  
Cause it'Ams never
FGetting any better than this
[Interlude] x2
AmRat a tat tat
AmRat a tat tat tat hey
AmIt's never
AmGetting any better than this
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
FIt's never
FGetting any better than this
[Courtney Love Bridge] 
(* =hold)
C*
She's sick and she's wrong
She's young dirty blonde
G*
And you sink inside her like a suicide bomb
Am*
He says "I've seen bigger"
She says "I've lit better"
F*
And they throw the matches down into the glitter
CNot a dry eye left in the house
GGo boy, go boy, run for your life
AmGo boy, go boy, run for your life
FGo boy, go boy, run for your life
[Chorus]
N.C.
We're all fighting growing old
N.C.
We're all fighting growing old
In Amthe hFopes
Of a Amfew minutes Fmore
CTo get on St. Peter's list
GBut you need to lower your AmstandardsF  
Cause it'Ams never
FGetting any better than this
[Interlude] x2
AmRat a tat tat
AmRat a tat tat tat hey
AmIt's never
AmGetting any better than this
FRat a tat tat
FRat a tat tat tat hey
FIt's never
FGetting any better than this 
Are you ready for another bad poem?

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Rat A Tat

by Fall Out Boy

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

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Capo 3

[Courtney Love Intro]

No thesis existed for burning cities down at such a rampant rate

No graphics and no fucking powerpoint presentation

So they just DIY'd that shit and built their own bombs

She's his suicide blond, she's number than gold

[Verse 1]

Are you ready for another bad poem?

One more off key anthem

Am Dm

Let your teeth sink in

Remember me as I was not as I am

And I said "I'll check in tomorrow if I don't wake up dead,"

Dm F

I kept wishing she had blonde ambition and she'd let it go to my head

[Pre-Chorus]

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

If my love is a weapon

There's no second guessing when I say

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

If my heart is a grenade

You pull the pin and say:

[Chorus]

We're all fighting growing old

Am F

In the hopes

Am F

Of a few minutes more

To get on St. Peter's list

G Am F

But you need to lower your standards

Cause it's never

Getting any better than this

[Courtney Love's Part]

We are professional ashes of roses

This kerosene's live

You settled your score

This is where you come to beg, unborn and unshaven

Killing fields of fire to a congress of ravens

This is what we do, we nightmare you

[Verse 2]

I'm about to make the sweat roll backwards

And your heart beat in reverse

Our guts can't be reworked

As alone as a little white church

In the middle of the desert getting burned

But I'll take your heart served up two ways

I sing a bitter song

I'm the lonelier version of you

I just don't know where it went wrong

[Pre-Chorus]

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

If my love is a weapon

There's no second guessing when I say

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

If my heart is a grenade

You pull the pin and say:

[Chorus]

We're all fighting growing old

Am F

In the hopes

Am F

Of a few minutes more

To get on St. Peter's list

G Am F

But you need to lower your standards

Cause it's never

Getting any better than this

[Interlude] x2

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

It's never

Getting any better than this

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

It's never

Getting any better than this

[Courtney Love Bridge]

(* =hold)

She's sick and she's wrong

She's young dirty blonde

And you sink inside her like a suicide bomb

He says "I've seen bigger"

She says "I've lit better"

And they throw the matches down into the glitter

Not a dry eye left in the house

Go boy, go boy, run for your life

[Chorus]

N.C.

We're all fighting growing old

N.C.

We're all fighting growing old

Am F

In the hopes

Am F

Of a few minutes more

To get on St. Peter's list

G Am F

But you need to lower your standards

Cause it's never

Getting any better than this

[Interlude] x2

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

It's never

Getting any better than this

Rat a tat tat

Rat a tat tat tat hey

It's never

Getting any better than this

Are you ready for another bad poem?

About Rat A Tat Chords by Fall Out Boy

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