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TITLE: Dead Rats
ARTIST: Against Me!
ALBUM: Shape Shift With Me
[Intro]
F#m
[Verse]
F#mEaster Sunday and she's dressed in AblackE  
F#mPez machine in hand, riding a BMAXE  
F#mRunning barefoot through the graveyard, drawing Apentagrams on tombstonesB  E  
EHer bloodbath visions are for him, not F#mmeA  
[Chorus]
And F#mI'm just living in Ayour house
Sleeping in Byour bed
It was a C#nice dream, but it was a Dnaive fucking fantasy
[Verse]
F#m
F#m2000 pricks stabbed into my AbackE  
Well there are F#mcertain words I won't ever believe AagainE  
Is that F#mall it means to you? A little Apush and a little screwB?E  
ESmoke it down to the last match, there's nF#mothing here worth Aleft to say
[Chorus]
And F#mI'm just living in Ayour house
Sleeping in Byour bed
It was a C#nice dream, but it was a Dnaive fucking fantasy
F#mI'm just living in Ayour house
Sleeping in Byour bed
It was a C#nice dream, but it was a Dnaive fucking fantasy
[Bridge]
A E F#m
F#m
A E F#m
F#m
A E F#m
F#m A F#m
[Verse]
Dear succubus, I miss you more than the rest
But there's a F#mlittle bit less divide each time I Alook backE  
In the eveF#ms of your attic, I know hAow to hauntB  E  
EShallow graves for all dead rats, F#mI like the dark Aclouds the best
[Chorus]
And F#mI'm just living in Ayour house
Sleeping in Byour bed
It was a C#nice dream, but it was a nDaive fucking fantasy
F#mI'm just living in yAour house
Sleeping in Byour bed
It was a C#nice dream, but it was a Dnaive fucking fantasy
[Outro]
F#mShallow graves for all dead rats, AI like the dark clouds the bestB  
EShallow graves for all dead rats, F#mI like the dark clouds the bestA  
F#mShallow graves for all dead rats, AI like the dark clouds the bestB  
EShallow graves for all dead rats, F#mI like the dark clouds the bestA  
F#mShallow graves for all dead rats, AI like the dark clouds the bestB  
EShallow graves for all dead rats, F#mI like the dark clouds the bestA  
F#mShallow graves, dead rats
AShallow graves, dead rats
EShallow graves, dead rats
F#mI like the dark Aclouds the best

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Dead Rats

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F#m

TITLE: Dead Rats

ARTIST: Against Me!

ALBUM: Shape Shift With Me

[Intro]

F#m

[Verse]

F#m A E

Easter Sunday and she's dressed in black

F#m A E

Pez machine in hand, riding a BMX

F#m A B E

Running barefoot through the graveyard, drawing pentagrams on tombstones

E F#m A

Her bloodbath visions are for him, not me

[Chorus]

F#m A

And I'm just living in your house

Sleeping in your bed

C# D

It was a nice dream, but it was a naive fucking fantasy

[Verse]

F#m

F#m A E

2000 pricks stabbed into my back

F#m A E

Well there are certain words I won't ever believe again

F#m A B E

Is that all it means to you? A little push and a little screw?

E F#m A

Smoke it down to the last match, there's nothing here worth left to say

[Chorus]

F#m A

And I'm just living in your house

Sleeping in your bed

C# D

It was a nice dream, but it was a naive fucking fantasy

F#m A

I'm just living in your house

Sleeping in your bed

C# D

It was a nice dream, but it was a naive fucking fantasy

[Bridge]

A E F#m

F#m

A E F#m

F#m

A E F#m

F#m A F#m

[Verse]

Dear succubus, I miss you more than the rest

F#m A E

But there's a little bit less divide each time I look back

F#m A B E

In the eves of your attic, I know how to haunt

E F#m A

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

[Chorus]

F#m A

And I'm just living in your house

Sleeping in your bed

C# D

It was a nice dream, but it was a naive fucking fantasy

F#m A

I'm just living in your house

Sleeping in your bed

C# D

It was a nice dream, but it was a naive fucking fantasy

[Outro]

F#m A B

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

E F#m A

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

F#m A B

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

E F#m A

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

F#m A B

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

E F#m A

Shallow graves for all dead rats, I like the dark clouds the best

F#m

Shallow graves, dead rats

F#m A

I like the dark clouds the best

About Dead Rats Chords by Against Me!

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The chords for "Dead Rats" show the original chord names (including F#m, A, E, B, C#, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.