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I Smell A Rat

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[INTRO]
EI smell a rat, baby
EI smell a rat, baby
B7You’d better watch out
EI smell a rat, babe
[VERSE 1]
EYou won’t tell me where you been
A7Whiskey running all down your chin
EI smell a rat baby
EI smell a rat baby
B7You’d better watch out
EI smell a rat baby
[VERSE 2]
EYou come stumbling down the hall
A7Bump your head up against the wall
EKnock down drunk and that ain’t all
B7I know you been having yourself a ball
EI smell a rat baby
EI smell a rat baby
B7You’d better watch out
EI smell a rat baby
[VERSE 3]
EYou come stumbling down the hall
A7Bump your head up against the wall
EKnock down drunk and that ain’t all
B7I know you been having yourself a ball
EI smell a rat baby
EI smell a rat baby
B7You’d better watch out
EI smell a rat baby
EI smell a rat baby...

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I Smell A Rat

by Patty Griffin

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[INTRO]

I smell a rat, baby

You’d better watch out

I smell a rat, babe

[VERSE 1]

You won’t tell me where you been

Whiskey running all down your chin

I smell a rat baby

You’d better watch out

I smell a rat baby

[VERSE 2]

You come stumbling down the hall

Bump your head up against the wall

Knock down drunk and that ain’t all

I know you been having yourself a ball

I smell a rat baby

You’d better watch out

I smell a rat baby

[VERSE 3]

You come stumbling down the hall

Bump your head up against the wall

Knock down drunk and that ain’t all

I know you been having yourself a ball

I smell a rat baby

You’d better watch out

I smell a rat baby

I smell a rat baby...

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