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Rat Within The Grain

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Step 1 / 9Position: 1

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   C (riff)
e|---------------------------|
B|-------1--------1--------1-|
G|---------------------------|
D|----2--------2--------2----|
A|-3--------2--------0-------|
E|---------------------------|
[Verse 1]
CThis would not have Ghappened if I Amhadn't missed my Eplane
I would have Fbeen there when they Ctold you I'm the Grat within the grain
Within this Cbig misundersGtanding now I'm Ambeing misunderEstood
I'm thinkin Fsomeone's trying tCo fuck with me and seGt fire to my wood
[Chorus]
                      F            G   C(riff 1)
I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me
I wouldn't Dmwant you to worry you'd be Gdrowned within my sea
I only Cwanted to be Gwonderful and Amwonderful is Etrue
                   F(C)                  Gsus4  C  
In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you
[Verse 2]
The Cstupid situGation now where Ameverything goes Ewrong
If you can't Ftell if I am Clying then you do Gnot belong
In my Cbed, go rest your Ghead upon the Ambones of a bigger Eman
And he can Fcover you with Crockwool and you can Gclose up like a clam
[Chorus]
                            F            G   C(riff)
Cause I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me
I wouldn't Dmwant you to worry you'd be Gdrowned within my sea
I only Cwanted to be Gwonderful and Amwonderful is Etrue
                     F(C)                 Gsus4  C  
In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you
[Interlude]
 C(riff)  Am   G   F   C   Fmaj7   Fmaj7   Gsus4  G  
C      G Am E F G Cmaj7 Cmaj7
[Verse 3]
So go Cplay with your Gpiano, write a Ammediocre sEong
About the Fshell of mediCocrity and preGtend there's nothing wrong
I never Cthought you were a Gchicken shit I never Amthought of you at Eall
Until you Fasked me to be Cpart of it and now you're Gshowing me your wall
[Chorus]
                      F            G   C(riff)
I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me
I wouldn't Dmwant you to worry you'd be Gdrowned within my sea
I only Cwanted to be Gwonderful and Amwonderful is Etrue
                     F(C)                Gsus4  C  
In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you
[Outro]
 C(riff)  Am   G   F   C   Fmaj7   Fmaj7   Gsus4  G  
La lala lala
CLaGlaAmlalEa In truth
             F(C)               Gsus4  C  
I only really wanted to be wanted by you

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Rat Within The Grain

by Damien Rice

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Gsus4

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

C (riff)

e|---------------------------|

B|-------1--------1--------1-|

G|---------------------------|

D|----2--------2--------2----|

A|-3--------2--------0-------|

E|---------------------------|

[Verse 1]

C G Am E

This would not have happened if I hadn't missed my plane

F C G

I would have been there when they told you I'm the rat within the grain

C G Am E

Within this big misunderstanding now I'm being misunderstood

F C G

I'm thinkin someone's trying to fuck with me and set fire to my wood

[Chorus]

F G C

(riff 1)

I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me

Dm G

I wouldn't want you to worry you'd be drowned within my sea

C G Am E

I only wanted to be wonderful and wonderful is true

F C Gsus4 C

()

In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you

[Verse 2]

C G Am E

The stupid situation now where everything goes wrong

F C G

If you can't tell if I am lying then you do not belong

C G Am E

In my bed, go rest your head upon the bones of a bigger man

F C G

And he can cover you with rockwool and you can close up like a clam

[Chorus]

F G C

(riff)

Cause I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me

Dm G

I wouldn't want you to worry you'd be drowned within my sea

C G Am E

I only wanted to be wonderful and wonderful is true

F C Gsus4 C

()

In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you

[Interlude]

C Am G F C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Gsus4 G

(riff)

C G Am E F G Cmaj7 Cmaj7

[Verse 3]

C G Am E

So go play with your piano, write a mediocre song

F C G

About the shell of mediocrity and pretend there's nothing wrong

C G Am E

I never thought you were a chicken shit I never thought of you at all

F C G

Until you asked me to be part of it and now you're showing me your wall

[Chorus]

F G C

(riff)

I wouldn't want you to want to be wanted by me

Dm G

I wouldn't want you to worry you'd be drowned within my sea

C G Am E

I only wanted to be wonderful and wonderful is true

F C Gsus4 C

()

In truth I only really wanted to be wanted by you

[Outro]

C Am G F C Fmaj7 Fmaj7 Gsus4 G

(riff)

La lala lala

C G Am E

Lalalala In truth

F C Gsus4 C

()

I only really wanted to be wanted by you

About Rat Within The Grain Chords by Damien Rice

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