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Racing Rats

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[Intro] 
 Em   D/F#     G   Am   G    Dx2
[Verse]
EmWhen the D/F#time cGomes 
AmThat you're no longGer tDhere 
EmFall down to D/F#my kneGes 
AmBegin my nGightmDare 
Words Emspill from my drunkD/F#en moGuth
I jAmust can't keep'em aGll iDn 
I keep Emup with the racD/F#ing rGats
And Amdo my best to DwinEm  
[Instrumental]
 Em   D/F#     G   Am   G    Dx2
[Verse 2]
EmSlow down D/F#little Gone 
AmYou can't keep running GawaDy 
You Emmustn't go ouD/F#tside yGet 
It's Amnot your time Gto plDay 
EmStanding at the D/F#edge of your Gtown
With the sAmkyline in yGour eDyes
EmReaching uD/F#p to gGod
The Amsun says its goDodbyesEm  Bm  
[Chorus]
If a pClane were to fGall from the sEmky Bm  
How big a Chole would it Gleave 
In the Dsurface of the earth
[Instrumental]
 Em   D/F#     G   Am   G    Dx2 
[Verse 3]
EmLet's pretend we D/F#never Gmet 
AmLet's pretend we're on Gour Down
EmWe'll live diffeD/F#rent lGives 
AmUntil our Gcovers bDlown 
I push my Emhand up to D/F#the sGky 
Shade my eAmyes from thGe sDun 
As the Emdust settles arD/F#ound mGe 
Suddenly Amnightime has beDguEmn Bm  
[Chorus]
If a Cplane were to Gfall from the Emsky Bm  
How big a Chole would it Gleave 
In the Dsurface of the earth 
The surDface of the earth 
[Verse 4]
EmCome on Cnow 
You Gknew you were Dlost
But you Emcarried Con anGywDay
Oh Emcome on Cnow
You Gknew you had no Dtime 
But you Emlet the Cday drifGt awDay Em  
[Instrumental]
 Em   D/F#     G   Am   G    Dx2
Em  Bm
[Chorus 2]
If a Cplane were to Gfall from the Emsky Bm  
How big a Chole would it Gleave Em  Bm  
If a Cplane were to Gfall from the Emsky Bm  
How big a Chole would it Gmake 
In the Dsurface of the earth  The surface of the earth
The surface of the eartEmh

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Racing Rats

by Editors

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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D/F#

[Intro]

Em D/F# G Am G D

[Verse]

Em D/F# G

When the time comes

Am G D

That you're no longer there

Em D/F# G

Fall down to my knees

Am G D

Begin my nightmare

Em D/F# G

Words spill from my drunken mouth

Am G D

I just can't keep'em all in

Em D/F# G

I keep up with the racing rats

Am D Em

And do my best to win

[Instrumental]

Em D/F# G Am G D

[Verse 2]

Em D/F# G

Slow down little one

Am G D

You can't keep running away

Em D/F# G

You mustn't go outside yet

Am G D

It's not your time to play

Em D/F# G

Standing at the edge of your town

Am G D

With the skyline in your eyes

Em D/F# G

Reaching up to god

Am D Em Bm

The sun says its goodbyes

[Chorus]

C G Em Bm

If a plane were to fall from the sky

C G

How big a hole would it leave

In the surface of the earth

[Instrumental]

Em D/F# G Am G D

[Verse 3]

Em D/F# G

Let's pretend we never met

Am G D

Let's pretend we're on our own

Em D/F# G

We'll live different lives

Am G D

Until our covers blown

Em D/F# G

I push my hand up to the sky

Am G D

Shade my eyes from the sun

Em D/F# G

As the dust settles around me

Am D Em Bm

Suddenly nightime has begun

[Chorus]

C G Em Bm

If a plane were to fall from the sky

C G

How big a hole would it leave

In the surface of the earth

The surface of the earth

[Verse 4]

Em C

Come on now

G D

You knew you were lost

Em C G D

But you carried on anyway

Em C

Oh come on now

G D

You knew you had no time

Em C G D Em

But you let the day drift away

[Instrumental]

Em D/F# G Am G D

Em Bm

[Chorus 2]

C G Em Bm

If a plane were to fall from the sky

C G Em Bm

How big a hole would it leave

C G Em Bm

If a plane were to fall from the sky

C G

How big a hole would it make

In the surface of the earth The surface of the earth

The surface of the earth

About Racing Rats Chords by Editors

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