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The Rat

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

with **. Hardy slams on Am while Walker slams on
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--7-----------------|
A|--7-----------------|
E|--5-----------------|
Chords used, C, Am, Em, barre chord F.
During the song, Walker plays this while Hardy plays the chords. After 2 verses in the 
before the chorus, and right after the chorus for 2 verses, he begins strumming these 
Hardy's strumming also changes to straight up and down at the time Walker plays this.
e|-------12---------------------------10----|
B|----12---------------------------10-------|
G|-12---------------------------11----------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------7----------------------------------|
B|----8-------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
CShoot from the back
Amand take good aim
EmMake sure I'm dead
EmBang Bang
C'Cause I'm a rat
Amthere's no mistake
EmUnder the bed
Emwhere you sleep
CCrush the skull
Ammake me tame
EmSweep it up
EmHide it away
CNo morals shown
Amin no way explained
EmStupid human
Am**
Shit for brains
Em
Am
Em
Am**
EmAnd draw tiny pictures
Am'round all the dead leaves
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
EmThrow your judgements
Amacross the breeze
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
EmYou live inside of
Amyour Jesus dream
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
F(No Vocals)
CBang...
AmBang...
Em(No Vocals)
CGet some sleep
Amor lie in wait
EmUntil the day
EmI burn away
CForget the cause
Ampresent the case
Emto bring me down
Emlose your words
CI'll follow you
Aminto the grave
Emand at the gates
EmI see the passing say,
C"The judge be judged,
Amand all the wretched be saved."
EmI throw my curse
Am**
all across your days
Em
Am
Em
Am**
EmAnd draw tiny pictures
Am'round all the dead leaves
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
EmThrow your judgements
Amacross the breeze
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
EmYou live inside
Amyour Jesus dream
EmBag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
F(No vocals)
CBang...
AmBang...
Em(No Vocals
Em (Strumming changes to up and down for this little section)
Am
Em
Em
Em
 Em  Am**
While Hardy plays that chunk, Walker plays a chord like this
 e|--0--------------------------|
 B|--0--------------------------|
 G|--10-------------------------|
 D|--10-------------------------|
 A|--8--------------------------|
 E|--9--------------------------|
EmAnd draw tiny pictures
Am'round all the dead leaves
EmThrow your judgements
Emacross the breeze
EmWatch them float off
Amto never be saved
EmAnd You live inside
Am**
your Jesus dream
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em*

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The Rat

by Dead Confederate

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with **. Hardy slams on Am while Walker slams on

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

B|--------------------|

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

D|--7-----------------|

A|--7-----------------|

E|--5-----------------|

C Am Em F

Chords used, , , , barre chord .

During the song, Walker plays this while Hardy plays the chords. After 2 verses in the

before the chorus, and right after the chorus for 2 verses, he begins strumming these

Hardy's strumming also changes to straight up and down at the time Walker plays this.

e|-------12---------------------------10----|

B|----12---------------------------10-------|

G|-12---------------------------11----------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------7----------------------------------|

B|----8-------------------------------------|

G|-9----------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------|

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

Shoot from the back

and take good aim

Make sure I'm dead

Bang Bang

'Cause I'm a rat

there's no mistake

Under the bed

where you sleep

Crush the skull

make me tame

Sweep it up

Hide it away

No morals shown

in no way explained

Stupid human

Shit for brains

And draw tiny pictures

'round all the dead leaves

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

Throw your judgements

across the breeze

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

You live inside of

your Jesus dream

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

(No Vocals)

Bang...

(No Vocals)

Get some sleep

or lie in wait

Until the day

I burn away

Forget the cause

present the case

to bring me down

lose your words

I'll follow you

into the grave

and at the gates

I see the passing say,

"The judge be judged,

and all the wretched be saved."

I throw my curse

all across your days

And draw tiny pictures

'round all the dead leaves

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

Throw your judgements

across the breeze

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

You live inside

your Jesus dream

Bag and burn

Bang Bang

(No vocals)

Bang...

(No Vocals

Em (Strumming changes to up and down for this little section)

Em Am

While Hardy plays that chunk, Walker plays a chord like this

e|--0--------------------------|

B|--0--------------------------|

G|--10-------------------------|

D|--10-------------------------|

A|--8--------------------------|

E|--9--------------------------|

And draw tiny pictures

'round all the dead leaves

Throw your judgements

across the breeze

Watch them float off

to never be saved

And You live inside

your Jesus dream

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