The Rat


Artist Website: http://www.deadconfederate.com/ Lead Guitar: intro and chorus >>> there is some variation, these are the basics e|-------15---------------------------14----| B|----17---------------------------15-------| G|-16---------------------------14----------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| --------12----12--10----10--10/12--12--12/10-| -----12--------------------------------------| --12-----------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------| the lead guitarist goes between the above riff and the riff below during the verse basically the same but with strumming) e|15-15-15-15-15-15-15----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| B|17-17-17-17-17-17-17----15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| G|16-16-16-16-16-16-16----14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-| D|------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------| Lead and 2nd Guitar: usually both play once hard on each word of "Bang, Bang" during the and also right before the chorus> note asterisk(**) e|-5---5---| B|-5---5---| G|-5---5---| D|-0---0---| A|-0---0---| E|-0---0---| 2nd Guitar: All open chords >>> 16th notes in the same pattern as the lead C Shoot from the back, Am take good aim, Em Make sure I'm dead Em Bang Bang C 'Cause I'm a rat Am there's no mistake Em Under the bed Em where you sleep C Crush the skull Am make me tame Em Sweep it up Em Hide it away C No morals shown Am in no way explained Em Stupid human Em Shit for brains** And draw tiny pictures 'round all the days Bag and burn Bang Bang** Throw your judgments across the breeze Bag and burn Bang Bang*** You live inside your Jesus dream Bag and burn Bang Bang** Am Am Bang Bang Get some sleep or lie in wait Until the day I run away Forget the corpse present the case to bring me down and 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 rich be saved." I throw my curse all across your days** And draw tiny pictures 'round all the days Bag and burn Bang Bang** Throw your judgments across the breeze Bag and burn Bang Bang** You live inside your Jesus dream Bag and burn Bang Bang** Am Am Bang Bang C Am Em Em C Am Em Em And draw tiny pictures 'round all the days Throw your judgments across the breeze Watch them float off to never be saved You live inside your Jesus dream** C Am Em Em C Am Em Em