The Rats Are Winning
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
[Verse 1]
G
Since I was a boy my life's been a mad one
G
Getting ahead don't make it a sad one
G
Trying to win, having no fun
G D
Playing the game by the rules
G
Everyone said, You must be the smartest
G
Those who go furthest are those who work hardest
G
I was feeding the slave, I was starving the artist
G D
I was working like a mule
C G
In school, I studied hard for years
C D
Getting into college cost me blood, sweat and tears
[Chorus]
G
But the one thing wrong with this rat race
C
I've been running all my life
C Em7 Am7 G
Is, the rats are winning
[Verse 2]
G
I knew that college would be fierce competition
G
But I sold my soul to the Dean of Admission
G
Trying to win the game of attrition
G D
Was tough, but I knew I could beat it
G
Now you never get by by just getting by
G
So I looked for a job where the wages were high
G
I got a piece of pie in the sky
G D
But I never got time to eat it
C G
At twenty-two my ambition was to be a wealthy man
C D
So I took a job because it had a great retirement plan
[Chorus]
G
But the one thing wrong with this rat race
C
I've been running all my life
C Em7 Am7 G
Is, the rats are winning
[Bridge]
D
Wouldn't it be nice to take it easy for a while
D F#m G
Standing at the side, watching the rats run by
[Verse 3]
G
Then I went to work like the eagerest beaver
G
The young executive, the over-achiever
G
The God of Work's truest believer
G D
Hoping the boss could see me
G
Every day planned to the minute
G
Beating the system by working within it
G
Life was a game, I knew I could win it
G D
Don't you wish you could be me
C G
'Cause maybe some day I'll become the chairman of the board
C D
I could be a millionaire at thirty-five with a Rolls Royce at the door
[Chorus]
G
But the one thing wrong with this rat race
C
I've been running all my life
C Em7 Am7 G
Is, the rats are winning
[Verse 4]
G
Now it seems my life just gets madder
G
The closer I get to the top of the ladder
G
I'm getting older, I'm getting sadder
G D
Ashamed of things that I did
G
The road to the top is winding and shifty
G
You dress like a lord, tell the wife to be thrifty
G
Seeing your friends dying at fifty
G D
Saying, I did it all for the kids
C G
But oh, it's good to see them on the weekend if they're home
C D
It seems like only yesterday they're born but now they're gone
[Chorus]
G
But the one thing wrong with this rat race
C
I've been running all my life
C Em7 Am7 G
Is, the rats are winning
[Bridge]
D
Wouldn't it be nice to take it easy for a while
D F#m G
Standing at the side, watching the rats run by
How to play The Rats Are Winning
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.