We Know The Rats
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
Intro:
E C# G#m B
E|--0--0--0----0--|
B|--0--0--0----0--|
G|--8--6--4----8--|
D|--9--6--6----9--|
A|--7--4--6----9--|
E|--0-----4----7--|
Verse:
E C#
Could've happened to anyone
E C#
They came in through the back room
E C#
Boarded up, but they came again
G#m B
E C#
Call the cops, see what they do
E C#
Scam calls to the wrong address
E C#
Clever pigs never getting stressed
G#m B
Yeah, we know the rats
E C#
These thieves have you sleeping rough
E C#
Baseball bat Dmitri Young
E C#
So your mind harries bigger ones
G#m B
We know the rats
Post Chorus
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|-----------------------------|(x2)
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--6--10--13--11--11--11--7--|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chorus: play this as all 8th notes but the same spacing as the post chorus
We know the rats/ Yeah, it might take some time/ May be Gadarene/ We have our ways to snare them
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-6--10--13--11--11--11--7---|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
They steal your hours/ Rob you for your wage/ Then make you bow and scrape/ Avarice forever
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-6--10--13--11--11--11--7---|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Did the Christ feel bad/ For the gibbering swine/ He threw those demons in?/ I doubt he bat an eyelid
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
D|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
A|-6--10--13--11--11--11--7---|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
We know the rats/ See their decadence/ The spite they hide/ A tattered rag of piety
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
D|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
A|-6--10--13--11--11--11--7---|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
We know the rats/ Their cankered wealth/ When they weep and howl/ Then we'll know them better
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
D|-8--12--15--13--13--13--9---|--8--12--15--18--18--18--16--|
A|-6--10--13--11--11--11--7---|--6--10--13--16--16--16--14--|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Final Verse
So collect those tears/ And wash your face/ The house is empty/But the work remains
E|--------6--7--6-----------|-------6-7-6---------------|-------6--7--6------------|--------------------|
B|--7--9-----------9--7-----|-7--9---------9-7--7---7---|--7--9-----------9--7-----|--7-----7--9--7-----|
G|-----------------------8--|---------------------8---8-|-----------------------8--|-----8-----------8--|(x2)
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
Play with distortion
E|--------6--7--6-----------|-------6-7-6---------------|-------6--7--6------------|--------------------|
B|--7--9-----------9--7-----|-7--9---------9-7--7---7---|--7--9-----------9--7-----|--7-----7--9--7-----|
G|-----------------------8--|---------------------8---8-|-----------------------8--|-----8-----------8--|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|(x3)
A|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|
How to play We Know The Rats
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
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.