Death and Rats chords by Ryan Adams and Ryan Adams & the Cardinals

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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When I see the light why is it terrifying,
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It's terrifying, it's coming up,
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I'm going down
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Down into the streets that got me here
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It's blinding, blinding light,
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it's not supposed to rain today
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I see it now, it was just

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Verse 2

moving too fast

I see it now like a reflection in my past

Rivers of poison that surround us

On an island full of death and rats,

Verse 3

subways and taxicabs

An d you, and those blinding lights

Yeah you and those blinding lights

Verse 4
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I  just want to sleep why is it never over
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The day before keeps running
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through my head I need the
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Downs in the street, it's awe inspiring,
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The strangers passing,
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nobody stops to say goodbye

Verse 5
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I see it now, it was just moving too fast
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I see it now like a reflection in my past
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Rivers of poison that surround us
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On an island full of death and rats,
subways and taxicabs,
All night bars,
and mistakes you know I made before
Days and nights, endless, overripe,
buses and traffic lights
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And tourists with subway maps an d

Verse 6
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You and those blinding lights
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Yeah you and those
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blinding lights
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Yeah you and those blinding lights
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Yeah you and those blinding lights
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Shining on the death and rats