Good Rats chords by
Dropkick Murphys
Shane Macgowan

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Key: C major•

Intro 1

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Verse 1

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Have you

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ever stopped to think about what rats do for run?

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Sure they crawl around and scurry

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Yeah they're always on the run

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but a rat sure likes a good time

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Just like you and me

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I'll prove it with a tale about

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a rat- infested brewery

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Verse 2

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It started with a little lad

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named vermin McCann

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Who fell upon a drink that

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made him feel like quite a man

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He rounded up his furry boys

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Though some wore a frown

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They quickly changed their tune and

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they slammed a couple down

Verse 3

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One, two, one- two- three- four

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Come on all you good rats

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We'll send you to heaven you'll find the

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pearly gates in the froth and the foam

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'Cause in these vats you've

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made quite a creation

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A potion that turned the

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Guinness to gold

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Verse 4

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Like mice behind a piper

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Rats from all around soon headed for

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this factory in old Dublin Town

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They surely heard the news about this

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fancy new rat- brew they come

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They saw, they had a taste

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and knocked back a few

Verse 5

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One, two, one- two- three- four

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Come on all you good rats

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We'll send you to heaven you'll find the

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pearly gates in the froth and the foam

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'Cause in these vats you've

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made quite a creation

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A po tion that turned the

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Guinness to gold

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Verse 6

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The rats were in a tizzy

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Addicted to the bone the

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hairy lugs were giddy

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They were never going home

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Like a bunch of drunken pirates pre

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pared to walk the plank they drank

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They sang, they took a plun

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ge and in the beer they sank

Verse 7

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One, two, one- two- three- four

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Come on all you good rats

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We'll send you to heaven you'll find the

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Am

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pearly gates in the froth and the foam

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'Cause in these vats you've

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made quite a creation

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A potion that turned the Guinness to gold

Verse 8

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One, two, one- two- three- four

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Come on all you good rats

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We'll send you to heaven you'll find the

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pearly gates in the froth and the foam

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'Cause in these vats you've

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made quite a creation

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A po tion that turned the Guinness to

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gold

Outro 1

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Chords

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Em
Am

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The original key of Good Rats by Dropkick Murphys, Shane MacGowan is C major.

The primary chords used in Good Rats are G, F, C, Em, Am.

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