Rats chords by Sonic Youth

SimplifiedB · Em · Bm · G · C …

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B
Em
Bm
G
C
Dm
Bdim

Intro 1

Verse 1
Bm 
B 
Bm 
Em 
B 
When the rats  (B minor) run  (B major) riot,  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
And the screen door slams  (E minor)  (B major) 
Bm 
B 
Em 
When the trees  (B minor) grow  (B major) quiet,  (E minor) 
B 
Em 
B 
 (B major) Nothing but cats and cans  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
When the breeze says "try it",  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
But you can hardly see  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
When your love has died,  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
C 
And you rat on me  (E minor)  (C major) 

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Verse 2

I see your eyes in the half-light,

I I see the number on

your wall

Endless strange things I see at night,

You don't see anything at all

Verse 3
Dm 
 (D minor) 
Em 
Dm 
Shine a light into  (E minor) your soul  (D minor) 
Em 
City streets so freez (E minor) ing cold
Dm 
Em 
Dm 
 (D minor) City shadows mark  (E minor) the route,  (D minor) 
Em 
When they let the rat (E minor) s out
B 
Em 
B 
 (B major)  (E minor)  (B major) 

Verse 4
Em 
 (E minor) 
B 
Bm 
B 
Bm 
Em 
Rats,  (B major)  (B minor)  (B major)  (B minor)  (E minor) you call it
B 
Em 
Bm 
Bdim 
 (B major) love alright  (E minor)  (B minor)  (Bdim) 
B 
That was  (B major) the catch,
Em 
B 
Bm 
B 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B major)  (B minor) a cold  (B major) suicide  (E minor) 
C 
 (C major) 

Verse 5
B 
 (B major) Let me place you in my past,
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major) 
B 
Em 
With other precious toys  (B major)  (E minor) 
C 
B 
But  (C major) if you're ever feeling  (B major) low, down,
In the fractured sunshine,
Em 
C 
 (E minor)  (C major) I'll help you feel
the noise
B 
Dm 
 (B major)  (D minor) 

Verse 6
Em 
 (E minor) 
Dm 
Em 
Shine  (D minor) down,  (E minor) 
Dm 
Em 
You can go on  (D minor) home  (E minor) 
Dm 
Em 
Shine down  (D minor)  (E minor) 
Bm 
B 
Bm 
Em 
Bm 
B 
Bm 
B 
Go,  (B minor)  (B major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (B minor)  (B major) go  (B minor)  (B major) 

Interlude 1

Rats,

Verse 7
Em 
 (E minor) you're working
B 
Em 
B 
 (B major) overtime  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
You are the moon  (E minor) bey (B major) ond
Em 
B 
your mind  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
B 
When the rats run riot,  (E minor)  (B major) 
And the screen door slams
Em 
B 
When the world goes quiet,  (E minor)  (B major) 
You'll all know where I am
Em 
C 
G 
 (E minor)  (C major)  (G major) 

Verse 8
B 
 (B major) 
Em 
C 
B 
You could be my open road,  (E minor)  (C major)  (B major) 
You could be the reason
Em 
C 
Em 
B 
why  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (B major) 
Em 
C 
You could ease my heavy load  (E minor)  (C major) 
B 
I'm gonna freeze  (B major) you up now
Dm 
Em 
 (D minor)  (E minor) 

Verse 9
Dm 
Em 
You can let it shine,  (D minor)  (E minor) 
Dm 
Em 
Keep that in mind  (D minor)  (E minor) 
Dm 
Em 
When they let 'em out  (D minor) next time  (E minor) 
Dm 
G 
You can move a little closer,  (D minor)  (G major) 
Em 
Dm 
 (E minor) Until you're moving all up  (D minor) around
my shoulder
Em 
 (E minor) 