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Return Of The Rat by Nirvana
Return Of The Rat
Standard tuning
[verse 1]
A5 C5 G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
[chorus]
*1 Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Ah no no no no
*2 Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Ah no no no no no no no no no no
*1
B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 A5
e|-----------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------
D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-
E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-
*2
B5 C5 B5 C5 B5 C5 A5 G5 Em A5
e|-------------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------------
D|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
A|--9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-X-9-9-9/10-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5\\2//7-
E|--7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--X-7-7-7/8--5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3\\0//5-
[the slide from Em
to A5 is a sort of bridge
from chorus to verse
Just roll right into the
verse without slowing
down]
[verse 2]
A5 C5 G5
e|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------o|
G|----------5-5-5-X-----------------|
D|--7-7-7-X-5-5-5-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A|--7-7-7-X-3-3-3-X-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--o|
E|--5-5-5-X---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
You better confess
Oh You better confess
You try to confess and I've seen em do it
You better confess
[chorus] same as before
[solo]
e|-------------------------------------------
B|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
G|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
D|-------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------
B|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
G|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
D|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
A|-------------------------------------------- more]
E|--------------------------------------------
Repeat the first verse [an old Nirvana trick] and that's it.
It's not played on the 2nd and 3rd
strings but on the 3rd and 4th strings.
e|-------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------
G|--9-7--------7-9-7----9-7--------7-9-7----- [play twice, I think]
D|------9--7-9-------9------9--7-9-------9---
A|-------------------------------------------
E|-------------------------------------------
e|--------------------------------------------
B|--------------------------------------------
G|--11-9--------9-11-9---11-9--------9-11-9--- [play this twice
D|-------11-9-11------11-----11-9-11-------11- then play the
A|-------------------------------------------- first bit twice
E|-------------------------------------------- more]
You better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
You better confess
Well you better confess
They started this mess and oh I've seen em do it
You better confess
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
Well you better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
------------------
version 2
WITH DISTORTION.
Intro/ Verse:
A5 B5 C5 G5
Better watch out,
A5 B5 C5 G5
Better beware...
Chorus:
F#5 G5 F#5 G5
Return of, return of,
F#5 G5 E5
return of the rat.
That's basically the intro, verse and chorus.
You better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
You better confess
Well you better confess
They started this mess and oh I've seen em do it
You better confess
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
Well you better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
------------------
version 3
G# C G# F#
Better watch out
G# C G# F#
Better beware
G# C G# F#
.................
G# C
Return of the rat
G# C
Return of the rat
G# C
Return of the rat
A
nahnahnahnah
You better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
You better confess
Well you better confess
They started this mess and oh I've seen em do it
You better confess
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
Well you better watch out
You better beware
They're coming from all sides of the country
You better beware
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
Return of the rat
No, no, no, no,
No, no, no, no
------------------
version 4
[Intro]
A5 C5 G5 (x2)
[Verse]
A5 C5 G5
You better watch out,
A5 C5 G5
You better beware
A5 C5 G5
They're coming from all sides of the country
A5 C5 G5
You better beware
[Chorus]
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat,
oh no, no, no
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
A5
oh no, no, no,
G5 C5 D5
No, no, no
[Bridge]
A5 C5 G5 (x2)
[Verse]
A5 C5 G5
You better confess,
A5 C5 G5
You had better confess
A5 C5 G5
You started this mess so now see them through it
A5 C5 G5
You better confess
[Chorus]
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5
Return of the rat,
A5
oh no, no, no
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
A5
oh no, no, no,
G5 C5 D5
No, no, no
[Bridge]
A5 C5 G5 E G G# (x2)
[Solo]
A5 C5 E G E G E A5 C5 E G E G E (x8)
[Bridge]
A5 C5 G5 (x2)
[Verse]
A5 C5 G5
You better watch out,
A5 C5 G5
You better beware
A5 C5 G5
They're coming from all sides of the country
A5 C5 G5
You better beware
[Chorus]
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat,
oh no, no, no
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
B5 C5 A5
Return of the rat
A5
oh no, no, no,
G5 C5 D5
No, no, no
[Bridge]
A5 C5 G5 (x2)
[Outro]
B5 D5 F#5 B5 D5 F#5
G5 A5 B5
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