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The Rat Who Would Be King by Matthew Good Band
The Rat Who Would Be King
Tuning: Standard
G 320033
Am x02210
C x32010
F 133211 F and Fmaj9 are somewhat interchangeable
Fmaj9 x33010 I prefer the sound of Fmaj9 though
G/Am 302210
F#/Am 20(2)210
F/Am 10(2)210 or A regular barred F
Listen to the song to get the timing. If its confusing I can make a video.
Intro
G Am C Fmaj9
Verse 1:
G Am C Fmaj9
Even a blind
G Am C Fmaj9
squirrel finds a nut
G Am C Fmaj9
once in a while
G Am C Fmaj9
Once you''re in you''re pretty much fucked
G Am C Fmaj9
When I was the rat
G Am C Fmaj9
The rat who would be king
G Am C Fmaj9
I imagined typhoid
G Am C Fmaj9
and us alone always us alone
Chorus:
C Am G F
And I''ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
C Am G F
And I''ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
C
But that''s just love
Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am
And you know that love''s not enough
Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am
Love''s not enough
G Am C Fmaj9 x2
Verse2: (same as 1: G Am C Fmaj9)
Crawl from the sea
Wait for some thumbs
A greatness to breed
Build the Mall of America
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined ashes and us alone
Always us alone
Chorus:
C Am G F
And I''ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
C Am G F
And I''ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
C
But that''s just love
Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am
And you know that love''s not enough
Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am
Love''s not enough (x3)
Outro: Am G/Am F#/Am F/Am
For the end chorus I prefer using a G/C instead of C and the F instead of F/Am.
Gives it more impact.
**Any questions about the progression or variation chords message me through my
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version 2
Lead opening lick
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G---8b---6----5-----6-----|
D------------8----8-------|
A-------------------------|
E-------------------------|
Intro/Verse Rhythm Guitar
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-------------------------|
D-6--4---8----------------|
A-6--4---8----------------|
E-4--2---6----------------|
Pre-chorus lead (play various patterns of these notes)
E------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B------------------------------|--11---13---14--13---11--------|
G---10/11---13---11-10---|-------------------------------------|
D------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus Rhythm
E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G--6----------------------|
D--6--8----6--8-----------|
A--4--8----6--8-----------|
E------6---4---6----------|
Chorus Lead
E-------------11--13---| |---------------11---13--14--13----------------|
B---11--14-------------| |----11---14-----------------------------------|
G------------------------| x2 then |------------------------------------|
D------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
A------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
E------------------------| |--------------------------------------------|
Chorus Rhythm
E-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D--8--6--4------------------6---|
A--8--6--4------------------6---|
E--6--4--2----possibly a -4-----| at the end of the phrase i cant tell
The tone of the alarm sound at the end is
B---11
Even a blind squirrel
Finds a nut
Once in a while
Once you''re in you''re pretty much fucked
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined typhoid
And us alone
Always us alone
And I''ve waited on the sidelines
All this time
All this time
And I''ve a grenade
With our names scratched on the side
But that''s just love
And you know that love''s not enough
No, no, love''s not enough
Crawl from the sea
Wait for some thumbs
A greatness to breed
Build the mall of America
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined ashes
And us alone
Always us alone
And I''ve waited on the sidelines
All this time
All this time
And I''ve a grenade
With our names scratched on the side
But that''s just love
And you know that love''s not enough
No, no, love''s not enough
Love''s not enough
Love''s not enough
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