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The Rat
Dead Confederate
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The other tab is basically correct, i just have a few changes here.
This is based off of their amsterdam acoustics video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=LhbdgCAbFYs&NR=1
Hardy and Walker both slam hard twice on the strings throughout the song. These will be
with **. Hardy slams on Am while Walker slams on
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--7-----------------|
A|--7-----------------|
E|--5-----------------|
Chords used, C, Am, Em, barre chord F.
During the song, Walker plays this while Hardy plays the chords. After 2 verses in the
before the chorus, and right after the chorus for 2 verses, he begins strumming these
Hardy's strumming also changes to straight up and down at the time Walker plays this.
e|-------12---------------------------10----|
B|----12---------------------------10-------|
G|-12---------------------------11----------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|-------7----------------------------------|
B|----8-------------------------------------|
G|-9----------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
C
Shoot from the back
Am
and take good aim
Em
Make sure I'm dead
Em
Bang Bang
C
'Cause I'm a rat
Am
there's no mistake
Em
Under the bed
Em
where you sleep
C
Crush the skull
Am
make me tame
Em
Sweep it up
Em
Hide it away
C
No morals shown
Am
in no way explained
Em
Stupid human
Am**
Shit for brains
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em
And draw tiny pictures
Am
'round all the dead leaves
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
Em
Throw your judgements
Am
across the breeze
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
Em
You live inside of
Am
your Jesus dream
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
F
(No Vocals)
C
Bang...
Am
Bang...
Em
(No Vocals)
C
Get some sleep
Am
or lie in wait
Em
Until the day
Em
I burn away
C
Forget the cause
Am
present the case
Em
to bring me down
Em
lose your words
C
I'll follow you
Am
into the grave
Em
and at the gates
Em
I see the passing say,
C
"The judge be judged,
Am
and all the wretched be saved."
Em
I throw my curse
Am**
all across your days
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em
And draw tiny pictures
Am
'round all the dead leaves
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
Em
Throw your judgements
Am
across the breeze
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
Em
You live inside
Am
your Jesus dream
Em
Bag and burn
Am**
Bang Bang
F
(No vocals)
C
Bang...
Am
Bang...
Em
(No Vocals
Em (Strumming changes to up and down for this little section)
Am
Em
Em
Em
Em Am**
While Hardy plays that chunk, Walker plays a chord like this
e|--0--------------------------|
B|--0--------------------------|
G|--10-------------------------|
D|--10-------------------------|
A|--8--------------------------|
E|--9--------------------------|
Em
And draw tiny pictures
Am
'round all the dead leaves
Em
Throw your judgements
Em
across the breeze
Em
Watch them float off
Am
to never be saved
Em
And You live inside
Am**
your Jesus dream
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em
Am
Em
Am**
Em*