Death and Rats
by Ryan Adams & The Cardinals

Lyrics from liner notes
Music transcribed by Mark Sickmiller (marksickmiller@gmail.com)

Key: G Major
Capo: none
Chords:
C (x32010@1)        [0 3 2 0 1 0]
C/G (3x555x@1)      [0 3 2 0 1 3]
Am/D (000210@1)     [x x 0 2 1 x]
Am/D(2)    [x x 0 2 1 3]
Am/G (302210@1)     [x 0 2 2 1 3]
G (320003@1)        [3 2 0 0 0 3]
C/B (x2555x@1)      [x 2 0 0 1 3]

Intro:
C  Am/D
G  C/G  Am/G  C/G  Am/D (x2)

G (320003@1)                              CWhen (x32010@1)I see the light why is it terrifying,
      Am (x02210@1)             Am/G (302210@1)        C (x32010@1)   Am/Dit's (000210@1)terrifying, it's coming up, I'm going down

G (320003@1)                               CDown (x32010@1)into the streets that got me here
                Am (x02210@1)                Am/G (302210@1)          C (x32010@1)  Am/DIt's (000210@1)blinding, blinding light, it's not supposed to rain today

C/G (3x555x@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)            Am/GI (302210@1)see it now, it was just moving too fast
C/G (3x555x@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)          Am/GI (302210@1)see it now like a reflection in my past
C/G (3x555x@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)            Am/GRivers (302210@1)of poison that surround us
             Am/D(2)
on an island full of death and rats, subways and taxicabs

G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)            AmAnd (x02210@1)you, and those blinding lights
     G (320003@1)      C (x32010@1)           Am (x02210@1)     C (x32010@1)Am/DYeah (000210@1)you and those blinding lights

G (320003@1)                            CI (x32010@1)just want to sleep why is it never over
     Am (x02210@1)            Am/G (302210@1)             C (x32010@1)     Am/DThe (000210@1)day before keeps running through my head I need the

G (320003@1)                        C (x32010@1)
Downs in the street, it's awe inspiring,
     Am (x02210@1)                Am/G (302210@1)        C (x32010@1)     Am/DThe (000210@1)strangers passing, nobody stops to say goodbye

C/G (3x555x@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)            Am/G (302210@1)     
I see it now, it was just moving too fast
C/G (3x555x@1)    C/B (x2555x@1)          Am/GI (302210@1)see it now like a reflection in my past
C/G (3x555x@1)     C/B (x2555x@1)          Am/GRivers (302210@1)of poison that surround us
                     Am/D(2)
on an island full of death and rats, subways and taxicabs,

All night bars, and mistakes you know I made before

Days and nights, endless, overripe, buses and traffic lights

and tourists with subway maps and

G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)            AmYou (x02210@1)and those blinding lights
     G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)            Am (x02210@1)      CAm/D
Yeah you and those blinding lights
     G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)            AmYeah (x02210@1)you and those blinding lights
     G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)            AmYeah (x02210@1)you and those blinding lights
Am/G (302210@1)         C (x32010@1)  Am/D (000210@1)GShining (320003@1)on the death and rats