Rat Race Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
76.15 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

Bb

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rat Race chords
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[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm] You're too [Eb] rude.
[Cm]
Oh what a [Bb] rat race.
Oh what [Cm] a rat race.
Oh [Bb] what a rat race.
[C] This [Cm] is the rat race.
Rat race.
[Bb] Summer love, summer, summer boy, summer, summer jacket.
Oh what a rat [Cm] race.
Yeah.
Rat race.
A [Bb] summer goer gonna, a summer hooliganna, a summer guineasogger.
In this here [Cm] rat race.
Yeah.
Rat race.
I'm singing [Bb] that when the cats away, the mice will play.
[Cm]
Political violence, filial city.
Yeah.
[Bb]
Don't involve Rasta in your sessay.
[Cm]
Rasta don't work for no CIA.
[Bb] Rat race.
Rat race.
[Cm] Rat race.
Rat race.
I'm saying [Bb]
when you think it's peace and safety, a [C] sudden destruction.
[Cm]
Collective security, for sure it is.
Yeah.
[Bb]
Don't forget your history.
Know your destiny.
[Cm] In the abundance of water, the pool is thirsty.
[Bb] Rat race.
Rat race.
[Cm] Rat race.
Rat race.
Oh it's a [Bb] disgrace.
[C] You see the human race in a [Cm] rat race.
Rat race.
You got a [Bb] horse race, you got a dog race, you got a human race.
But [Cm] this is a rat race.
Key:  
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
Cm
13421113
Bb
12341111
C
3211
Eb
12341116
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Let's start jamming Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rat Race chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - Bb, Cm and Bb in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 38 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 76. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb]
[Cm] You're too [Eb] rude.
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ Oh what a [Bb] rat race. _
_ _ _ Oh what [Cm] a rat race. _
_ _ _ Oh [Bb] what a rat race.
_ _ _ [C] This [Cm] is the rat race.
_ Rat race.
[Bb] Summer love, summer, summer boy, summer, summer jacket.
Oh what a rat [Cm] race.
Yeah.
Rat race.
A [Bb] summer goer gonna, a summer hooliganna, a summer guineasogger.
In this here [Cm] rat race.
Yeah.
Rat race.
I'm singing [Bb] that when the cats away, _ the mice will play.
[Cm]
Political violence, filial city.
Yeah.
_ [Bb]
Don't involve Rasta in your _ sessay.
[Cm]
Rasta don't work for no CIA.
[Bb] Rat race.
_ Rat race.
_ [Cm] Rat race.
_ Rat race.
I'm saying [Bb]
when you think it's peace and safety, a [C] sudden destruction.
[Cm]
Collective security, for sure it is.
Yeah.
_ [Bb]
Don't forget your history.
Know your destiny.
[Cm] In the abundance of water, the pool is thirsty.
[Bb] Rat race.
_ Rat race.
_ [Cm] Rat race.
Rat race.
Oh it's a [Bb] disgrace.
_ [C] You see the human race in a [Cm] rat race.
_ Rat race.
You got a [Bb] horse race, you got a dog race, you got a human race.
But [Cm] this is a rat race.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Rastaman Vibration album.

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