Chords for The Specials - Rat Race (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
149.8 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

C#m

G#m

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Specials - Rat Race (Official Music Video) chords
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[C#] .
[D] .
[C#m] [A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] I see you've got a lot of [G#m] education, [A] you've got a [B] PhD.
.
[C#m] I got one [G#m] at a level, [A] it did nothing [B] for me.
I got one at a level, it did nothing for me.
[E] Working for the [A] right race, [E] you know you're wasting your time.
Working [B] for the [A] right race, you know friend [B] of mine.
[C#m] You plan a [G#m].
conversation [A] to impress the college [B].
bar.
[C#m] She's talking about [G#m] your mother, [A] and that is [B] Jaguar.
[C#m] Where your political [G#m].
teacher, [A] sacred college [B] star.
[C#m] She's touching the world [G#m].
situation, [A] for just for [B] a laugh.
[E] You'll be working for [A] the right race, [C#m] you know you're wasting your [A] time.
[E] Working [B] for [A] the right race, you know friend [B] of mine.
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [E] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[C#m] [G#m] .
[A] [B] .
[E] Working for the [A] right race, [E] you know [B] you're wasting your [A] .
time.
[E] Working [B] for the [A] right race, you know friend [B] of mine.
[C#m] .
Working [G#m] at your leisure, [A] to learn the things you don't [B] need.
[C#m].
The promises you make [G#m] tomorrow, [A].
carry no [B] guarantee.
[C#m].
I see you've got a lot of [G#m] education, [A] you've got a [B] PhD.
[C#m].
I got one [G#m] at a level, [A].
it did [B] nothing for me.
.
Working for [C#m] the right race, you [B] know you're [A] wasting your time.
[E].
Working [B] for [A] the right race, you know friend [B] of mine.
[C#m] .
[A] [E] .
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Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
G#m
123111114
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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To learn The Specials - Rat Race chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - C#m, G#m, A, B, C#m and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 74 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 150 BPM. Given the song's key of E Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ .
_ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ .
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ .
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ .
_ [C#m] I see you've got a lot of [G#m] education, _ _ [A] you've got a [B] PhD.
_ .
_ _ [C#m] _ I got one [G#m] at a level, _ _ [A] it did nothing [B] for me.
I got one at a level, it did nothing for me.
[E] Working for the [A] right race, _ _ [E] you know you're wasting your _ time.
_ Working [B] for the [A] right race, _ you know friend [B] of mine.
_ [C#m] You plan a _ [G#m].
conversation _ [A] to impress the college [B].
bar.
_ _ [C#m] She's talking about [G#m] your mother, [A] and that is [B] Jaguar.
_ _ _ [C#m] Where your political [G#m].
teacher, _ _ [A] _ sacred college [B] star.
_ [C#m] She's touching the world [G#m].
situation, _ _ [A] for just for [B] a laugh.
_ [E] You'll be working for [A] the right race, _ [C#m] you know you're wasting your [A] time.
_ [E] Working [B] for [A] the right race, _ you know friend [B] of mine.
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _ .
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [E] Working for the [A] right race, _ [E] you know [B] you're wasting your [A] _ .
time.
_ [E] Working [B] for the [A] right race, _ you know friend [B] of mine.
_ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ .
Working [G#m] at your leisure, _ [A] to learn the things you don't [B] need.
_ _ [C#m].
The promises you make [G#m] tomorrow, _ _ [A].
carry no [B] guarantee.
_ _ [C#m].
I see you've got a lot of [G#m] education, _ [A] you've got a [B] PhD.
_ _ _ [C#m].
I got one [G#m] at a level, _ [A].
it did [B] nothing for me.
_ _ .
Working for [C#m] the right race, _ you [B] know you're [A] wasting your time.
_ [E].
Working [B] for [A] the right race, _ you know friend [B] of mine.
_ _ [C#m] _ .
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ For more information, visit www.
fema.
gov.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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