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Rat Race by The Specials - Guitar Chords

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Version 1

            [Bass intro]
C#m          G#m          A            B
G|------------|------------|------------|--------------|
D|------------|-------1----|------------|--------------|
A|-4--2-----2-|----2-----2-|----4--7--4-|-2--------2-2-|
E|-------4----|-4----------|-5----------|----4--2------|

[Intro]  
C#m (the piano plays the notes C#, G#, G)
C#m   A-A-B
C#m   G#m   A   B

[Verse]
C#m                    G#m        A                       B
You~re working at your leisure to learn the things you~ll need
C#m                   G#m            A        B
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
C#m                   G#m          A         B
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
C#m              G#m     A                   B
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me

[Chorus]
E       B       A
Working for the rat race
E               B            A
You know you~re wasting your time
E       B       A          C#m
Working for the rat race
          A      A  B
You~re no friend of mine

[Verse]
You plan your conversation to impress the college bar
Just talking about your mother and daddy~s Jaguar
Wear your political T-shirt and sacred college scarf
Discussing the world situation, but just for a laugh
You~ll be working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine

[Break] 
C#m  G#m  A   B

[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
Working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine

[Verse]
Just working at your leisure to learn the things you don~t need
The promises you make tomorrow carry no guarantee
I~ve seen your qualifications, you got a Ph.D.
I~ve got one art O-level, it did nothing for me

[Chorus]
Working for the rat race
You know you~re wasting your time
You~re working for the rat race
You~re no friend of mine 
        

We also have 12 songs by The Specials

• A Message To You Rudy
• Do Nothing
• Doesnt Make It Alright
• Enjoy Yourself
• Gangsters
• Ghost Town
• Hey Little Rich Girl
• Monkey Man
• Pressure Drop
• Rat Race
• Rudi A Message To You
• Too Much Too Young

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