tonalidad: Cm (forma de los acordes en la tonalidad de Bm )
Afinación:
E A D G B E
Capo en 1ª traste
Ah! Ya too rude!
Bm A Bm
Oh, what a rat race, oh, what a rat race!
A Bm
Oh, what a rat race; this is the rat race! Rat race! (Rat race!)
A
Some a lawful, some a bastard, some a jacket
Bm
Oh, what a rat race, yeah, rat race!
A
Some a gorgon-a, some a hooligan-a, some a guine-gog-a
Bm
In this 'ere rat race, rat race! I'm singin' that
A
When the cat's away; the mice will play
Bm
Political voilence, fill ya city, ye-ah!
A
Don't involve Rasta in your say say
Bm
Rasta don't work for no, C.I.A
A Bm
Rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race! I'm sayin'
A
When you think, is peace and safety; a sudden destruction
Bm
Collective security, for surety, ye-ah!
A
Don't forget your history, know your destiny
Bm
In the a-bundance of water, the fool is thirsty
A Bm
Rat race, rat race, rat race, rat race
A Bm
Oh, it's a dis-grace to see the human-race, in a rat race, rat race!
A
You got the horse race; you got the dog race
Bm
You got the human-race; but this is a rat race, rat race!