The Rat Traps Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][G][Am][C][G]
[Am][F][G][C][G]
[Bb]
[Am]

[Verse 1]
[G]Welcome to the rat traps,
And to [C]my neighbourhood.
[G]Everybody's struggling
And [Am]misunderstood.
[F]The[G] dope man and the hookers And

[Verse 2]
[C]
the poor Hispanic family
[G]Have all been praying
[Bb]Dy i[Am]ng in this reali[G]ty.[Em]
This [F]is how [C]we [Am]live! (We live!)

[Verse 3]
This [Em]is wh[F]ere we[Em] liv[Am]e!
[Em]This is ho[G]w I live[Am]! (I live!)
[Em]This is where [Am]I live!
[G]My friend

[Verse 4]
he used to live there
[C]Until the age of seventeen,
[G]Raised with love and hon[Am]our
[Bb]Single [Am]par e[F]nt fam[G]ily.
Painting a pretty picture [C]Of the

[Verse 5]
neighbourhood,
[G]Broken kids existence
Is [Bb]what [Am]I understood.
[G][Em]

[Verse 6]
This [F]is how [C]we [Am]live! (We live!)
This [Em]is where we l[Am]ive!
This [Em]is ho[G]w I li[Am]ve! (I live!)
This [Em]is where I li[Am]ve!
[G]Rat traps,

[Verse 7]
[C]rat [G]traps!![Eb]
Rat [G]traps, [C]rat [G]traps!![Eb]

[Interlude 1]
[G][C][Dm]
[Eb][G][C][Eb]
[Bb][Am]
[F]

[Verse 8]
[G]Some people are forgotten
[C]Others might get found,
[G]Caught up in the nothing
[Am]Of life and tragedy.
[G]Blue collar acceptance
With [C]religious tradition,
[G]Making a better life
[Bb]Don't [Am]feel bad for me.
[G]For some that's all they got

[Verse 9]
[Am]I think [C]it'll always be here,
[G]Happiness without ambition
[Bb]What's [Am]in store for me?
[G]What happened to hope?
[C]All I know is desperation,
[G]This place, it bleeds frustration
[Bb]The rat [Am]traps take from [G]me.[Em]

[Verse 10]
This [F]is how [C]we [Am]live! (We live!)
[Em]This is where we [Am]live!
This [Em]is ho[G]w I li[Am]ve! (I live!)
This [Em]is where I li[Am]ve!
[G]Rat traps, [C]rat

[Verse 11]
[G]traps!![Eb]
Rat [G]traps, rat traps!!

[Outro 1]
[G][Eb][G][C][Dm][Eb]
[G][C][Dm][Eb][G]
[C][Eb][E]
[Em][C][G][Eb][Em][C][G][Eb]
[Em][C][G][Eb][E][Em][C][G][Eb]
[Bb][Am]