Rats In Allston Tab par Mickey Rickshaw

Intro
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E|-2----2----2---5--7--|
C|-1----1----1---4--6--|
G|-x----x----x---2--4--|

Solo 1
   F#m          Bm                        F#m
A|-9--7-9-7-----------------------------------|
E|----------9-5-7--9-7-5---5-7--9-7-5---------|
C|-----------------------6------------6-4-6---|
G|--------------------------------------------|
                    Bm                        F#m
A|---7-9--7-9-7-----------------------------------|
E|-9------------9-5-7--9-7-5---5-7--9-7-5---------|
C|---------------------------6------------6-4-6---|
G|------------------------------------------------|
       Bm       C#m      Bm             F#m
A|------------------------------------------|
E|---5-7------5-9------5-7----9-7-5---------|
C|-6--------6--------6--------------6-4-6---|
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       Bm        C#m     Bm               F#m
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E|---5-7-7-7---5-9-9-9---5-7----9-7-5---------|
C|-6---------6---------6--------------6-------|
G|--------------------------------------------|


Verse 1
F#m
Stuck behind the eight ball of an antiquated system
                                A   Bm
You fell into the rhythm of the cage. 
F#m
Education failed you, and after that, they jailed you. 
                                       A   Bm
And now you're on your ass with bitter age. 
F#m
You can warm yourself with whiskey, warm yourself with gin
                                               A            Bm
sleep out on the church steps, but they're not gonna let you in. 
      F#m
Their savior was a failure when you're sleeping in the rain. 
                                   A             Bm
The pouring water passes like your life into the drain. 


Chorus x2
         A                    E
When the sun goes down on the west
     F#m                        D
In a cold cold world that we're lost in, 
          A
You'll be sleeping in the gutter,
     E                     F#m        D
Face down with the rats in Allston. 


Solo 1


Verse 2
F#m
Stuck in the clink, you'll wind up dead. At least you had a roof on your head. 
                                 A   Bm
A hot and a cot and a daily bread. 
F#m
Out on the streets, you don't have a name. You've cut all your ties, you're living in vain. 
                                A   Bm
Nothing to lose, nothing to gain. 
       F#m
You're begging for survival, you're begging for a buck,
                                        A              Bm
you're begging for a second chance, but nobody gives a f*#%. 
  F#m
Employment's not an option with a record and no skills. 
                                      A                   Bm
Stuck behind the eight ball, it's the system that had you killed.


Chorus x2


Solo 2 part 1 x4
   F#m
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E|----9-9--7-5-7-9-7--5----9-9--7-5-7-9----|
C|-6--------------------6------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
                         A           Bm
A|-----------------------9-7---7--------------|
E|----9-9--7-5-7-9-7--5------9---9-7-5-7-9----|
C|-6---------------------------------------6--|
G|--------------------------------------------|

Solo 2 part 2
   Bm             D  E  Bm             D  E
A|----------------5--7-----------------5--7---|
E|-7----7----7----------7----7----7-----------|
C|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|


Chorus x2
                 F#m
With the rats in Allston