#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Rat Trap Original Album: A Tonic for the Troops Words and Music by Bob Geldof Copyright © 1978 Sherlock Holmes Music Ltd. Published by Warner Music Group Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: Rhythm guitar: G5 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Electric piano: G D5 Em G D5 Em |-3------------------------------|----------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-3-----------------------3---0_____--------------------------------|-3-----------------------3---0______-------------------------------| |-4-----------------------2---0_____--------------------------------|-4-----------------------2---0______-------------------------------| |-5-----------------------0---2_____--------------------------------|-5-----------------------0---2______-------------------------------| |-5---------------------------2_____--------------------------------|-5---------------------------2______-------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | G5 | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Saxophone: G Em G Em |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4---4---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5____________-----------|---------------------7---5-------|---------5____________-----------|-----4---4---4---4---5---4-------| |-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---|-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Saxophone: G Em G Em |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------3-----------3-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-----------4-------4---2---|---------------------------------|-----4---4---4---4---------------| |---------5____________-----------|---------------------------------|---------5____________-----------|---------------------7---5-------| |-------------------------5---7---|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Saxophone: G Em |---------------------------------|-7_-___--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8__-__--------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9___-_--------------------------| |-----4---4---4---4---5---4-------|-9____---------------------------| |-----------------------------5---|-7____---------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [play: Bass Figure 1] Bass Figure 1 G Em |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------5-----------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------5---7---|-----------------5-------2-------|-------------------------5---7---|-----------------5-------2-------| |-3-------3-------3---------------|-0-------0-----------3-------0---|-3-------3-------3---------------|-0-------0-----------3-------0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Notes: Spoken over Bass Figure 1. (G) (Em) There was a lot of rocking going on that night (G) (Em) Cruising time for the young, bright lights (G) (Em) Just down past the gasworks, past the meat factory door | C The Five-Lamp Boys were coming on strong VERSE2: Notes: Bass Figure 1 continues; electric piano plays chords. Chords: G 355433 C x35553 Em x79987 D x57775 | G | Em The Saturday night city beat had already started | G | Em And the pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action | G | Em And young Billy watched it under the yellow street-light | C | D | Em And said, to - night, of all nights, there's gonna be a fight VERSE3: Chords: G 355433 Em x79987 | G | Em Billy don't like it living here in this town (He says) | G | Em Traps have been sprung long be - fore he was born (He says) | G | Em Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors | G | Em And pus and grime ooze from its scab-crusted sores CHORUS: Chords: C x35553 D x57775 G 355433 Em x79987 | C | % There's screaming and crying in the high-rise blocks, | G | D It's a rat trap, Billy, but you're already caught | Em | % And you can make it if you wanna and you need it bad enough | C | % You're young and good-looking and you're acting kind of tough | G | D Anyway, it's Saturday night, time to see what's going down | Em | % Put on a bright suit, Billy, head for the right side of town | C | % It's only eight o'clock but you're already bored | G | D You don't know what it is but there's got to be more | Em | % You'd better find a way out, hey, kick down that door | C | D | Em It's a rat trap, and you've been caught! BRIDGE: Chords: Am x02210 Em 022000 D xx0232 | Am Em In this town, Billy says everybody's trying to tell you what to do | Am Em In this town, Billy says everybody says you got to follow rules | Am You walk up to the traffic-lights, you switch from your left to your right. You push in that button, and that button comes alight and it's... | D | % Walk, don't walk; walk, don't walk | Em | % Talk, don't talk; talk, don't talk; | D | % Walk, don't walk; walk, don't walk | Em | % Talk, don't talk; talk, don't talk; 3/4 | Am | % | % Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, | Em | % | % Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, | Am | % | % Billy, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk, | Em Billy! Take a walk with me! SAXOPHONE INTERLUDE: [play:] 4/4 Saxophone: G Em G Em |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4---4---4---4---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------5____________-----------|---------------------7---5-------|---------5____________-----------|-----4---4---4---4---5---4-------| |-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---|-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Saxophone: G Em G Em |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------3-----------3-----------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----4-----------4-------4---2---|---------------------------------|-----4---4---4---4---------------| |---------5____________-----------|---------------------------------|---------5____________-----------|---------------------7---5-------| |-------------------------5---7---|---------------------------------|-------------------------5---7---|-----------------------------5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Saxophone: G |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------5____________-----------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------5---7---|--------------------------------| |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | [SAXOPHONE SOLO over C and D] VERSE4: Chords: G 355433 C x35553 Em x79987 D x57775 | G | % Oh, little Judy's tryin' to watch Top of the Pops | Em | % But Mum and dad are fighting, though: the heat never stops | G | % She takes off her collar, walks down to the street | Em | % It's cold on the road but it's got that home beat | C | % Deep down in her pocket she finds fifty pee | G | D Hey, is that any way for a young girl to be | Em | % I'm gonna get out of school, work in some factory | C | G Oh, with the hours God gave me, give myself a little easy money | D | Em Na na na na na, Na na na na na na OUTRO: Chords: Em 022000 G 355433 Am x02210 D x57775 Bm x24432 C x35553 | Em | Am Her mind's made up, she walks down the road | Bm | D Her hands in her pockets, coat buttoned against the cold | Em | Am She finally finds Billy down in the I - talian café | C | % When he's drunk, it's hard to understand what Billy says | G | D But then he mumbles in his coffee, then suddenly roars: | Em | G | % | It's a rat trap, Judy, and we've been caught! [Jam over 4/4| G | % | Em | % |] [x2] | G | % Rat trap, you've been caught in a... | Em | % Rat trap, you've been caught in a... [repeat to fade]