Bobby and the Rat-Kings — Counting Crows
Chords and lyrics for Bobby and the Rat-Kings by Counting Crows (key of F).
Intro
[C] [G] [F] [G]
[C] [G] [F] [G]
Verse 1
I'm an [Bb]elevator kid pushing [F]buttons when I wanna go [C][G]home[C]
But [Bb]my generation hasn't [F]even got a name of its [C][G]own[C]
We just [Am]buy what the TV [Bbsus2]sells
And almost [F]never stop wishing we were [Bbsus2]somebody else
But [Gm]tonight in the dark I can [Am]be myself
Chorus
When [C]Bobby and the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]come to play
We'll [F]make 'em stay, we'll [G]make 'em play
[C]Play 'til the stars [Am]all [Em]fade
We'll [F]make 'em stay 'til [G]dawn
Make 'em [C]play all night 'til the [Am]light like we'vе never seen [F]nothin'
Like wе'll never see [G]anybody ever [C]again
When the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]go away
We'll [F]never be the [G]same
Verse 2
Z [Bb]tried to edit Reddit, [F]instead it said it had eaten her [C][G]phone[C]
She goes from [Bb]tinder to cinder 'til she [F]remembers she's a flame of her [C]own[G]
[C]
You can [Am]almost lose your [Bbsus2]heart
[F]Hoping for something better 'til it [Bbsus2]tears you apart
While the [Gm]days get longer and this [Am]night won't start
Chorus
But when [C]Bobby and the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]come to play
We'll [F]make 'em stay, we'll [G]make 'em play
[C]Play 'til the stars [Am]all [Em]fade
We'll [F]make 'em stay 'til [G]dawn
Make 'em [C]play all night 'til the [Am]light like we'vе never seen [F]nothin'
Like wе'll never see [G]anybody ever [C]again
When the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]go away
We'll [F]never be the [G]same [C][G]again[F]
[G]Oh, [C][G]again[G][F]
Verse 3
Now [C]Joey's gotta run for the [Am]train
Says he's trying to make it [F]back to the city by [G]ten
And [C]Mike's on his bike with the motor [Am]running
I told him trains were [F]running all night right [G]then
In the [C]moonlit town after the [Am]bridge fell down
There were [F]fires and we lost some [G]power
So we [C]all dressed up for the ramble[Am]
And ran those streets [F]long past the witching [G]hour
Bridge
I saw [Am]Dorothy in [Bb]drag
Taking the [F]Tin Man for a [Bb]ride
And then [Gm]Z the Cat said [Bb]she knew where to [Csus4]go[C]
Then she [Am]kissed me without a [Bb]thought
Said "Sometimes [F]memories are all that we [Bb]got
So come on, boy,[Gm] let's make [Bb]some at the [C]show"
Verse 4
So there's some [Bb]leather-wrapped Fender-strapped [F]kid with a pick-finger
[C][G]twitch[C]
He's got a [Bb]recipe for radio or [F]rain, I don't know [C][G]which[C]
In the [Am]shadows when the lights are [Bbsus2]dowsed
The [F]cinder kids flare while they [Bbsus2]twist and shout
We're the [Gm]sparks in the dark that'll [Am]never go out
Chorus
So when [C]Bobby and the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]come to play
We'll [F]make 'em stay, we'll [G]make 'em play
[C]Play 'til the stars [Am]all [Em]fade
We'll [F]make 'em stay 'til [G]dawn
Make 'em [C]play all night 'til the [Am]light like we'vе never seen [F]nothin'
Like wе'll never see [G]anybody ever [C]again
When the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]go away
We'll [F]never be the [G]same again
Post-Chorus
So say [C]hey, when the Rat-Kings
[Em] When the Rat-Kings, [F]when the Rat-Kings [G]go away
Say [C]hey, when the Rat-Kings
[Am] When the Rat-Kings, [Em]when the Rat-Kings [G]go away
Say [C]when the Rat-Kings [Am]go (When the Rat-Kings go)
[F]When they go [G]away (When they go away)
Say [C]hey, when the [Am]Rat-Kings [Em]go away
We'll [F]never be the [G]same [C][G]again[G][F]
Outro
[C] [G] [F]
[Again]
[G]Oh, [C][G]again[F]
[G]Oh, [C][G]again[G][F]
[C]
[Again]
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