The Rat Who Would Be King / Matthew Good Band / The Audio Of Being / 2001
Tabbed by Kathtastrophy
Tuning: Standard
I adapted this song for rhythm acoustic. Its very simple and you can play it along
to the song. Like all Good s songs play around with hammer-ons and completely
removing strings from a chord.
This a very basic outline.
Be creative with it.
320033
x02210
x32010
133211 F and Fmaj9 are somewhat interchangeable
x33010 I prefer the sound of Fmaj9 though
/ 302210
/ 20(2)210
/ 10(2)210 or regular barred
Listen to the song to get the timing. If its confusing I can make a video.
Intro
Verse 1:
Even a blind
squirrel finds a nut
once in a while
Once you re in you re pretty much ed
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined typhoid
and us alone always us alone
Chorus:
And I ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
And I ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
But that s just love
/ / /
And you know that love s not enough
/ / /
Love s not enough
x2
Verse2: (same as 1: )
Crawl from the sea
Wait for some thumbs
A greatness to breed
Build the Mall of America
When I was the rat
The rat who would be king
I imagined ashes and us alone
Always us alone
Chorus:
And I ve waited on the sidelines all this time all this time
And I ve a grenade with our names scratched on the side
But that s just love
/ / /
And you know that love s not enough
/ / /
Love s not enough (x3)
Outro: / / /
For the end chorus I prefer using a G/C instead of C and the F instead of F/Am.
Gives it more impact.
**Any questions about the progression or variation chords message me through my
profile! Hope this works out for you!**