Rat Race Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

[Intro]
Cm Eb Cm7 Cm7
■  ■  ■   ■  
      Cm7     
Uh ya too rude
Cm7   Eb
Uh eh ■ 


[Chorus]
Cm7         Gm7   Bb  
■   Oh what a rat race
              Cm  
Oh what a rat race
              Bb  
Oh what a rat race


[Verse]
        Cm7 Cm      
This is the rat race
         C7
Rat race ■ 
Bb                                        
Some a lawful some a bastard some a jacket
              Cm       
Oh what a rat race yeah
Cm      
Rat race
       C7      G7 C7     Bb        C7              
Some a gorgona ■  some a hooligana some a guinegoga
C7                          
In this sphere rat race yeah
Cm         
■  Rat race
Cm              
I'm singing that
               Bb  
When the cat's away
         Bb       
The mice will play
Cm                                   
Political violence fill ya city ye ah
Cm7   Bb                           
Don't involve rasta in your say say


[Chorus]
      Cm                    Cm7
Rasta don't work for no CIA ■  
         Bb     Bb7  Bb Bb7 Cm      
Rat race ■  rat race ■  ■   rat race
Cm                 
Rat race I'm saying
Cm7  Bb                           
When you think is peace and safety
         Bb         
A sudden destruction
Cm                                     
■  Collective security for surety ye ah
Bb                       
Don't forget your history
          Bb     
Know your destiny
                 Cm      
In the abundance of water
         Cm7       
The fool is thirsty
Gm7      Bb          Bb7     Cm  
Rat race ■  rat race ■   rat race
Cm      
Rat race
          Cm7      Bb
Oh it's a disgrace ■ 
       Bb            
To see the human race
         Cm   C7  Cm  
In a rat race rat race


[Outro]
            C7        
You got the horse race
            Bb      
You got the dog race
            Bb        
You got the human race
              Cm               
But this is a rat race rat race