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Intro: 
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D*                         D
i saw the building burning down.
D*                             D
I saw the dogs come running in two by two.
D*                         D
I saw the feast of saint Christopher beginning.
G                        D
I drew connecting lines between these things.


D*                         D
you say I need to get some sleep.
D*                        D
you say I need to take it easy for a while.
D*                          D
you say I'll never learn to swim at this rate,
G
but I'm waiting for you downstairs
D
and the water's rushing in on me.


D*                                 D
so I guess the wheel's been set in motion.
D*                               D                    
I guess the ship, it's gone and left it's little harbor.
D*                              D
I guess we'll wait and see what happens to us next.
G                                D
and I can't wait because there's rats in the walls.
G               
there are rats in the walls.
D
there are rats in the walls.
G
there are rats in the walls.
D
there are rats in the walls.
D*
there are rats beneath the floorboards,
D
rats up in the ceiling.
G
rats in the walls,
D
there are rats in the walls.

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