Biography:
The Boomtown Rats is a rock group led by Bob Geldof (full name: Robert Fredrick Zenon Geldof, born October 5th 1951). Playing punk and New Wave influenced music, their initial incarnation lasted from 1976 to 1986), but the band recently reformed. All six primary members (Gary Roberts, Pete Briquette, Gerry Cott, Simon Crowe, and Johnnie Moylett alongside Geldof) were originally from Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland.
Originally, they used the moniker 'The Nightlife Thugs'.
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Rat Trap - The Boomtown Rats
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G Em
There was a lot of rocking going on that night
Cruising time for the young, bright lights
Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door
C
The five lamp boys were coming on strong
G Em
The Saturday night city beat had already started and the
The punks, the corner boys just sprang into action
And young Billy watched under the yellow street light
C D Em
And said tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight
G Em
Billy don't like it living here in this town (He Says)
Traps have been sprung long before he was born (He Says)
Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors
And pus and grime ooze from its scab-crusted sores
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 want to or 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 the right 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 C D Em
It's a rat trap, and you've been caught
Am Em
In this town Billy says everybody's trying to tell you what to do
In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta 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 throws a light and it says
D Em
Walk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't talk, talk, don't talk
Walk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't talk, talk, don't talk Hey!
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 G Em
BILLY! , take a walk with meee!
G Em
Solo
C and D are played over this
G Em
Well little Judy's tryin' to watch Top Of The Pops, but
Mum an' Dad are fighting, don't they ever stop
She takes up her coat and walks down to the street
It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat
C
Deep down in her pocket she finds 50p
G D
Hey is that anyway for a young girl to be
Em
I gonna get out of school work in some factory
C
Oh with all the hours god gave me
G D Em......
Get myself a little easy money an na na na na na na na na na na.
Em Am
Her minds made up she walks down the road
F#m B
Hands in her pockets coat buttoned against the cold
Em Am
She finally finds Billy down the Italian café
C
When he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy Says
G D
But then he mumbles in his coffee and he suddenly roars
Em G Em
IT'S A RAT TRAP JUDY, AND WE'VE BEEN CAUGHT!
G Em
Its a shame only one of their records have been switched over to cd, there an
amazingly underrated band and should be better recognzed as bob geldof does alot
of charity work particualrily with bono in the creation of Live aid and live 8
Tab Submitted by; Josh (username donnie_darko14)Pm if any concerns
this was originally on guitartabs.com however it has now been switched to further this
site
G Em
There was a lot of rocking going on that night
Cruising time for the young, bright lights
Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door
C
The five lamp boys were coming on strong
G Em
The Saturday night city beat had already started and the
The punks, the corner boys just sprang into action
And young Billy watched under the yellow street light
C D Em
And said tonight of all nights there's gonna be a fight
G Em
Billy don't like it living here in this town (He Says)
Traps have been sprung long before he was born (He Says)
Hope bites the dust behind all the closed doors
And pus and grime ooze from its scab-crusted sores
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 want to or 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 the right 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 C D Em
It's a rat trap, and you've been caught
Am Em
In this town Billy says everybody's trying to tell you what to do
In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta 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 throws a light and it says
D Em
Walk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't talk, talk, don't talk
Walk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't talk, talk, don't talk Hey!
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 G Em
BILLY! , take a walk with meee!
G Em
Solo
C and D are played over this
G Em
Well little Judy's tryin' to watch Top Of The Pops, but
Mum an' Dad are fighting, don't they ever stop
She takes up her coat and walks down to the street
It's cold on that road but it's got that home beat
C
Deep down in her pocket she finds 50p
G D
Hey is that anyway for a young girl to be
Em
I gonna get out of school work in some factory
C
Oh with all the hours god gave me
G D Em......
Get myself a little easy money an na na na na na na na na na na.
Em Am
Her minds made up she walks down the road
F#m B
Hands in her pockets coat buttoned against the cold
Em Am
She finally finds Billy down the Italian café
C
When he's drunk it's hard to understand what Billy Says
G D
But then he mumbles in his coffee and he suddenly roars
Em G Em
IT'S A RAT TRAP JUDY, AND WE'VE BEEN CAUGHT!
G Em
Its a shame only one of their records have been switched over to cd, there an
amazingly underrated band and should be better recognzed as bob geldof does alot
of charity work particualrily with bono in the creation of Live aid and live 8
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