Boomtown Rats - Rat trap

^GThere was a lot of rocking going ^Emon that night Cruising time for the young, bright lights Just down past the gasworks, by the meat factory door

The f^Cive lamp boys were coming on strong ^GThe Saturday night city beat had al^Emready started and the The pulse of the corner boys just sprang into action And young Billy watched it under the yellow street light

And said tonight^C of ^Dall nights there's gonna be a f^Emight ^GBilly don't like it living here i^Emn 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

There's screami^Cng and crying in the high-rise blocks It's a rat^G trap, Billy, but you're a^Dlready caught And you can^Em make it if you want to or you need it bad enough You're yo^Cung and good-looking and you're acting kind of tough Anyway it's ^GSaturday night, time to see w^Dhat's going down Put on a b^Emright suit, Billy, head for the right side of town It's o^Cnly eight o'clock, but you're already bored You don't ^Gknow what it is, but there's ^Dgot to be more You'd better ^Emfind a way out, hey, kick down that door It's a ra^Ct tra^Cp, ^D and you've been caugh^Emt

^AmIn this town Billy says everybody's trying to tell you ^Emwhat to do In this town Billy says everybody says you gotta follow rules

You walk up ^Amto the traffic lights You switch from your left to your right You push in that button, and that button comes alight and it's

W^Dalk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't t^Emalk, talk, don't talk Walk, don't walk, walk, don't walk Talk, don't talk, talk, don't talk Hey! ^AmBilly, take a walk, take a walk, take a walk ^EmBilly take a walk, take a walk, take a walk ^AmBilly take a walk, take a walk, take a walk ^EmBILLY! , take a walk with me^Gee! ^Em

^GWell little Judy's tryin' to watch ^EmTop Of The Pops, but Mum an' Dad had told her that she'd never stop She takes of her collar walks down to the street It's cold on the road but it's got that home beat Deep ^Cdown in her pocket she finds 50p Hey is ^Gthat anyway for a ^Dyoung girl to be I gonna ^Emget out of school work in a cell factory Oh with the hours god^C gave me G D Em...... Give myself a little easy movin' an na na na na na na na na na na.

Her mind^Ems made up she ^Amwalks down the road Her ha^F#mnds in her pockets coat ^Bbuttoned against the cold She f^Eminally finds Billy down the ^AmItalian café

When he's drunk ^Cit's hard to understand what Billy Says But the he mumble^Gs in his coffee then ^Dsuddenly roars IT'S A RAT TR^EmAP JUDY, AND WE'VE BEEN CAUG^GHT! ^Em