I Smell A Rat Chords
by Howlin Wolf
I Smell A Rat by Howlin Wolf is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Db. It uses the chords Db, Ab, Eb, F, Bb and A. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Db Ab Eb F
verse 1:
Bb
I smell a rat babe
Bb
Something funny's going on
Eb
I smell a rat babe
Bb
Something funny's going on
Db Eb
Since that other man moved next door
Bb
I've a funny feeling in my bones
LINK BETWEEN VERSES: Ab A Bb
verse 2:
You've started to comb your hair
Wear lipstick on your lips
You've started to comb your hair
Wear lipstick on your lips
You don't care how you look for me baby
No, you're trying to get him babe
(Instrumental VERSE)
verse 3:
I smell a rat babe
Someone's started to sneak around
I smell a rat baby
Someone's started to sneak around
If I find you cheating on me baby
I'm gonna put you six feet in the ground