Flight Of The Rat

"Deep Purple in Rock"
		Flight Of The Rat
!		(Blackmore/Gillian/Glover/Lord/Paice)

!		 Chord Progression 1 (CP1)
		Spread the word around
>		A          A        A      A G D
		The rat is leaving town
>		A         A        A      A G D
		The message is a song
>		A      A       A      A G D
		The misery is gone
!		(CP1)
		Once I had a dream
		To sing before the queen
		She didn't want to know
		She wouldn't see the show
!		     Chord Prograssion 2 (CP2)
		               What a fright
>		E     E    E     E       D     A
		               I couldn't do it right
>		E     E    E     E     D    A
		               Oh what a night

Riff A:		[e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
		b-----------------------------3-2h3h4/5--------------------------------------
		g-----------------2---0-4-0-4------------------------------------------------
		d-----2---0-4-0-4---0--------------------------------------------------------
		a-0-4---0--------------------------------------------------------------------
		E----------------------------------------------------------------------------]

!		(CP1)
		Mystic demons fly
		All about the sk
		With memories of a clown
		The saddest show in town
!		(CP1)
		When I was seventeen
		Me mother said to me
		Be careful what you touch
		You shouldn't take so much
!		(CP2)
		I blew my mind
		She was so kind
		I could have cried
!		     Chord Progression 3 (CP3)
		In my mind
>		B  B      B     B A G#
		I had to find
>		B        B     B      B A G#
		A kind of new way
>		B        B      B     B A G#
		Of being oh so cool
>		B       B      B     B A G#
		Like a blue blooded
>		B     B     B     B A G#
		Well studded
>		B    B   B      B A G#
		English fool

!		(Solo)

!		(CP1)
		Speak about the past
		Times are changing fast
		Once I was so weak
		I couldn't even speak
!		(CP1)
		Shaking put a curse
		Nothing could be worse
		Walking through the door
		Who could ask for more
!		(CP2)
		Now I'm free
		And I can see
		That I am me
!		(CP1)
		Spread the word around
		The rat is leaving town
		The message is a song
		The misery is gone
!		(CP1)
		Shaking out a curse
		Nothing could be worse
		Walking through the door
		Who could ask for more
!		(CP2)
		Now I'm free
		And I can see
		That I am me
		Please stay away