[Intro]
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[Intro]
Am   Am         F Em
[Strophe]
Am 
  Great king rat died today 
G 
Born on the twenty first of may 
E                                    Am 
Died syphilis forty four on his birthday 
Am 
Every second word he swore 
G 
  Yes he was the son of a whore 
E                       Am 
Always wanted by the law
[Refrain]
C 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
Em                            C 
  Wouldn't you like to know, people? 
D 
Great King Rat was a dirty old man 
       D 
And a dirty old man was he 
     C          G 
Now what did I tell you 
Am                  D           Am      Am 
  Would you like to see?
[Strophe]
Am 
Where will I be tomorrow? 
G 
Will I beg or will I borrow? 
E                               Am 
I don't care (I don't care) anyway 
Am 
Come on, come on the time is right 
    G 
The man is evil and that is right 
   E 
I told you, (ah, yes, I told him) 
               Am 
And that's no lie, (oh, no, no, no)
[Refrain]
C 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
Em 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
C 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
D 
Great king rat was a dirty old man 
       D 
And a dirty old man was he 
     C          G 
Now what did I tell you 
Am                   D 
  Would you like to see?
[Solo]
Am  G   E  Am [X2]  C  Em  C  D  D  C G Am D 
Am  G   E  Am [X2]
[Refrain]
C 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
Em                            C 
  Wouldn't you like to know, people? 
D 
Great King Rat was a dirty old man 
       D 
And a dirty old man was he 
     C          G 
Now what did I tell you 
Am                   D     D    D 
  Would you like to see?
[Pont]
D            D        G
  Now listen all you people 
D              D                G 
  Put out the good and keep the bad 
D          D             G           A      A     D 
  Don't believe all you read in the bible 
A            A        D 
  You sinners get in line 
A                 A       D 
  Saints you leave far behind 
A       A                A         D      D 
  Very soon you're gonna be his disciple


D                  D           G 
  Don't listen to what mama says 
D            D                G 
  Not a word not a word mama says 
D                  D          G           A      A      D 
  Or else you'll find yourself being the rival 
A                   A       D 
  The great lord before he died 
A            A          D 
  Knelt sinners by his side 
A                  A            A     G 
  And said you're going to realize tomorrow
[Instrumentale]
Am Am
[Pont]
Am 
  No I'm not gonna tell you 
      G 
What you already know 
        E 
Cause time and time again 
             Am 
The old man said it all a long time ago 
Am                        G 
Come come on the time is right 
                   E 
The evil man will fight 
                   Am   Am   Am   Am 
I told you once before
[Solo]
C  F# F [X4]  C  F [X4]  C  F# F  D#  C  D#  C  D# 
Am  G   E  Am [X2]
[Refrain]
C 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
Em 
  Wouldn't you like to know? 
C 
  Just like I said before 
D 
Great King Rat was a dirty old man 
       D 
And a dirty old man was he 
     C          G 
The last time I tell you 
Am                   D 
  Would you like to see?