Intro
[Gm7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [Dm7]
[Gm7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [Dm7]
[Gm7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [Dm7]
[Gm7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [Dm7] [G#7]
Verse
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Businessman, green sedan
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Sold his soul to reach his goal
[Cm7] [F7] [A#maj7] [Gm7]
Working his way up the ladder
[Cm7] [D#] [Edim] [F7sus] [F/D#] [D7sus]
Success is the ends and his lies are the means
Verse
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Business cards, big cigars
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Smiles conceal a rotten deal
[Cm7] [F7] [A#maj7] [Gm7]
Money can talk and he knows it
[Cm7] [D#] [Edim] [F7sus] [F/D#] [D7sus]
One piece of paper can make you or break you apart
Chorus
[D/G] [G] [D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D] [D/G] [G]
Oh – It's a rat race, Mr. Briefcase
[D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D]
Can you keep pace, Mr. Briefcase?
[Em7] [G/A] [D#9]
What do you keep in that bag of tricks?
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D] [Gm7] [G#7]
Is there anything at all in that briefcase?
Verse
[Gm7] [Dm7]
If I sign my name must I play the game?
[Gm7] [Dm7]
A deal's a deal when it's signed and sealed
[Cm7] [F7] [A#maj7] [Gm7]
No time to feel sorry for losers
[Cm7] [D#] [Edim] [F7sus] [F/D#] [D7sus]
A cat gets the mouse and the dog eats the dog – Oh
Chorus
[D/G] [G] [D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D] [D/G] [G]
Oh – It's a rat race, Mr. Briefcase
[D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D]
Can you keep pace, Mr. Briefcase?
[Em7] [G/A] [D#9]
What do you keep in that bag of tricks?
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D] [Gm7] [G#7]
Is there anything at all in that briefcase?
Instrumental
[Gm7] [Dm7]
[Gm7] [Dm7]
[Cm7] [F7] [A#maj7] [Gm7]
[Cm7] [D#] [Edim] [F7sus] [F/D#] [D7sus] (repeat)
Verse
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Businessman, shake my hand
[Gm7] [Dm7]
Tell me lies, but hide your eyes
[Cm7] [F7] [A#maj7] [Gm7]
Hang on real tight to your briefcase
[Cm7] [D#] [Edim] [F7sus] [F/D#] [D7sus]
If you should lose it, you'll have to stand naked like me
Chorus
[D/G] [G] [D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D] [D/G] [G]
Oh – It's a rat race, Mr. Briefcase
[D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D]
Can you keep pace, Mr. Briefcase?
[Em7] [G/A] [D#9]
What do you keep in that bag of tricks?
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D]
Is there anything at all
{Chorus]
[D/G] [G] [D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D] [D/G] [G]
Oh – It's a rat race, Mr. Briefcase
[D/G] [G] [C/G] [C] [C/D]
Can you keep pace, Mr. Briefcase?
[Em7] [G/A] [D#9]
What do you keep in that bag of tricks?
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D]
Is there anything at all
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D]
Is there anything at all
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D]
Is there anything at all?
[G/D] [G#dim/D] [C/D]
Is there anything at all?
[Gm7]
In that briefcase?
