(They Are) The Mousetrap

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Em
Anesthetize you then they operate
Bm
Snap your neck just from the food you ate
Am
They are the gingerbread you call your house
Bm
They are your lover and you are a mouse

Em-Bm-Am-Bm
They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap that you think you want.

Am-F#

Em
They are your mirror, they are what you're told
Bm
They're bringing handcuffs that are made of gold
Am
They'll carry you and you will say you're free
Bm
They'll carry you until you atrophy

Em-Bm-Am-Bm
They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap that is serving you.

Am-F#

Em
They are candy - they are aspartame
Bm
They are the poison that can taste the same
Am
They set the dominoes you're knocking down
Bm
You work for them inside their mining town

Em-Bm-Am-Bm 3x
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You wanted them or was it them who wanted you...

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Bm
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Em
Their lips are covering their hidden teeth
Bm
They kill you with their chemotherapy
Am
They are easy - but they are quick
Bm
Indenture you until they make you sick


Em-Bm-Am-Bm
They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap
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They are the mousetrap and now you're feeding them.

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