Riot Chords

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Riot by Jon Waltz is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D, F, C, Am and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			verse 1 
  G                                          D 
Mother nature never meant to birth another child like me 
F                                                              C 
Sitting in this grass smoke a cigarette but you ain't getting high like me (yeah) 
G 
Papa ain't no Rolling Stone (no no no) 
   Am 
Developed this all on my own (yeah) 
  C 
A woman never loved me long 
          D 
It's temporary 

Not my home 


Chorus 
                        G                            F 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon burn this gasoline 
     D         C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                      C                
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 
   D                    G                             D 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon' burn this gasoline 
               C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                       C 
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 


verse 2 
         G                           D 
My mama told me good things come in two 
                 C 
But I don't got two girlfriends, two friends, two chains 
           G                          F 
My daddy told me good things come and go 
                      C                                D 
Advice don't really help, 'cause I can't help myself 
          G                          D 
My mama told me good things come in two 
                 G                                   C 
But I don't got two girlfriends, two friends, two chains 
          G                           D 
My daddy told me good things come and go 
                     C 
Advice don't really help, 'cause I can't help myself 


Chorus 
                        G                            F 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon burn this gasoline 
     D         C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                      C                
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 
   D                    G                             D 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon' burn this gasoline 
               C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                       C 
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 


verse 3 
  Bm       C 
(Ice ice cold) 
Bm 
Mama was a lady 
       C 
Side chick was a no 
  Bm                       C 
Watson street killa white boy slinging blow 
 Bm                      G 
Mean yadda yadda ya I meant this really slow 
  D             Bm              G 
Porch smoking that blue at the crib 
                           D 
Her daddy was a racist homophobic 
                     Bm 
I just snatch some juice from out his fridge 
                   C             Bm         C   Bm   C   D 
Leave a trail of glitter at the door 
               Bm 
And we been watching too much westerns 
         D 
Now we pistol pop 


Hook 
                        G                            F 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon burn this gasoline 
     D         C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                      C                
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 
   D                    G                             D 
So I'm gon' burn this rubber I'm gon' burn this gasoline 
               C 
And set it on fire, fire, fire, fire 
      G                        F 
Hope someone sees and puts me out 
                       C                 G 
Instead they start a riot, riot, riot 


Outro x4 
                     F 
We just want to be loved 
                    C 
We need money and drugs 

And a new place to stay 
    	

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