Tom: D
**Normal Tuning**
Intro (clean electric guitar w/police footage )
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5---5--0--5--3--3------3-3-----5---5--0-5-----------3-3--|
E|----------------------3-3---------------------1-1-1-1-------|
Verse Riff
D
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7--|
D|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7--|
A|---5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7--|
A|---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7--|
E|---5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5--|
Bridge Riff
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0---0--3--5--0-0-0-0--3--5--0---0--3--5--0-0-0-0--3--5--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A G A
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---7------5--7--------|
A|---7------5--7--------|
E|---5------3--5--------|
Riff 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5--0--5-4-3--3------0h3-----5---5--0-5-----------3-3--|
E|-------------------3-3---------------------1-1-1-1-------|
Song Structure
(Intro played twice)
Verse Riff
D
April 26,1992 there was a riot on the
steets tell me where were you.
A
You were sittin' home watchin' your t.v.,
well I was participating in some anarchy.
D
First spot we hit it was my liquor store
I finally got all the alcohol I can't afford
A
With red light's flashin' it was time to retire,
and then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
D
Next stop we hit was the music shop,
it only took one brick to make that window drop
A
Finally we got our own p.a.,
where do you think I got this guitar that your hearing today.
Bridge riff (w/background vocals)
Verse Riff
D
When we returned to the pad to unload everything
it dawned on me that I need new home furnishing
A
So once again we filled the van until it was full,
since that day my livin' room's been much more comfortable
D
Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here
It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year
A
Some kids went in a store with their mother
I saw when she came out she was gettin' some pampers'
D
They said it was for the black man, they said it was for the mexican,
but not for the white man
A
But if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney King
It's this fucked up situation and the fuckin' police
D
It's about coming up and staying
on top and screamin 187 on a motherfuckin' cop
A
It's not on the papers, it's on the wall
National guard smoke from all around
Bridge (with background police beat)
Riff 2 with Bridge ending.
Verse Riff
Let it burn, want to let it burn...
Riots on the streets of Miami, Chicago, Long Beach, San Francisco, Kansas City...
