Riot In Cell Block Number Nine chords by
Wanda Jackson

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Key: E major

Verse 1
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G G 
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D D 
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On July the second, nineteen fifty three
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D D 
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I was serving time in Tehachapi
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Four o'clock in the morning
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I was sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow
And I heard somebody yell

Verse 2

There's a riot goin' on

Up in cell block number nine

Verse 3
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The trouble all started up in
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D D 
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A A 
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D D 
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cell block #4
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D D 
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F F 
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It spread like fire across the prison floor
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Warden came in with a
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big Tommy gun
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D D 
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Bang- bang- bang,
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D D 
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A A 
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tryin' to stop our fun
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Interlude 1

Verse 4
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The warden said,
come out
With your hands up in the air
If you don't stop this riot
You're all gonna get the chair
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D D 
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Two- gun Mathilda said
It's too late to quit
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Pass the dynamite Molly
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'Cause man, this fuse is lit

Interlude 2

Verse 5
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They called the state militia
To help them win the fight
Drove up to the prison
In the middle of the night
Each and every trooper
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He looked so tall and fine
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All the chicks went crazy
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D D 
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A A 
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D D 
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Up in cell block number nine

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