Key: F major
Intro 1
D
F#m
Em
Verse 1
F#m
D
Em
nineteen fifty three
A
D
A
D
Em
I was serving time in Tehachapi
A
F#m
Four o'clock in the morning
Em
D
I heard a whistle blow
And I heard somebody yell
Verse 2
Bm
C
Bm
D
A
D
There's a riot goin' on
E
C#m
E
C#m
B
Bm
D
There's a ri ot goin' on
D
F#m
D
nine
Verse 3
D
Em
The trouble all started up in cell block #4
A
D
Em
It spread like fire across the prison floor
A
D
Warden came in with
A
D
Bang- bang- bang, tryin' to stop our fun
Interlude 1
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Bm
C
Bm
D
A
D
Em
E
Bm
D
A
F#m
D
F#m
A
D
Em
D
Em
F#m
E
D
A
Bm
C
Bm
D
Am
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Am
D
E
F#m
Bm
D
Em
Verse 4
D
Em
With your hands up in the air
A
F#m
If you don't stop this riot
D
Em
You're all gonna get the chair
F#m
A
Em
It's too late to quit
A
D
Pass the dynamite Molly
F#m
D
'Cause man, this fuse is lit
Interlude 2
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Bm
C
Bm
D
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F#m
D
E
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E
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F#m
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D
Bm
D
Verse 5
D
Em
In the middle of the night
He looked so tall and fine
Em
A
All the chicks went crazy
D
Bm
D
Bm
D
F#m
A
Up in
D
Em
E
B
D
A
D
cell block number nine
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