Riot In Cell Block #9 Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]July[Dm] the second,
it was nineteen sixty- [Am]three[Dm]
I was servin' time for armed
rob[G]bery[A][Dm]
Four o'clock in the mornin',
I was layin' back in my cell
I heard the whistle blow then I
heard somebody yell
[G]There's

[Verse 2]
a riot goin' [Dm]on
There's a riot goin' on
[A]There's a riot goin' on
[G]Down in [Dm]cell block num[Am]ber 9[A][Dm]

[Verse 3]
The riot started down in cell block
[G]num[Am]ber 4[A][Dm]
Spread like wild fire across
the prison [Am]floor[Dm]
Scar- face Jones said,
"It's too late to quit"
Pass the dy[C]namite [Dm]'cause
the fuse is lit
[G]There's

[Verse 4]
a riot goin' on
[Dm]There's a riot goin' on
There's a [A]riot goin' on
[Dm]Down [G]in cell [Dm]block numbe[A]r[Dm][A][G][Dm]
[G][Dm]
[A][G][Dm][G][Dm][A][Dm]
9

[Verse 5]
Y'all gotta stop that [Dm]stuff
goin' on over there
If ya don't stop that riot,
y'all gonna get [A]the chair
[Dm]I said, "Hey now boys,
[Dm]get ready to run[A]
[Dm]Here come the warden with
an automatic gun"

[Verse 6]
There's a [G]riot goin' on
[Dm]There's a riot goin' on
There's a [A]riot goin' on
[G]Down in cell block num[Dm]ber 9[A][Dm]

[Verse 7]
In the forty- seventh hour the tear [Dm]gas
It [A]got our men
[Dm]We are all back in our cells
But every now and then

[Verse 8]
There's a [G]riot goin' [Dm]on[G]
[Dm]There's a riot goin' [G]on
[Dm][G][Dm]
There's a [A]riot goin' [G]on

[Outro 1]
Down in cell block number 9
[Dm][A][Dm]