Riot In Cell Block Number Nine Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]On July the second, ninetee[G]n fifty thr[D]ee
I was serving time in [A]Tehachapi[D]
Four o'clock in the morn[G]ing
I was [D]sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow
And I heard somebody yell

[Verse 2]
There's [G]a riot goin' on
There's a [D]riot goin' on
There's a [A]riot goin' on
[G]Up in cell blo[D]ck number nine

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

[Interlude 1]
[D]
[G]
[D][A]
[G][D]

[Verse 4]
The [D]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
Two- [G]gun Mathilda [D]said
It's too late to quit
Pass the dy[G]namite Molly
[D]'Cause man, this fuse is lit

[Interlude 2]
[G][D]
[A][G][D]

[Verse 5]
They [D]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
He looked so tall and [F]fine
[D]All the chicks went crazy
Up in [G]cell [D]block [A]num[G]ber[D] nine