Take Me To The Riot
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G#m E B riff 1
Grey skies and light fading, headlamps making patterns on the wall
G#m E F# riff 2
Uptown it's dead now but, out here no one seems to care at all
G#m E B riff 1
Slick girls and sick boys and each one lining up to take it home
G#m E F# riff 2
They hold tight their coin and they pray no one has to see the fall
G#m E B riff 1
I'm there, yeah I serve them, the one with the empty looking eyes
G#m E F# riff 2
Come closer, you'll see me: the face that is used to telling lies
B F# G#m E
Saturday nights in neon lights, Sunday in the cell
B F# G#m E
Pills enough to make me feel ill, cash enough to make me well
B C#m
Take me, take me to the riot
G#m E
Take me, take me to the riot
B C#m
Take me, take me to the riot
G#m E
Take me, take me to the riot
Take me...
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e|-------4-7--6-----9----9-7-------9-7----------------------|
B|-4-5-7---------7------------7-5------7--4--4-5-7--5--4----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#m E F#, G#m E B
G#m E B riff 1
You sprung me, I'm grateful, I love when you tell me not to speak
G#m E F# riff 2
I owe you but I know you, you'll have me back but it's gonna take a week
G#m E B riff 1
What now kid?, which way love? Will we ever make up and be friends?
G#m E F# riff 2
Good news is my shoes is lined with all my nickels and my tens
G#m E B riff 1
Let's do them! Just feed me... I hate when I have to go to sleep
G#m E F# riff 2
You despise me and I love you, It's not much but it's just enough to keep...
B F# G#m E
Saturday nights in neon lights, Sunday in the cell
B F# G#m E
Pills enough to make me feel ill, cash enough to make me well
B C#m
Take me, take me to the riot
G#m E
Take me, take me to the riot
B C#m
Take me, take me to the riot
G#m E
Take me, take me to the riot
And let me stay...
B, C#m, G#m, F# until end
How to play Take Me To The Riot
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G#m. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.