Riot Van Chords by Arctic Monkeys
Tempo:
139 bpm
Chords used:
Bm
C#m
D
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The rolls a [C#m] riot [Bm] van and sparks excitement in the [D] boys
[C#m]
[Bm] But the policemen look annoyed
[C#m] [Bm] Perhaps these are ones they should [D] [C#m] avoid
[Bm]
[A] Got a chase last [C#m] night from men with [Bm] truncheons dressed in hats
[E]
[A] We didn't do that much [C#m]
wrong still ran away though [Bm] for the laugh
Just [E] for the laugh
[D] Please just stop [Bm] talking cuz they won't find us if [D] you do
[C#m] [Bm] All those silly boys [D] in blue
[C#m]
[Bm] Well, they won't catch me [D] and you
[Bm]
[A] Have you been drinking [C#m]
son?
You don't look old [Bm] enough to me
[E] [A]
I'm sorry officer.
[C#m] Is there a certain age you're [Bm] supposed to be?
Cuz [E]
nobody told me
Then over [D] all the [C#m] riot van [Bm] and these lads just wind the coppers [D] up
[Bm] They ask why they don't catch proper [D] [C#m] crooks
[Bm] They get their address and their names
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] But he couldn't [A] care less
[C#m]
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [F#]
[Bm] [E]
Thrown in [C#m] the riot [Bm] van all the coppers kicked him [D] in
[C#m]
[Bm] And there was no way he [D] could win
[C#m] [Bm] Just had to take it on [D] the chin
[C#m] [Bm] [N]
[C#m]
[Bm] But the policemen look annoyed
[C#m] [Bm] Perhaps these are ones they should [D] [C#m] avoid
[Bm]
[A] Got a chase last [C#m] night from men with [Bm] truncheons dressed in hats
[E]
[A] We didn't do that much [C#m]
wrong still ran away though [Bm] for the laugh
Just [E] for the laugh
[D] Please just stop [Bm] talking cuz they won't find us if [D] you do
[C#m] [Bm] All those silly boys [D] in blue
[C#m]
[Bm] Well, they won't catch me [D] and you
[Bm]
[A] Have you been drinking [C#m]
son?
You don't look old [Bm] enough to me
[E] [A]
I'm sorry officer.
[C#m] Is there a certain age you're [Bm] supposed to be?
Cuz [E]
nobody told me
Then over [D] all the [C#m] riot van [Bm] and these lads just wind the coppers [D] up
[Bm] They ask why they don't catch proper [D] [C#m] crooks
[Bm] They get their address and their names
[D] [C#m]
[Bm] But he couldn't [A] care less
[C#m]
[Bm]
[E] [A]
[C#m] [F#]
[Bm] [E]
Thrown in [C#m] the riot [Bm] van all the coppers kicked him [D] in
[C#m]
[Bm] And there was no way he [D] could win
[C#m] [Bm] Just had to take it on [D] the chin
[C#m] [Bm] [N]
Key:
Bm
C#m
D
A
E
Bm
C#m
D
The rolls a [C#m] riot [Bm] van and sparks excitement in the [D] boys
_ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] But the _ policemen look annoyed
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] Perhaps these are ones they should [D] [C#m] avoid
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Got a chase last [C#m] night from men with [Bm] truncheons dressed in hats
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ We didn't do that much [C#m]
wrong still ran away though [Bm] for the laugh _
Just [E] for the laugh
_ _ [D] Please just stop [Bm] talking cuz they won't find us if [D] you do
[C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] All those silly boys [D] in blue
_ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] Well, they won't catch me [D] and you
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Have you been drinking [C#m]
son?
You don't look old [Bm] enough to me
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm sorry officer.
[C#m] Is there a certain age you're [Bm] supposed to be?
Cuz [E]
nobody told me
Then over [D] all the [C#m] riot van [Bm] and these lads just wind the coppers [D] up
_ _ [Bm] They ask why they don't catch proper [D] _ [C#m] crooks
[Bm] They get their address and their names
[D] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ But he couldn't [A] care less
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Thrown in [C#m] the riot [Bm] van all the coppers kicked him [D] in
_ [C#m] _
[Bm] And there was no way he [D] could win
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] Just had to take it on [D] the chin
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _
[Bm] But the _ policemen look annoyed
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] Perhaps these are ones they should [D] [C#m] avoid
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ Got a chase last [C#m] night from men with [Bm] truncheons dressed in hats
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ We didn't do that much [C#m]
wrong still ran away though [Bm] for the laugh _
Just [E] for the laugh
_ _ [D] Please just stop [Bm] talking cuz they won't find us if [D] you do
[C#m] _ _ _ [Bm] All those silly boys [D] in blue
_ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] Well, they won't catch me [D] and you
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Have you been drinking [C#m]
son?
You don't look old [Bm] enough to me
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm sorry officer.
[C#m] Is there a certain age you're [Bm] supposed to be?
Cuz [E]
nobody told me
Then over [D] all the [C#m] riot van [Bm] and these lads just wind the coppers [D] up
_ _ [Bm] They ask why they don't catch proper [D] _ [C#m] crooks
[Bm] They get their address and their names
[D] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ But he couldn't [A] care less
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Thrown in [C#m] the riot [Bm] van all the coppers kicked him [D] in
_ [C#m] _
[Bm] And there was no way he [D] could win
_ [C#m] _ [Bm] Just had to take it on [D] the chin
[C#m] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _