Joan jett - riddles Chords
Tempo:
110.9 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Bb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] Whoa!
[G]
[F] Whoa, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
Whoa, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[F] [C] Whoa, oh, oh, oh.
[G] Talking heads are [C] talking, [F] but listen [C] to what they say.
[G] Callous and in judgment, [F] and claim to [C] know the way.
Dreams [G] can be dismembered [F] and our words [C] be ignored.
Need a [G] new direction, [F] cause this one we can't [C] afford.
[G] This back's up, [F]
[G] and no one [F] does.
[Db] [C] What can I [G] do?
What [Em] can I [F] say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] How can [G] you see?
Why can't [F] you see?
[Bb] That they just speak at us in [C] riddles.
Woah, [G]
[F] woah.
[C]
We [G] got ourselves in trouble, [F] with no [C] relief in sight.
Everyday [G] is such a struggle, [F] cause they had to pick [C] a fight.
[G] How can this be [F] happening?
[G] [F]
[A] [C] The [A] peace is [G] the war, the rich are [F] too poor.
And they [Bb] just speak at us in [C] riddles.
How can [G] it be?
Why can't [F] you see?
That they [Bb] just speak at us in riddles.
There's no plot in the middle.
[C]
[G] Clear skies, [F] baby.
[C]
Don't you [Am] ever [G] leave me high.
[F]
People, [C] [Bb]
the big brother is watching you.
[C] They're taking all your rights away.
[B] [Bb]
Claim that you represent [G] me, cause I don't believe a word that I [F] say.
[Em] [C]
What [G] can I do?
What [F] can I say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C]
How [G] can it be?
Why [F] can't you see?
That [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
Let's see through the riddles.
[C] Yeah.
[G] [F]
[C] As we know, there are known [G] unknowns.
There are things we know we know.
[F]
We also know there are known [C] unknowns.
That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know.
[G] There are also unknown unknowns.
[F] The ones we don't know, we don't [C] know.
If one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries,
[G] it is the latter category that tend to [C] be the
[G]
[F] Whoa, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
Whoa, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[F] [C] Whoa, oh, oh, oh.
[G] Talking heads are [C] talking, [F] but listen [C] to what they say.
[G] Callous and in judgment, [F] and claim to [C] know the way.
Dreams [G] can be dismembered [F] and our words [C] be ignored.
Need a [G] new direction, [F] cause this one we can't [C] afford.
[G] This back's up, [F]
[G] and no one [F] does.
[Db] [C] What can I [G] do?
What [Em] can I [F] say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] How can [G] you see?
Why can't [F] you see?
[Bb] That they just speak at us in [C] riddles.
Woah, [G]
[F] woah.
[C]
We [G] got ourselves in trouble, [F] with no [C] relief in sight.
Everyday [G] is such a struggle, [F] cause they had to pick [C] a fight.
[G] How can this be [F] happening?
[G] [F]
[A] [C] The [A] peace is [G] the war, the rich are [F] too poor.
And they [Bb] just speak at us in [C] riddles.
How can [G] it be?
Why can't [F] you see?
That they [Bb] just speak at us in riddles.
There's no plot in the middle.
[C]
[G] Clear skies, [F] baby.
[C]
Don't you [Am] ever [G] leave me high.
[F]
People, [C] [Bb]
the big brother is watching you.
[C] They're taking all your rights away.
[B] [Bb]
Claim that you represent [G] me, cause I don't believe a word that I [F] say.
[Em] [C]
What [G] can I do?
What [F] can I say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C]
How [G] can it be?
Why [F] can't you see?
That [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
Let's see through the riddles.
[C] Yeah.
[G] [F]
[C] As we know, there are known [G] unknowns.
There are things we know we know.
[F]
We also know there are known [C] unknowns.
That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know.
[G] There are also unknown unknowns.
[F] The ones we don't know, we don't [C] know.
If one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries,
[G] it is the latter category that tend to [C] be the
Key:
C
G
F
Bb
Em
C
G
F
_ _ _ _ [C] Whoa!
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Whoa, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ Whoa, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[F] _ _ _ [C] Whoa, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ [G] _ Talking heads are [C] talking, _ [F] _ _ but listen [C] to what they say.
_ _ _ _ [G] Callous and in judgment, _ [F] and claim to [C] know the way.
_ _ Dreams [G] can be dismembered _ [F] _ and our words [C] be ignored.
_ _ _ Need a [G] new direction, [F] cause this one we can't [C] afford.
_ _ [G] _ This back's up, [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ and no one [F] does. _
_ [Db] _ [C] _ What can I [G] do?
What [Em] can I [F] say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] _ How can [G] you see?
Why can't [F] you see?
[Bb] That they just speak at us in [C] riddles.
Woah, _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] woah.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ We [G] got ourselves in trouble, _ _ [F] _ with no [C] relief in sight.
_ _ _ Everyday [G] is such a struggle, _ _ [F] _ cause they had to pick [C] a fight.
_ _ [G] How can this be [F] happening? _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] [C] The _ [A] peace is [G] the war, the rich are [F] too poor.
And they [Bb] just speak at us in [C] riddles.
How can [G] it be?
Why can't [F] you see?
That they [Bb] just speak at us in riddles.
There's no plot in the middle.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] Clear skies, [F] baby. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Don't you [Am] ever [G] leave me high.
_ _ [F] _
People, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
the big brother is watching you.
[C] They're taking all your rights away.
_ [B] _ [Bb] _ _
Claim that you represent [G] me, cause I don't believe a word that I [F] say.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _
What [G] can I do?
What [F] can I say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] _
How [G] can it be?
Why [F] can't you see?
That [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
Let's see through the riddles.
_ _ [C] Yeah.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ As we know, there are known [G] unknowns.
There are things we know we know.
[F]
We also know there are known [C] unknowns.
That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know.
[G] There are also unknown unknowns.
[F] The ones we don't know, we don't [C] know.
If one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries,
[G] it is the latter category that tend to [C] be the
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ Whoa, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ Whoa, [G] oh, oh, oh, oh.
[F] _ _ _ [C] Whoa, oh, oh, oh.
_ _ [G] _ Talking heads are [C] talking, _ [F] _ _ but listen [C] to what they say.
_ _ _ _ [G] Callous and in judgment, _ [F] and claim to [C] know the way.
_ _ Dreams [G] can be dismembered _ [F] _ and our words [C] be ignored.
_ _ _ Need a [G] new direction, [F] cause this one we can't [C] afford.
_ _ [G] _ This back's up, [F] _ _
_ _ [G] _ and no one [F] does. _
_ [Db] _ [C] _ What can I [G] do?
What [Em] can I [F] say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] _ How can [G] you see?
Why can't [F] you see?
[Bb] That they just speak at us in [C] riddles.
Woah, _ [G] _ _
_ _ [F] woah.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ We [G] got ourselves in trouble, _ _ [F] _ with no [C] relief in sight.
_ _ _ Everyday [G] is such a struggle, _ _ [F] _ cause they had to pick [C] a fight.
_ _ [G] How can this be [F] happening? _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [A] [C] The _ [A] peace is [G] the war, the rich are [F] too poor.
And they [Bb] just speak at us in [C] riddles.
How can [G] it be?
Why can't [F] you see?
That they [Bb] just speak at us in riddles.
There's no plot in the middle.
[C] _ _
_ _ [G] Clear skies, [F] baby. _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
Don't you [Am] ever [G] leave me high.
_ _ [F] _
People, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
the big brother is watching you.
[C] They're taking all your rights away.
_ [B] _ [Bb] _ _
Claim that you represent [G] me, cause I don't believe a word that I [F] say.
_ [Em] _ _ [C] _
What [G] can I do?
What [F] can I say?
When [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
[C] _
How [G] can it be?
Why [F] can't you see?
That [Bb] they just speak at us in riddles.
Let's see through the riddles.
_ _ [C] Yeah.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ As we know, there are known [G] unknowns.
There are things we know we know.
[F]
We also know there are known [C] unknowns.
That is to say, we know there are some things we do not know.
[G] There are also unknown unknowns.
[F] The ones we don't know, we don't [C] know.
If one looks throughout the history of our country and other free countries,
[G] it is the latter category that tend to [C] be the