Chords for Riot in Cell Block Number Nine
Tempo:
86.55 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
C
Gm
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[G] [F#m]
[G] [D#] [Dm]
[G] [Bm]
[B] [G]
[F#] [Dm] [Gm]
[F#] [Dm] [G]
[N] [Dm] [Gm]
[F#] [Dm] [G]
[C#] [A#] I was [Cm] serving time for armed robbery, [Dm] for blocking them all, and I [D#] was sleeping in my cell.
[Gm] I [G] heard a whistle blow.
[G] I heard somebody yell, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] [G] there's a riot going on, [D] there's a riot
going on, yeah, [C] up in cell [G] block number 9.
[C#]
[G] [Dm] [G] The trouble started in cell block number 4, and [C] spread like fire [Dm] across the prison floor.
[G] I said, [Cm] come on boys, get ready to run.
[G] Here comes the warden with [Dm] a, [D] holly god, there's [C] a riot going on, [Dm]
[G] there's a riot going on,
[D] there's a riot going on, yeah, up in cell [G] block number 9.
The [Gm] [Cm] warden said, come out and put your hands up in the air, [G] you're gonna stop the riot,
you're all gonna get the jail.
Sharp faced Jones [Dm] said, it's too late to quit, [G] and passed the dynamite goes [Gm] off.
He said, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm]
[G] there's a riot going on, [D] there's a riot going on,
yeah, up in cell block [G] number [B] 9.
[G] [D] [Dm] The [Cm] 92nd hour, the 10 guys got our man, [G] we're all back in our cells.
But every now and then, [C] there's a riot going on, [G] there's a riot going on, yeah, [D] there's
a riot going on, baby, [C] up [G] in cell block number 9.
[G] [Gm]
[G]
[G] [D#] [Dm]
[G] [Bm]
[B] [G]
[F#] [Dm] [Gm]
[F#] [Dm] [G]
[N] [Dm] [Gm]
[F#] [Dm] [G]
[C#] [A#] I was [Cm] serving time for armed robbery, [Dm] for blocking them all, and I [D#] was sleeping in my cell.
[Gm] I [G] heard a whistle blow.
[G] I heard somebody yell, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] [G] there's a riot going on, [D] there's a riot
going on, yeah, [C] up in cell [G] block number 9.
[C#]
[G] [Dm] [G] The trouble started in cell block number 4, and [C] spread like fire [Dm] across the prison floor.
[G] I said, [Cm] come on boys, get ready to run.
[G] Here comes the warden with [Dm] a, [D] holly god, there's [C] a riot going on, [Dm]
[G] there's a riot going on,
[D] there's a riot going on, yeah, up in cell [G] block number 9.
The [Gm] [Cm] warden said, come out and put your hands up in the air, [G] you're gonna stop the riot,
you're all gonna get the jail.
Sharp faced Jones [Dm] said, it's too late to quit, [G] and passed the dynamite goes [Gm] off.
He said, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm]
[G] there's a riot going on, [D] there's a riot going on,
yeah, up in cell block [G] number [B] 9.
[G] [D] [Dm] The [Cm] 92nd hour, the 10 guys got our man, [G] we're all back in our cells.
But every now and then, [C] there's a riot going on, [G] there's a riot going on, yeah, [D] there's
a riot going on, baby, [C] up [G] in cell block number 9.
[G] [Gm]
[G]
Key:
G
Dm
C
Gm
D
G
Dm
C
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[G] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ I was [Cm] serving time for armed robbery, [Dm] _ for blocking them all, and I [D#] was sleeping in my cell.
[Gm] I [G] heard a whistle blow.
[G] I heard somebody yell, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] _ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [D] there's a riot
going on, yeah, _ [C] up in cell [G] block number 9.
_ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] The trouble started in cell block number 4, and [C] spread like fire [Dm] across the prison floor.
_ [G] I said, [Cm] come on boys, get ready to run.
[G] Here comes the warden with [Dm] a, [D] holly god, there's [C] a riot going on, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] there's a riot going _ _ _ _ on,
[D] there's a riot going on, yeah, up in cell [G] block number 9.
The _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] warden said, come out and put your hands up in the air, [G] _ you're gonna stop the riot,
you're all gonna get the jail.
Sharp faced Jones [Dm] said, it's too late to quit, _ [G] and passed the dynamite goes [Gm] off.
He said, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [D] there's a riot going on,
yeah, _ up in cell block [G] number [B] 9. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] The [Cm] 92nd hour, the 10 guys got our man, [G] we're all back in our cells.
But every now and then, [C] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, yeah, _ _ [D] there's
a riot going on, baby, [C] up [G] in cell block number 9. _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _
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[G] _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
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_ [F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
[C#] _ [A#] _ _ _ _ I was [Cm] serving time for armed robbery, [Dm] _ for blocking them all, and I [D#] was sleeping in my cell.
[Gm] I [G] heard a whistle blow.
[G] I heard somebody yell, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] _ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [D] there's a riot
going on, yeah, _ [C] up in cell [G] block number 9.
_ [C#] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [G] The trouble started in cell block number 4, and [C] spread like fire [Dm] across the prison floor.
_ [G] I said, [Cm] come on boys, get ready to run.
[G] Here comes the warden with [Dm] a, [D] holly god, there's [C] a riot going on, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] there's a riot going _ _ _ _ on,
[D] there's a riot going on, yeah, up in cell [G] block number 9.
The _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] warden said, come out and put your hands up in the air, [G] _ you're gonna stop the riot,
you're all gonna get the jail.
Sharp faced Jones [Dm] said, it's too late to quit, _ [G] and passed the dynamite goes [Gm] off.
He said, [C] there's a riot going on, [Dm] _
_ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [D] there's a riot going on,
yeah, _ up in cell block [G] number [B] 9. _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ [Dm] The [Cm] 92nd hour, the 10 guys got our man, [G] we're all back in our cells.
But every now and then, [C] there's a riot going on, _ _ _ [G] there's a riot going on, yeah, _ _ [D] there's
a riot going on, baby, [C] up [G] in cell block number 9. _
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