Chords for The Robins Riot In Cell Block #9
Tempo:
90.1 bpm
Chords used:
C
Gm
D
Cm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb]
[C] On July the 2nd, 1953, [Bb] I was serving time for armed [Gm] robbery.
[C] At 4 o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell.
I heard a whistle blow.
Then I heard somebody yell,
[Eb] [F] [D] [Cm]
There's a [D] ride going on, [Gm]
[D] there's a ride, [Gm] [N] up in cell block number [C] 9.
[Gm]
[C] The trouble started [Db] in cell block number 5.
It spread like [Ab] fire across the [Gm] prison floor.
[C] I [D] said, okay boys, [Bm] getting ready to run.
[C] Here come the warden with a Tommy gun.
There's a [Ebm] ride, [Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] there's a ride going on, [Ebm] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Cm]
[Gm] [C] The warden said, come out with your hands up in the air.
If you don't stop this riot, you all gonna get the chair.
Scarface Jones said, it's too late to quit.
Pass the [B] dynamite, cause [Bm] the fuse is [Eb] lit.
There's a ride, [C]
[Cm] there's a ride,
[E] [G] [G] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Gm] [C] In the 47th hour, the tear gas got our men.
We're all backing [Eb] ourselves, but every now and then,
[Cm] There's a ride going [D] on,
[Cm] there's a ride,
[D] [D] [C] up in cell block number 9.
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[C] [Bb]
[C] On July the 2nd, 1953, [Bb] I was serving time for armed [Gm] robbery.
[C] At 4 o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell.
I heard a whistle blow.
Then I heard somebody yell,
[Eb] [F] [D] [Cm]
There's a [D] ride going on, [Gm]
[D] there's a ride, [Gm] [N] up in cell block number [C] 9.
[Gm]
[C] The trouble started [Db] in cell block number 5.
It spread like [Ab] fire across the [Gm] prison floor.
[C] I [D] said, okay boys, [Bm] getting ready to run.
[C] Here come the warden with a Tommy gun.
There's a [Ebm] ride, [Eb] [Fm]
[Gm] there's a ride going on, [Ebm] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Cm]
[Gm] [C] The warden said, come out with your hands up in the air.
If you don't stop this riot, you all gonna get the chair.
Scarface Jones said, it's too late to quit.
Pass the [B] dynamite, cause [Bm] the fuse is [Eb] lit.
There's a ride, [C]
[Cm] there's a ride,
[E] [G] [G] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Gm] [C] In the 47th hour, the tear gas got our men.
We're all backing [Eb] ourselves, but every now and then,
[Cm] There's a ride going [D] on,
[Cm] there's a ride,
[D] [D] [C] up in cell block number 9.
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[C] [Bb]
Key:
C
Gm
D
Cm
Eb
C
Gm
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [C] On July the 2nd, 1953, _ _ [Bb] I was serving time for armed [Gm] robbery.
_ [C] At 4 o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell.
_ I heard a whistle blow.
Then I heard somebody yell,
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _
There's a [D] ride going on, [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] there's a ride, _ [Gm] _ [N] up in cell block number [C] 9.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] The trouble started [Db] in cell block number 5.
_ It spread like [Ab] fire across the [Gm] prison floor.
_ [C] I [D] said, okay boys, [Bm] getting ready to run.
[C] _ Here come the warden with a Tommy gun.
There's a [Ebm] ride, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] there's a ride going on, [Ebm] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] The warden said, come out with your hands up in the air.
If you don't stop this riot, you all gonna get the chair.
_ _ Scarface Jones said, it's too late to quit.
Pass the [B] dynamite, cause [Bm] the fuse is [Eb] lit.
There's a ride, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] there's a ride, _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] up in cell [C] block number 9. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] In the 47th hour, the tear gas got our men.
_ We're all backing [Eb] ourselves, but every now and then,
[Cm] There's a ride going [D] on, _ _ _
[Cm] there's a ride, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] up in cell block number 9.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ [C] On July the 2nd, 1953, _ _ [Bb] I was serving time for armed [Gm] robbery.
_ [C] At 4 o'clock in the morning, I was sleeping in my cell.
_ I heard a whistle blow.
Then I heard somebody yell,
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _
There's a [D] ride going on, [Gm] _ _ _ _
[D] there's a ride, _ [Gm] _ [N] up in cell block number [C] 9.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] The trouble started [Db] in cell block number 5.
_ It spread like [Ab] fire across the [Gm] prison floor.
_ [C] I [D] said, okay boys, [Bm] getting ready to run.
[C] _ Here come the warden with a Tommy gun.
There's a [Ebm] ride, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] there's a ride going on, [Ebm] up in cell [C] block number 9.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] The warden said, come out with your hands up in the air.
If you don't stop this riot, you all gonna get the chair.
_ _ Scarface Jones said, it's too late to quit.
Pass the [B] dynamite, cause [Bm] the fuse is [Eb] lit.
There's a ride, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] there's a ride, _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [G] up in cell [C] block number 9. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [C] In the 47th hour, the tear gas got our men.
_ We're all backing [Eb] ourselves, but every now and then,
[Cm] There's a ride going [D] on, _ _ _
[Cm] there's a ride, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] up in cell block number 9.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
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