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The Transistors - Riot Squad (another early 80's classic punk single)
INTRO:        F/     Db     Ebx4
VERSE:
Fsick and tired of getting pushed DbarounEbd
time has come for us to stand our ground
the government blame it on unemployment
but we're today's generation and we know what we want
CHORUS:
Ebriot Bbsquad, Dbwe are the
riot squad, we are the
riot squad, we are the
riot squad,
Bb (4 bars then stop)
can't you see its a political putdown
VERSE (same chords)
we're all together and we're gonna fight
for what we believe in and what we think is right
you've had your ??????? now don't get in our way
you'll finish your job and then your gonna pay
REPEAT CHORUS:
stop telling us what we gotta do
SOLO OF VERSE CHORDS F     /  Db   Eb   x16
VERSE:
police lights flashing in front of my eyes
sirens wailing running through the night
the crowd is gathering and the ???????????
cos we're going on the rampage and going tonight
REPEAT CHORUS:
i'm alright ain't going nowhere
REPEAT INTRO: x4
REPEAT CHORUS:

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Riot Squad

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The Transistors - Riot Squad (another early 80's classic punk single)

F Db Eb

INTRO: / x4

VERSE:

F Db Eb

sick and tired of getting pushed around

time has come for us to stand our ground

the government blame it on unemployment

but we're today's generation and we know what we want

CHORUS:

Eb Bb Db

riot squad, we are the

riot squad,

Bb (4 bars then stop)

can't you see its a political putdown

VERSE (same chords)

we're all together and we're gonna fight

for what we believe in and what we think is right

you've had your ??????? now don't get in our way

you'll finish your job and then your gonna pay

REPEAT CHORUS:

stop telling us what we gotta do

SOLO OF VERSE CHORDS F / Db Eb x16

VERSE:

police lights flashing in front of my eyes

sirens wailing running through the night

the crowd is gathering and the ???????????

cos we're going on the rampage and going tonight

REPEAT CHORUS:

i'm alright ain't going nowhere

REPEAT INTRO: x4

REPEAT CHORUS:

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