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Riot Coming

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D standard tuning, a whole step down.
I play the E, F, and G with the same fingering, which makes chord changes quick. I 
strum this with my thumb on the bass runs and my first three fingers on the chord strums.
I also play two two-note riffs after the Em's in the verses.
D|-0--     -0-1-|
A|--1- and -----|
F|----     -----|
C|----     -----|
G|----     -----|
D|----     -----|
These might be lead guitar in the recording, but it's easy to add them solo.
[Intro]
D|--------------3-3-3-----3-3-3------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|
A|--------------3-3-3-----3-3-3------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|
F|--------------4-4-4-----4-4-4------4-4-4------4-4-4-----|  x2
C|6-6-6-5-------------------------------------------------|
G|6-6-6-5-------------------------------------------------|
D|4-4-4-3----3--------3-3---------3-3--------3-3----------|
Am
In storyDville, I fucked a FcopC  Em  Am  
Amped up on Dprescription FpillsC  Em  Am  
That brought my Dheart to a FstopC  Em  C  
And I want to Ftell you, there's a Eriot cFomingG  
Like a drug in the AmwaterE  
A punch in the Fstomach makes G  
Sons into AmdaughtersD  F  C  Em  Am  
I met a Dgirl on the FsquareC  Em  Am  
Who showed me Dhow to kill my FcaresC  Em  C  
But once that's Fdone, man, there's nothing to Cdo
Time's running Fbackwards for me and Eyou
There's a riot FcomingG  
Like a drug in the AmwaterE  
A punch in the Fstomach makesG  
Sons into Amdaughters
EMy body's Frunning, but I Gdon't see why it Ambothers…D  F  F  Fm  
  Am    G   F   C    Emx2
Am
Sat down in Djail with this friend of FmineC  Em  Am  
Who never Dclosed both his FeyesC  Em  Am  
But one was shut all Dthe timeF  C  Em  C  
To cover the Fthing he was scared Cof
While he watched with the Fother
There was a Eriot FcomingG  
Like a drug in the AmwaterE  
A punch in the Fstomach makesG  
Sons into Amdaughters
My Ebody's Frunning, but IG  
Don't see why it Ambothers
There's a Eriot Fcoming
There's a Griot Amcoming
There's a Eriot cFomingG  Am  
[End Solo]
D|0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1|--------|-0-0-0-0|--------|-----------|----------|
A|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|-----------|----------|
F|--2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2|0-0h2/42|-2-2-2-2|--2-2-0-|-----------|----------|
C|-1-----3|-3-3-3-3|--------|-2-2-2-2|-1-1----|3-2-0------|----------|
G|2-------|-3-3-3-3|--------|--------|2-------|-----3-2-3-|---0h2/3-0|
D|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|--------|--------|-----------|3-3-------|

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Riot Coming

by Elliott Smith

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Chords in this song · guitar

D standard tuning, a whole step down.

I play the E, F, and G with the same fingering, which makes chord changes quick. I

strum this with my thumb on the bass runs and my first three fingers on the chord strums.

I also play two two-note riffs after the Em's in the verses.

D|-0-- -0-1-|

A|--1- and -----|

F|---- -----|

C|---- -----|

G|---- -----|

D|---- -----|

These might be lead guitar in the recording, but it's easy to add them solo.

[Intro]

D|--------------3-3-3-----3-3-3------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|

A|--------------3-3-3-----3-3-3------3-3-3------3-3-3-----|

F|--------------4-4-4-----4-4-4------4-4-4------4-4-4-----| x2

C|6-6-6-5-------------------------------------------------|

G|6-6-6-5-------------------------------------------------|

D|4-4-4-3----3--------3-3---------3-3--------3-3----------|

D F C Em Am

In storyville, I fucked a cop

D F C Em Am

Amped up on prescription pills

D F C Em C

That brought my heart to a stop

F E F G

And I want to tell you, there's a riot coming

Am E

Like a drug in the water

F G

A punch in the stomach makes

Am D F C Em Am

Sons into daughters

D F C Em Am

I met a girl on the square

D F C Em C

Who showed me how to kill my cares

F C

But once that's done, man, there's nothing to do

F E

Time's running backwards for me and you

F G

There's a riot coming

Am E

Like a drug in the water

F G

A punch in the stomach makes

Sons into daughters

E F G Am D F F Fm

My body's running, but I don't see why it bothers…

Am G F C Em

D F C Em Am

Sat down in jail with this friend of mine

D F C Em Am

Who never closed both his eyes

D F C Em C

But one was shut all the time

F C

To cover the thing he was scared of

While he watched with the other

E F G

There was a riot coming

Am E

Like a drug in the water

F G

A punch in the stomach makes

Sons into daughters

E F G

My body's running, but I

Don't see why it bothers

E F

There's a riot coming

G Am

There's a riot coming

E F G Am

There's a riot coming

[End Solo]

D|0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1|--------|-0-0-0-0|--------|-----------|----------|

A|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|-----------|----------|

F|--2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2|0-0h2/42|-2-2-2-2|--2-2-0-|-----------|----------|

C|-1-----3|-3-3-3-3|--------|-2-2-2-2|-1-1----|3-2-0------|----------|

G|2-------|-3-3-3-3|--------|--------|2-------|-----3-2-3-|---0h2/3-0|

D|--------|-1-1-1-1|--------|--------|--------|-----------|3-3-------|

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