Riot Van

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¡Ultimate fixed acoustic version!
(*2 guitars in the SOLO /chords & tabs/ sound nice)
Capo 2nd fret
Em D
Up rolled the riot van
Am Em D
And sparked excitement in the boys
Am Em D
But the policemen look annoyed
Am Em D Am
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
G Bm Am D
They got a chase last night from men with truncheon’s dressed in hats
G Bm Am
They didn’t do that much wrong, still ran away though for the laugh
D
just for the laugh
Em D
"And please just stop talking
Am Em D
'Cause they won't find us if you do.
Am Em D
Oh, those silly boys in blue.
Am Em D Am
Well, they won't catch me and you."
G Bm Am D
"Have you been drinking, son? You don't look old enough to me."
G Bm Am D
"I'm sorry, officer, is there a certain age you're supposed to be? 'Cause nobody told me."
Em D
And up rolls the riot van
Am Em D
And these lads just wind the coppers up
Am Em D
They ask why they don't catch proper crooks
Am Em D Am
They get their address and their names took
But they couldn't care less
[SOLO Chords]
GBmAmD
(x2)
[SOLO Tabs]
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------4/9------|
D|-----------------9\4-------------|-----------------4/11-----------6--|
A|----------9\4------------9\7-----|----------9\4----------------------|
E|----5----------------------------|----5------------------------------|
Em D
Thrown in the riot van
Am Em D
And all the coppers kicked him in
Am Em D
And there was no way he could win
Am Em D Am
Just had to take it on the chin

Riot Van chords and lyrics

Free chords for Riot Van by Arctic Monkeys. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

¡Ultimate fixed acoustic version!
  (*2 guitars in the SOLO /chords & tabs/ sound nice)
Capo 2nd fret
But they couldn't care less
[SOLO Chords]
G Bm Am D (x2)

Riot Van Chords by Arctic Monkeys

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