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[Intro] G Bb G Bb C x8 [Verse]
On July second, 1953G Bb G Bb C I was serving time for armed robbery G Bb G Bb C 'Bout four in the morning G Bb G Bb C I was sleepin' in my cell G Bb G Bb C
I heard a whistle blow, I heard somebody yell [Chorus]
FThere's a riot goin' on CThere's a riot goin' on GThere's a riot goin' on FUp in cell block number nine
[Verse]
The trouble started in cell block number four G Bb G Bb C It spread like fire across the prison floor G Bb G Bb C I said "Come on boys, get ready to run - G Bb G Bb C
Here comes the warden with a tommy gun" [Chorus]
FThere's a riot goin' on CThere's a riot goin' on GThere's a riot goin' on FUp in cell block number nine
[Verse] The warden said
"Come out with your hands up in the air G Bb G Bb C If you don't stop this riot You're all gonna get the chair" G Bb G Bb C Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quit G Bb G Bb C
And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit" [Chorus]
FThere's a riot goin' on CThere's a riot goin' on GThere's a riot goin' on FUp in cell block number nine
[Verse] The ninety-second hour
The tear gas got our men G Bb G Bb C Crawled in our cells, but every now and then...
[Outro]
FThere's a riot goin' on CThere's a riot goin' on GThere's a riot goin' on FUp in cell block number nine