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Intro: || F# ||
F#It started in basements B And it started in sheds F# It started in backyards B And was hidden under beds F# E/B I turned on the TV B Don't believe a word they sayF# E/B We can't stay here B And we can't get away F#
B There's a riot on F#Sunset B And fires burn in the parkF# B F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B The sun has set my friend
And California's dark ||A F#||
And over the screaming B I heard a clear voice F# I looked at my choices B And I made a choice F# E/B Smoke and ashes B Tonight hide the stars F# E/B The stop lights are red now, love B We've come for what's ours F#
B There's a riot on F#Sunset B And fires burn in the parkF# B F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B The sun has set my friend
And California's dark || A || F#5 ||
F#5Come stand among the rattlesnakes At the side of the desert road
And close your eyes and listen
B5To the music hard and cold F#5 Tonight the moon is blackened
Tonight the doors are shut Behind the shuttered windows
WeB5 pray the sun will come up F#5 F#For something walks across these fields
For which there is no name You might have heard different
BBut I was there when it came F# It will start with a spark
And a great fire will grow
Don't know how I know it B But I just know F#
There's a riot on Sunset B And fires burn in the park F# B The sun sets F#everywhere And theB whole damn country's dark F# B There's a riot on F#Sunset B And fires burn in the park F# B F# E/B [ Again with the 10th fret on the B ] B The sun has set my friend || A F# || B B A F# || And California's dark