Riot chords by Richie Kotzen

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: Em

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:
|A |Em

(Riff)
|Em x4
|Em |Em |G |Em |A |A

Verse:
Em
I don’t wanna hear a word I just wanna live my life
But you keep standing in my doorway
                          G                               F#m
So I can not escape the madness madness madness that you like
Em
I can’t listen to the talk I don’t really wanna hear
You keep dividing all the people
                          G                             F#m    Bm
You wanna propagate your madness madness madness in my world

Chorus:
            Em               Bm
I’m under fire Where’s my army?
             G         A
We’ve got a riot going on
Bm                 G            A
Circumstances are dire Lock and arm me
                      G                   Bm   A                  Em
I’m standing on the front line front line O’ there’s a riot going on
                    Bm            F#m
Theres a riot going on… It’s our time

Verse:
Em
I can feel it in the street the tension rising right before me
We’ve got to educate our leaders and find a way around the
 G                             Bm
Madness madness madness that divides
Woh No

Chorus:
             Em             Bm
We’re under fire Where’s my army?
             G         A
We’ve got a riot going on
Bm                 G             A
Circumstances are dire… Lock and arm me
                      G                   Bm
I’m standing on the front line front line O’
             Em             Bm
We’re under fire Where’s my army?
             G         A
We’ve got a riot going on
Bm                 G             A
Circumstances are dire… Lock and arm me
                      G                   Bm    A                  |Em |Em
I’m standing on the front line front line O’  there’s a riot going on

Verse:
G                          Em    F#m                 G
It’s our time (check your mind) There’s a riot going on (check your body)
              Em                            F#m
Everybody is insane always someone else to blame
                      G                                        F#m
Check your mind everybody There’s a riot, there’s a riot going on
  D                   G
There’s a riot going on Theres a riot going on and on

Solo:
|Em |Em |Em |Em
|G |A |Em |Em
|Em |F#m |G |G
|Em |F#m |G |A
|Em |F#m |G |A
|Em |F#m |G |A
|Em |F#m |G |A
|Em |F#m |G |A
|A |Bm |A |Bm

Chorus:
             Em             Bm
We’re under fire Where’s my army?
             G         A
We’ve got a riot going on
Bm                 G             A
Circumstances are dire… Lock and arm me
                      G                   Bm
I’m standing on the front line front line O’
             Em             Bm
We’re under fire Where’s my army?
             G         A
We’ve got a riot going on
Bm                 G             A
Circumstances are dire… Lock and arm me
                      G                   Bm    A                  |Em
I’m standing on the front line front line O’  there’s a riot going on

Outro:
|Em