White Riot Uke tab by The Clash (Baritone Chords)

5 Chords used in the song: A, D, G, C, E

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Artist: The Clash

Album: The Clash

Year: 1977

Difficulty:

4.3

(Intermediate)

Key: unknownChords

Intro x2:
A D A D
A D D A


Chorus:
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own


Verse 1:
G
Black people gotta 
lot a problems
    C
But they don't mind 
           G
throwing a brick
G
White people go to school
           C
Where they teach you 
          G
how to be thick
    C
And everybody's doing 
     A
just what they're told to
    C               E
And nobody wants to go to jail


Chorus:
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own


Verse 2:
G
All the powers in the hands
   C                     G
Of people rich enough to buy it
G
While we walk the street
    C               G
Too chicken to even try it
C
Everybody's doing just 
A
what they're told to
C               E
Nobody wants to go to jail


Solo:
A D A D
A D D A

Chorus:
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own


Bridge:
E
  Are you taking over or
are you taking orders?
Are you going backwards or 
are you going forwards?

Chorus:
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own
A     D   A        D
White riot I wanna riot
A     D      D          A
White riot a riot of my own

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About this song: White Riot

White Riot" was the first single by punk band The Clash, in 1977. The song is featured on their debut album. It exists in two versions: the original on the UK version of the album, and the second (re-recorded, with a different intro) on the "White Riot" single and US version of the album released in the States two years later in 1979. The UK album version is 1:56 in running time, while the single and US album version run in at 2:01.The song is short and intense, drawing influence from the Ramones' style of three chords played very fast. Read more on Last.fm.

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