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White Riot

The Clash
Tab
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Song

Band: The Clash

Song: White Riot

Album: The Clash

Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

Intro: x2

e---------------------------------------------|
B---------3----------3----------3---3-3--3----|
G--2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2---2-2--2-2--|
D--2-2--2-0---2-2--2-0---2-2--2-0---0-0--0-2--|
A--0-0--0-----0-0--0-----0-0--0------------0--|
E---------------------------------------------|
e------12-12-12--12-12------6b7-b7-b7-b7r------------------|
B------12-12-12--12-12-------------------------------------|
G--1---13-13-13--13-13--1------------------1---2b4-b4-b4r--|
D--2--------------------2------------------2---------------|
A--2--------------------2------------------2---------------|
E--0--------------------0------------------0---------------|
e------12--12-12-12-12--|
B------12--12-12-12-12--|
G--1---13--13-13-13-13--|
D--2---14--14-14-14-14--|
A--2--------------------|
E--0--------------------|

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 Lead:

e--3--3-3-3--3-3----3-------------|
B--3--3-3-3--3-3----3-------------|
G----------------5b----5-4-2------|
D----------------------------5-5--|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

Verse 1:

(Verse Lead)

Black people gotta lot a problems

But they don't mind throwing a brick

(Verse Lead)

White people go to school

Where they teach you how to be thick

Pre-Chorus:

C A

An' everybody's doing just what they're told to

C E

An' nobody wants to go to jail!

Chorus x1

Verse 2:

(Verse Lead)

All the power's in the hands

Of people rich enough to buy it

(Verse Lead)

While we walk the street

Too chicken to even try it

Pre-Chorus

Solo:

e--5-------5----5-------5----5-------5---------------------|
B--5-5---5------5-5---5------5-5---5-----------10-10--13b--|
G--6-6h7-----7--6-6h7-----7--6-6h7-----7-6/-11-------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
e-----5---5----5-5----5-5---------------------|
B-----5---5----5-5----5-5------------2-2-2----|
G--7b---7----7-----7b-------7b--2--2-------2--|
D---------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

Chorus x1

Bridge:

e--------------------------12--12--12-12------7b8-b8-b8-b8r--|
B--------------------------12--12--12-12---------------------|
G--1---2b--1-----------1---13--13--13-13--1------------------|
D--2---------2b--2b-0--2------------------2------------------|
A--2-------------------2------------------2------------------|
E--0-------------------0------------------0------------------|

Are you taking over,

Or are you taking orders?

Are you going backwards,

Or are you going forward?

Chorus x1

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:

oddmenout4@yahoo.com

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