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