**Normal Tuning**


Intro (clean electric guitar w/police footage ) 

e | ------------------------------------------------------------ | 
B | ------------------------------------------------------------ | 
G | ------------------------------------------------------------ | 
D | ------------------------------------------------------------ | 
A | ---5---5--0--5--3--3------3-3-----5---5--0-5-----------3-3-- | 
E | ----------------------3-3---------------------1-1-1-1------- | 


Verse Riff

     D 
e | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | ---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-- | 
D | ---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-- | 
A | ---5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5-- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 

     A 
e | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | ---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-- | 
A | ---7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7------7-7-- | 
E | ---5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5------5-5-- | 


Bridge Riff 

e | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | ----------------------------------------------------------- |  
D | ---0---0--3--5--0-0-0-0--3--5--0---0--3--5--0-0-0-0--3--5-- | 
A | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 
E | ----------------------------------------------------------- | 

     A      G  A 
e | ---------------------- | 
B | ---------------------- | 
G | ---------------------- | 
D | ---7------5--7-------- | 
A | ---7------5--7-------- | 
E | ---5------3--5-------- | 
 
  
Riff 2

e | --------------------------------------------------------- | 
B | --------------------------------------------------------- | 
G | --------------------------------------------------------- | 
D | --------------------------------------------------------- | 
A | ---5--0--5-4-3--3------3-3-----5---5--0-5-----------3-3-- | 
E | -------------------3-3---------------------1-1-1-1------- | 


Song Structure

(Intro played twice)

Verse Riff

D
April 26,1992 there was a riot on the

steets tell me where were you.
A
You were sittin' home watchin' your t.v.,

well I was participating in some anarchy.
D
First spot we hit it was my liquor store

I finally got all the alcohol I can't afford
A
With red light's flashin' it was time to retire,

and then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
D
Next stop we hit was the music shop,

it only took one brick to make that window drop
A
Finally we got our own p.a.,

where do you think I got this guitar that your hearing today. 

Bridge riff (w/background vocals) 

Verse Riff 


D
When we returned to the pad to unload everything

it dawned on me that I need new home furnishing
A
So once again we filled the van until it was full,

since that day my livin' room's been much more comfortable
D
Cause everybody in the hood has had it up to here

It's getting harder and harder and harder each and every year
A
Some kids went in a store with their mother

I saw when she came out she was gettin' some pampers'
D
They said it was for the black man, they said it was for the mexican,

but not for the white man
A
But if you look at the streets it wasn't about Rodney King

It's this fucked up situation and the fuckin' police
D
It's about coming up and staying

on top and screamin 187 on a motherfuckin' cop
A
It's not on the papers, it's on the wall
National guard smoke from all around


Bridge (with background police beat) 

Riff 2 with Bridge ending. 

Verse Riff 

Let it burn, want to let it burn...

Riots on the streets of Miami, Chicago, Long Beach, San Francisco, Kansas City...