Band: Cock Sparrer
Song: Riot Squad
Album: Shock Troops
Tabber: clark@theoddmenout.com

Intro:

Riff 1:                      x2
e--12-----12-----12-----12-----|
B-----13-----13-----13-----13--|
G------------------------------|
D------------------------------|
A------------------------------|
E------------------------------|

Verse 1:
     C                              F
When we were at school I thought he had it sussed
C                         G
Fighting the law with the rest of us
C                  F
Smoking, drinking, acting cool.
            G
('Til) they started treating him like a fool
        C                     F
Then he stayed on his own for most of the time
C                    G
Dreaming dreams of a life of crime
C                         F
In and out of trouble, he cheated and lied
    G
But who'd have thought he'd join the other side

Chorus: (Riff 1 x6)
          C          E  F  G
He's in a riot squad
          C          E  F  G
The wanna fight squad
             C          E  F  G
The shoot on sight squad
            C     F  G  G
For law and right

Verse 2:
C                       F
Down to Hendon with the boys in blue
      C                 G
It's amazing what a few weeks can do
C               F 
Out in the car, out on the street
G
South of the river on the frontline beat

Chorus x1

Bridge:
e--14--14-14--14-14-14-15--15-15--15-15-15--14--14-14--14-14-14--0---0--0--|
B--15--15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15--15-15-15--15--15-15--15-15-15--14--14-14-|
G--14--14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14--14-14-14--14--14-14--14-14-14--14--14-14-|
D----------------------------------------------------------------14--14-14-|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e--14--14-14--14-14-14-15--15-15--15-15-15--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|
B--15--15-15--15-15-15-15--15-15--15-15-15--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
G--14--14-14--14-14-14-14--14-14--14-14-14--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
D-------------------------------------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo (played on top of similar melody as above)
e--------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------8-8-8b10r------------------10-8--8/10--|
G--9b10r-7-7--5/7---------------9b10r--7-7---------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------------------------|
B------10b11r-10-7----10-8--8/10------10---10---10---10--|
G--7-7-------------7-------------------------------------| Solo is probably
D--------------------------------------------------------| wrong cuz i can
A-----------------------------------0----0----0----0-----| barely hear it
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:
D                      G
Cracking heads, it was all a game
  D                          A
A finger was pointed, and he got the blame
         D                         G
Now he's back where he started, he ain't got a pound
A
Queing with the sorts he used to kick around

Chorus x2 (up one full step)

That's it! For suggestions, corrections, and requests, email me:
                        oddmenout4@yahoo.com
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