Intro: F#5 F#5 B5 It started in basements F#5 And it started in sheds B5 It started in backyards F#5 E5 And was hidden under beds B5 I turned on the TV F#5 E5 Don't believe a word they say B5 We can't stay here F#5 And we can't get away B5 F#5 B5 There's a riot on Sunset F#5 B5 And fires burn in the park F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B The sun has set my friend And California's dark A5 F#5 B5 And over the screaming F#5 I heard a clear voice B5 I looked at my choices F#5 E5 And I made a choice B5 Smoke and ashes F#5 E5 Tonight hide the stars B5 The stop lights are red now, love F#5 We've come for what's ours B5 F#5 B5 There's a riot on Sunset F#5 B5 And fires burn in the park F# E/B [Note: On the B-snare 9th fret becomes 10th]B The sun has set my friend And California's dark A5 F#5 F#5 Come stand among the rattlesnakes At the side of the desert road And close your eyes and listen B5 F#5 To the music hard and cold Tonight the moon is blackened Tonight the doors are shut Behind the shuttered windows B5 F#5 We pray the sun will come up F#5 For something walks across these fields For which there is no name You might have heard different B5 F#5 But I was there when it came It will start with a spark And a great fire will grow B5 Don't know how I know it F#5 But I just know B5 There's a riot on Sunset F#5 B5 And fires burn in the park F#5 The sun sets everywhere B5 F#5 B5 And the whole damn country's dark F#5 B5 There's a riot on Sunset F#5 B5 And fires burn in the park F# E/B [ Again with the 10th fret on the B ] B The sun has set my friend A5 F#5 B5 B5 A5 F#5 And California's dark
