Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Intro:
Drumbeats:
Basslines: C- - E- - Am- - F-- x2
Distortion: C- - E- - Am(hold) - G(hold) - F(hold) - Ab - G
Verse 1:
C
3 years gone by and still
E
everyone screws up our name
Am
No matter what you do still
G F Ab G
some things never change
C
Seen a lot of the world
E
met a lot of friends
Got a lot of fond memories
Am
There's nothing like
G
playing a basement show
F Ab G
On a saturday night in Pennsylvania
Refrain:
E F
Start the show here we go
C F#
Jumping in the crowd
F Ab G C G - C - G
We've gotta tear this building down
E F
The cops show up as usual
C F#
To try and ruin our fun
F G(hold)
It's time to show them all
Just how its done
Chorus 1:
C E
Gonna have a teenage riot
Am
coz we all understand
G F Ab G
What it's like to be a kid today
C E
Gonna have a teenage riot
Am(hold) G(hold) F(hold) Ab - G-
Let's blow them all away
Verse 2:
C
Another night we'll be
E
Staying in some crack hotel
Am
And sneaking everyone in
G F Ab G
Through the bathroom window
C
Gonna blow up everything in sight
E
And get chased away into the night
Am G
By some crazy bastard with a
F Ab G
Shotgun in his hand
Refrain 2:
E F
Start the show here we go
C F#
Jumping in the crowd
F Ab G C G - C - G
We've gotta tear this building down
E F
The cops show up as usual
C F#
To try and ruin our fun
F G (hold)
Its time to tell them all to fuck off!
Interlude: Am - E/G# - G - D/F# - F- - G- x4
Chorus 2:
C E
Gonna have a teenage riot
Am
they'll never understand
G F Ab G
What it's like to be a kid today
C E
Gonna have a teenage riot
Am(hold) G(hold) F(hold)
It's gonna start today