Chords
Riot Van

The song portrays young peoples encounters with the police, inspired by composer Alex Turners observations in his hometown of Sheffield. It displays the interactions between the youth, law enforcement, and how the Riot Van is used to manage situations deemed as out of the law.

Key: A

Introduction:

difficulty
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     D7+      C#m7      Bm7         A          E          E6  
e ----2-------4-------2-------0-------0-------0----
B ----2-------5-------3-------2-------0-------2----
                  D7+  C#m7  
Up rolled the riot van
    Bm7                                         D7+  C#m7  
And sparked excitement in the boys
    Bm7                                    D7+  C#m7  
But the policemen look annoyed
    Bm7                                                 D7+  C#m7  Bm7  
Perhaps these are ones they should avoid
A                                    C#m7                                 Bm7              E    E6    E  
They got a chase last night from men with truncheons dressed in hats
A                                        C#m7                                         Bm7  
They didn' t do that much wrong, still ran away though for the laugh
                         E    E6    E  
just for the laugh
                D7+     C#m7  
Please just stop talking
                          Bm7                    D7+  C#m7  
Because they won' t find us if you do
              Bm7                     D7+  C#m7  
Oh, those silly boys in blue
                Bm7                             D7+  C#m7  Bm7  
Well, they won' t catch me and you
A                                    C#m7                             Bm7         E    E6    E  
Have you been drinking son, you don&rsquo t look old enough to me
A                              C#m7                                    Bm7  
I&rsquo m sorry officer, is there a certain age you&rsquo re supposed to be?
         E    E6    E  
nobody told me
                  D7+  C#m7  
Up rolled the riot van
                Bm7                                  D7+  C#m7  
And these lads just wind the coppers up
      Bm7                                            D7+  C#m7  
Ask why they don' t catch proper crooks
         Bm7                                         D7+  C#m7  
Get their address and their names took
             D7+  
But they couldn' t care less

                  D7+  C#m7  
Thrown in the riot van
     Bm7                                      D7+  C#m7  
And all the coppers kicked him in
      Bm7                                     D7+  C#m7  
And there was no way he could win
        Bm7                                 D7+  C#m7  Bm7  
Just had to take it on the chin