C D A E D Bm
A Em
A
Starting out with Berkeley Free Speech
Em
And later on at People's Park
The winds of change fanned into flames
E
Student demonstrations spark
Am G
Down to Isla Vista where police felt so harassed
E A
They called the special riot squad of the L. A. County Sheriff
D
Well there's a riot going on
A
There's a riot going on
E
There's a riot going on
D
Student demonstration time
A C
The violence spread down South to where Jackson State brothers
A Em
Learned not to say nasty things about Southern policemen's mothers
A E
Nothing much was said about it and really next to nothing done
A Am
The pen is mightier than the sword, but no match for a gun
D
Well there's a riot going on
A
There's a riot going on
E
Well there's a riot going on
D A
Cause it's student demonstration time
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E A D Bm
A D
A E D Bm
A E
A E
America was stunned on May 4, 1970
Am E
When rally turned to riot up at Kent State University
A Em
They said the students scared the Guard
A Em
Though the troops were battle dressed
A D
Four martyrs earned a new degree
A
The Bachelor of Bullets
Em
I know we're all fed up with useless wars and racial strife
A A
But next time there's a riot, well, you best stay out of sight
D
Well there's a riot going on
A
There's a riot going on
E
Well there's a riot going on
D
Student demonstration time
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
It's student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
Student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
It's student demonstration
A D A D
Stay away when there's a riot going on
