Kings of Convenience - Riot On An Empty Street

Capo 3rd fret

[Intro]
E A Cmaj7 G
D Amaj7 Cmaj7
G D E A Cmaj7
Gmaj7 D A Cmaj7
Gmaj7 D E

[Verse 1]
A Cmaj7
Why, why so quiet
G D A C G D
Oh my mysterious country singer she asked
A C
My life, it’s a riot
G D A Cmaj7
I am climbing barricades in empty streets at night

[Interlude]
Cmaj7 G D A
Cmaj7 G D A
Cmaj7 G D E

[Verse 2]
A Cmaj7
When I’m down fighting shadows
G D A Cmaj7 G D
Twenty-five postcards in a box in my room
A C G
Telephone conversations
D A Cmaj7 G
Gas slowly leaking out of a heart shaped balloon

[Bridge]
Cmaj7
It’s a dangerous game
Bm A
That I’m not sure if I could keep playing for long
Cmaj7
It’s a dangerous game
Em A
It’s a very fine line and if one step is wrong
C A
I’ll have no cards to play and that’s why
C A D Gmaj7
I’ve got nothing to say tonight
Cmaj7 A D Gmaj7
Nothing to say tonight

[Outro]
G Bm A Cmaj7 Gmaj7
Bm Em A Cmaj7 Bm
A Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7
A Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm7
A Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Bm