Intro: ^{||, F#, || F#, B}It started in basements And it started in sheds^F# It started in backyards And was hidden under beds^{F#, E/B, B} I turned on the TV^B Don't believe a word they say^{F#, E/B} We can't stay here And we can't get away ^B There's a riot on Su^{F#, B, F#, B}nset And fires burn in the park^{F#, B} The sun has ^{F#, E/B}, Note:, On, the, B-snare, 9th, fret, becomes, 10th, B]set my friend And California's dark ^{||A, F#, ||} And over the screaming I heard a clear voice I looked at my choices And I made a choice Smoke and ashes Tonight hide the stars^{F#, E/B, B, F#, E/B, B, F#, B} The stop lights are red now, love^B We've come for what's ours^{F# B} There's a riot on Su^F#nset^B And fires burn in the park^{F#, B} The sun has ^{F#, E/B}, Note:, On, the, B-snare, 9th, fret, becomes, 10th, B]set my friend And California's dark ^{||, A, ||, 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 We^{B5, F#5} pray the sun will come up ^F#For something walks across these fields For which there is no name You might have heard different ^{B, F#}But I was there when it came It will start with a spark And a great fire will grow Don't know how I know it But I just know There's a riot on Sunset^{B, F#, B} And fires burn in the park^{F#, B} The sun sets ^F#everywhere And the^{B, F#, B} whole damn country's dark There's a riot on ^{F#, B}Sunset And fires burn in the park^{F#, B} The sun has ^{F#, E/B}, Again, with, the, 10th, fret, on, the, B, B]set my friend And California's dark