Biography:
Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band, formed in 1971. The classic line-up included Lee Brilleaux (b. 1953, d. 7 April 1994; vocals/harmonica), Wilko Johnson (b. John Wilkinson, 1947; guitar), John B. Sparks (b. 1953; bass) and John 'The Big Figure' Martin (drums).
Initially based in Canvey Island, Essex, on the Thames estuary, Dr. Feelgood broke into the London circuit in 1974. Brilleaux's menacing personality complemented Johnson's propulsive
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[Intro]
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[Verse]
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On July second, 1953
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I was serving time for armed robbery
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'Bout four in the morning
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I was sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow, I heard somebody yell
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
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The trouble started in cell block number four
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It spread like fire across the prison floor
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I said "Come on boys, get ready to run -
Here comes the warden with a tommy gun"
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
The warden said
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"Come out with your hands up in the air
If you don't stop this riot
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You're all gonna get the chair"
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Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quit
And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit"
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
The ninety-second hour
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The tear gas got our men
Crawled in our cells, but every now and then...
[Outro]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
G Bb G Bb C x8
[Verse]
G Bb G Bb C
On July second, 1953
G Bb G Bb C
I was serving time for armed robbery
G Bb G Bb C
'Bout four in the morning
G Bb G Bb C
I was sleepin' in my cell
I heard a whistle blow, I heard somebody yell
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
G Bb G Bb C
The trouble started in cell block number four
G Bb G Bb C
It spread like fire across the prison floor
G Bb G Bb C
I said "Come on boys, get ready to run -
Here comes the warden with a tommy gun"
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
The warden said
G Bb G Bb C
"Come out with your hands up in the air
If you don't stop this riot
G Bb G Bb C
You're all gonna get the chair"
G Bb G Bb C
Scarface Jones said, "It's too late to quit
And pass the dynamite, 'cause the fuse is lit"
[Chorus]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
[Verse]
The ninety-second hour
G Bb G Bb C
The tear gas got our men
Crawled in our cells, but every now and then...
[Outro]
F
There's a riot goin' on
C
There's a riot goin' on
G
There's a riot goin' on
F
Up in cell block number nine
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