The Ataris are a punk rock band from Anderson, Indiana formed in 1995. The band originally consisted of singer/songwriter/guitarist Kris Roe and guitarist Jasin Thomason. Using a 4-Track, they wrote and recorded demos in Kris's bedroom, with a drum machine as the drummer. At this point in time the band was searching for a full-time drummer. The first step in their road to success came when Kris attended a The Vandals concert at Bogart's in Cincinnati, where he passed one of the demo tapes to The Vandals' roadie Fitz.
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The Ataris Teenage Riot End Is Forever 2001 Submitted by: [email protected]
Key: C
Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Chords used: C - x32010 E - 022100 Am - x02210 F - 133211 G - 320003 G# - 466544 F# - 244322 E/G# - 476xxx D/F# - 2x023x
Intro:
Drumbeats:
Basslines: C--E--Am--F-- x2
Distortion: C--E--Am(hold)-G(hold)-F(hold)-G#-G
Verse 1: C 3 years gone by and still E everyone screws up our name Am No matter what you do still GFG#G some things never change C Seen a lot of the world E met a lot of friends Got a lot of fond memories Am There's nothing like G playing a basement show FG#G On a saturday night in Pennsylvania
Refrain: EF Start the show here we go CF# Jumping in the crowd FG#GCG-C-G We've gotta tear this building down EF The cops show up as usual CF# To try and ruin our fun FG(hold) It's time to show them all Just how its done
Chorus 1: CE Gonna have a teenage riot Am coz we all understand GFG#G What it's like to be a kid today CE Gonna have a teenage riot Am(hold) G(hold) F(hold) G#-G- Let's blow them all away
Verse 2: C Another night we'll be E Staying in some crack hotel Am And sneaking everyone in GFG#G Through the bathroom window C Gonna blow up everything in sight E And get chased away into the night AmG By some crazy bastard with a FG#G Shotgun in his hand
Refrain 2: EF Start the show here we go CF# Jumping in the crowd FG#GCG-C-G We've gotta tear this building down EF The cops show up as usual CF# To try and ruin our fun FG (hold) Its time to tell them all to fuck off!
Interlude: Am-E/G#-G-D/F#-F--G- x4
Chorus 2: CE Gonna have a teenage riot Am they'll never understand GFG#G What it's like to be a kid today CE Gonna have a teenage riot Am(hold) G(hold) F(hold) It's gonna start today