G        A      D       E
Riot gal
   Em     Bm      D       F#m       D
Hey

G                                      E
Cruel, skinny lover with nothing to hide
Em              Bm               E
None like me, a sinner in disguise
A                            E           D
I wrote love songs about you long before I even met you
A             F#m     G
Now here I am at your door

'Cause all the time
D          E       Em             Bm
I'm thinking 'bout all the things we had
A                  D
Oh, but baby, I'll be fine
Some things are better left behind, but

G          D     E
BB, I will always
       Em     E    Bm
I will always love you
A
BB, I will always
A       D
Be your riot gal
     A
Even though you don't want me to

G
All I ever wanted was to keep you, baby
       Em            E              Bm            E
Let me stay with you one last night and I promise you that I'll
A
Go for a swim with my sisters (sisters)
    F#m           D       A
And I'll be better, for a while
G
(Better)

'Cause all the time
    Em                            Bm
I'm thinking 'bout all the things we had
A       F#m          A
Oh, but as time goes by
            D               A
Some things are much better left behind, but

G          D     E
BB, I will always
       Em     E    Bm
I will always love you
A
BB, I will always
D
Be your riot gal
     A
Even though you don't want me to
G          D     E
BB, I will always
       Em     E    Bm
I will always love you
A          D
BB, I will always

Be in love with you
     C#m
Even though you don't want me to

          G      Em      Bm
(Riot gal!)
      Em      Bm
(Hey!)
A
(Riot gal!)
     D
(Hey!)
F#m        Bm
(Hey, hey!)
G
All the time
    Em                            Bm
I'm thinking 'bout all the things we had
D   A
Oh, but, baby, I'll be fine
     D                           F#m
Some things are much better left behind

N.C.
BB, I will always
                      Bm
I will always love you
A
BB, I will always
D
Be your riot gal
     A
Even though you don't want me to
G          D     E
BB, I will always
       Em     E    Bm
I will always love you
A          D
BB, I will always

Be in love with you
     C#m
Even though you don't want me to

( A  Em  B  Bm  A  F#m  D  G )

D                         Em
Now your eyes look strange
Bm                       A
And the sky looks strange

Even the streets look strange
    D
No, these times in life, oh
A                 E
They never really change, no