State of Emergency Tabs & Lyrics by Steel Pulse

State of Emergency

guitar tabs lyrics

Steel Pulse

Album : Handsworth Revolution / State of Emergency / Rastafari CentennialPlayStop



...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'State of Emergency' (1988)*


Intro:

(Drums)


(n.c)
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
State of emergency.
State of emergency,
State of emergency,
State of emergency.

Interlude:

G#m A, G#m B (x2)

Verse 1:

G#m A
From Brixton to Cape Town,
G#m A
Unrest all around.
G#m A
From Handsworth to Uitenhage,
G#m A
Lawlessness, p'on rampage.

Bridge 1:

G#m
Sticks and stones they're throwing,
A
Set ablaze the buildings.
G#m
Youthful minds are stirring,
A
Time to make a change.

G#m
Who they think they're fooling?
A
No want no diverse doctrine,
G#m
For-ever we will strive,
A
Fighting against Apartheid.

Chorus 1:

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

Break:

G#m A
(Forever,
G#m B
We will strive).
G#m A
(Forever,
G#m
We will strive),
B
I never seen a thing like this before.

Bridge 1:

G#m
Sticks and stones they're throwing,
A
Set ablaze the buildings.
G#m
Youthful minds are stirring,
A
Time to make a change.

G#m
Who they think they're fooling?
A
No want no diverse doctrine,
G#m
For-ever we will strive,
A
Fighting against...

Chorus 2:

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

G#m A
State of emergency,
G#m
State of emergency,
B
I never seen such urgency.

Break:

G#m A
(Forever,
G#m
We will strive),
B
The whole wide world is burning.
G#m A
(Forever,
G#m
We will strive),
B
Pring pring, gun shot ring.

Coda:

G#m A
From Brixton to Cape Town,
G#m A
Unrest all around.
G#m
From Handsworth to Durban;
A
No satisfaction.

G#m
We will strive for freedom now,
A
We will strive for freedom now.

G#m
We will strive for freedom now,
A
We will strive for freedom now.

Outro:

G#m A, G#m B (x2), G#m


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|_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 =
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