State of Emergency Steel Pulse
...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:
Abm A, Abm B (x2)
Verse 1:
[Abm] From Brixton to [A]Cape Town;[Abm] unrest [A]all around.
[Abm] From Handsworth to [A]Uitenhage;[Abm] lawlessness, 'pon [A]rampage.
Bridge 1:
[Abm] Sticks and stones, they're throwing; [A]set ablaze the buildings.
[Abm] Youthful minds are stirring; [A]time to make a change.
[Abm] Who they think they're fooling? [A]No want no diverse doctrine,
For-[Abm]ever we will strive; [A]fighting against Apartheid.
Chorus 1:
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
Break:
[Abm] (Forever,[A] we will [Abm]strive).[B]
[Abm] (Forever,[A] we will [Abm]strive), I [B]never seen a thing like this before.
Bridge 2:
[Abm] Sticks and stones, they're throwing; [A]set ablaze the buildings.
[Abm] Youthful minds are stirring; [A]time to make a change.
[Abm] Who they think they're fooling? [A]No want no diverse doctrine,
For-[Abm]ever we will strive; [A]fighting against...
Chorus 2:
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
[Abm] State of emergency,[A]
[Abm] State of emergency; I [B]never seen such urgency.
Break:
[Abm] (Forever,[A] we will [Abm]strive), the [B]whole wide world is burning.
[Abm] (Forever,[A] we will [Abm]strive), [B]pring pring, gun shot ring.
Coda:
[Abm] From Brixton to [A]Cape Town; [Abm]unrest [A]all around.
[Abm] [A]
[Abm] We will strive for freedom now,[A] we will strive for freedom now.
[Abm] We will strive for freedom now,[A] we will strive for freedom now.
Outro:
Abm A, Abm B (x2), Abm
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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[Abm] [A] [B]
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