...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:
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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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