...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse
------------------------...............

*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              A         Abm     A
 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.
Abm                 A         Abm                A
 From Handsworth to Uitenhage; lawlessness, 'pon rampage.

Bridge 1:

Abm                                   A
 Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings.
Abm                           A
 Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change.
Abm                              A
 Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine,
    Abm                  A
For-ever we will strive; fighting against Apartheid.

Chorus 1:

Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Break:

Abm       A        Abm     B
 (Forever, we will strive).
Abm       A        Abm        B
 (Forever, we will strive), I never seen a thing like this before.

Bridge 2:

Abm                                   A
 Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings.
Abm                           A
 Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change.
Abm                              A
 Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine,
    Abm                  A
For-ever we will strive; fighting against...

Chorus 2:

Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Abm                 A
 State of emergency,
Abm                    B
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Break:

Abm       A        Abm          B
 (Forever, we will strive), the whole wide world is burning.
Abm       A        Abm      B
 (Forever, we will strive), pring pring, gun shot ring.

Coda:

Abm              A          Abm    A
 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.
     Abm                   A
From Handsworth to Durban; no satisfaction.

Abm                             A
 We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now.
Abm                             A
 We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now.

Outro:

Abm  A, Abm  B (x2), Abm


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          |_______|  Joel from cLuMsY, 2008    =
           = = = =      (clumsyband@hotmail.com)