Alternative Ulster - by Stiff Little Fingers
Tabbed By: Darby Edelen

My own tabbing of the punk rock classic...


Chords Used:

	D	A	B	G	Bo	F#o	Eo	Go
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------7-------------------------------4-------11------9-------12-------|
D|------7-------7-------9-------5-------x-------x-------x-------x--------|
A|------5-------7-------9-------5-------2-------9-------7-------10-------|
E|--------------5-------7-------3----------------------------------------|



Intro:

Bo	F#o	Eo	Bo
Bo	F#o	Eo	Go
Go	F#o	Eo	Bo
Bo	F#o	Eo	Go	F#o

Verse:

D	A	B	G	(2x)

D	    A	  B	G
Nothin' for us in Belfast

    D	       A	  B	G
The Pound's so old it's a pity

D		A	   B	G	
OK, there's the trident in Bangor

     D	       A      B	  G
Then walk back to the city

A			      G
We ain't got nothin' but they don't really care
They don't even know you know

A			       G
Just want our money and we can take it or leave it

	A
What we need is

Chorus:
   D	       C   G
An Alternative Ulster

C		           G
Grab it and change it it's yours

       D	   C   G
Get an Alternative Ulster

C			   G
Ignore the bores and their laws

       D	   C   G
Get an Alternative Ulster

C		    G
Be an anti-security force

D	    C	G
Alternative Ulster

C	  G	 D
Alter you native land

2nd Verse (Lyrics Only):

Take a look where you're livin'
You got the Army on your street
And the RUC dog of repression
Is barking at your feet
Is this the kind of place you wanna live?
Is this where you wanna be?
Is this the only life we're gonna have?
What we need is

(Chorus Again)

Bridge:
B	     A		     G
	They say they've got control of you
But that's not true you know

B	     A		   G
	They say they're a part of you
And that's a lie you know

B	     A		  G
	They say you will never be

C    G    	C    G    	C		G
Freeeeeee 	Freeeeeee	Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee


Outro:

Get an
D           C  G
Alternative Ulster

D           C  G
Alternative Ulster

D           C  G
Alternative Ulster