State Of Emergency (Cifras)

...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:



G#m  A, G#m  B (x2)



Verse 1:



G#m              A         G#m     A

 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.

G#m                 A         G#m                A

 From Handsworth to Uitenhage; lawlessness, 'pon rampage.



Bridge 1:



G#m                                   A

 Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings.

G#m                           A

 Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change.

G#m                              A

 Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine,

    G#m                  A

For-ever we will strive; fighting against Apartheid.



Chorus 1:



G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.



Break:



G#m       A        G#m     B

 (Forever, we will strive).

G#m       A        G#m        B

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



Bridge 2:



G#m                                   A

 Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings.

G#m                           A

 Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change.

G#m                              A

 Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine,

    G#m                  A

For-ever we will strive; fighting against...



Chorus 2:



G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.



G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

G#m                 A

 State of emergency,

G#m                    B

 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.



Break:



G#m       A        G#m          B

 (Forever, we will strive), the whole wide world is burning.

G#m       A        G#m      B

 (Forever, we will strive), pring pring, gun shot ring.



Coda:



G#m              A          G#m    A

 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.

     G#m                   A

From Handsworth to Durban; no satisfaction.



G#m                             A

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

G#m                             A

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



Outro:



G#m  A, G#m  B (x2), G#m





CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------



   G#m     A       B



 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE

 466444  577655  799877





Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])