Steel Pulse - State Of Emergency Ukulele

...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'State of Emergency' (1988)*


Intro:

(Drums)

(n.E)
 State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency.
State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency.

Interlude:

Cm  C#, Cm  D# (x2)

Verse 1:

Cm              C#         Cm     C#
 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.
Cm                 C#         Cm                C#
 From Handsworth to Uitenhage; lawlessness, 'pon rampage.

Bridge 1:

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

Chorus 1:

Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Break:

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

Bridge 2:

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

Chorus 2:

Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Cm                 C#
 State of emergency,
Cm                    D#
 State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.

Break:

Cm       C#        Cm          D#
 (Forever, we will strive), the whole wide world is burning.
Cm       C#        Cm      D#
 (Forever, we will strive), pring pring, gun shot ring.

Coda:

Cm              C#          Cm    C#
 From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around.
     Cm                   C#

Cm                             C#
 We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now.
Cm                             C#
 We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now.

Outro:

Cm  C#, Cm  D# (x2), Cm


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Cm     C#       D#

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 466444  577655  799877