...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse ------------------------............... *from 'State of Emergency' (1988)* Intro: (Drums) (n.) State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency. State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency. Interlude: , (x2) Verse 1: From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around. From Handsworth to Uitenhage; lawlessness, p'on rampage. Bridge 1: Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings. Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change. Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine, For-ever we will strive; fighting against Apartheid. Chorus 1: State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. Break: (Forever, We will strive). (Forever, We will strive), I never seen a thing like this before. Bridge 2: Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings. Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change. Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine, For-ever we will strive; fighting against... Chorus 2: State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. State of emergency, State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. Break: (Forever, We will strive), The whole wide world is burning. (Forever, We will strive), Pring pring, gun shot ring. Coda: From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around. From Handsworth to Durban; no satisfaction. We will strive for freedom now, We will strive for freedom now. We will strive for freedom now, We will strive for freedom now. Outro: , (x2), CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xxx444 xx7655 xx9877 ____ _ __ __ | __| __ __ | | _ _ | \ / | | |__ \ \ / / _____ | | | | | | | | |__ | \ \/ / | ___| | | | | | | | |\_/| | __| | \ / | |= = | | | |_| | | | = | | |____| | | | | | | |_____| | | | | = = = | | | |___ | | = = = | | | | | | |_____| | | |_| |_| | | |_______| Joel from cLuMsY, 2008 =