State of Emergency Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
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[Verse 1]
[F]State of
[Em]emer[F]genc[F#m]y
[F]State [F#m]of[D][F#m]
[F]emergency[Em][F]
[Em]State [F]of [Em]emergen[F]cy
[Em]State of emergency
[F]Emergency

[Verse 2]
Ready, [Em]aim, fire
From Brixton [F]to cape [Em]town
Unrest [F]all [Em]around
From [F]Handsworth [Em]to
Uitenhage
Lawlessness on the [F]rampage
[Em]Sticks and stones they're throwing
[F]Set ablaze the buildings
[Em]Youthful minds are stirring
[Dm]Time to make a change
[Em]Who they think they're fooling
[F]No want no diverse doctrine
[Em]Forever we will strive
[F]Fighting against [Em]apartheid

[Verse 3]
State of [F]emergency[Em]
[F]Never seen such urgency
[Em]State of emerg[F]ency[Em]
[F]Never seen such [Em]urgency
[F][Em][F]

[Verse 4]
[Em]
[F]Forever we will strive
[Em]I never seen[F] a thing
like [Em]this before

[Verse 5]
How long [F]can this go [Em]on
A riding riding [F]ride the [Em]storm
Me tired me tired
[F]Of being a stepping stone
[Em]To hell with words
And give [F]me action
[Em]Sticks and stones they're throwing
[F]Set ablaze the buildings
[Em]Youthful minds are stirring
[Dm]Time to make a change
[Em]Who they think they're fooling
[F]No want no diverse doctrine
[Em]Forever we will strive
[F]Fighting [Em]against[F]
[Em]apar[F]theid

[Verse 6]
[Em]State of emerg[F]ency[Em]
[F]Never seen such urgency
[Em][F][Em][F]
[Em]State of emerg[F]ency[Em]
[F]Never seen such [Em]urgency

[Verse 7]
[F]Forever we will strive
[Em]The whol[F]e wide world
is [Em]burning
[F]Forever we will [Em]strive
[F]Pring pring gun shot ring
[Em]From Brixton to cape town
Un[F]rest all around
From [Em]Handsworth to Durban
[F]No satisfaction

[Verse 8]
We [Em]will strive for freedom now
We [F]will strive for freedom now
We [Em]will strive for freedom now
[F]We will strive for freedom now

[Outro 1]
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