Biography:
Steel Pulse is a British roots reggae band from Birmingham, England. They were the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for their 1986 album Babylon The Bandit.
Steel Pulse originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, Birmingham, and comprised David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals) and Ronnie McQueen (bass).
However, it is Hinds who, as songwriter, has always been the engine behind Steel Pulse
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Other songs:
- A Who Responsible
- Back To My Roots
- Bad Man
- Blues Dance Raid
- Bodyguard
- Bootstraps
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Chant A Psalm
- Earth Crisis
- Find It Quick
- Handsworth Revolution
- Islands Unite
- Ku Klux Klan
- Leggo Beast
- Macka Splaff
- Man No Sober
- Prediction
- Prodigal Son
- Rally Round
- Ravers
- Reggae Fever
- Roller Skates
- Soldiers
- State Of Emergency
- Steppin Out
- Taxi Driver
- Wild Goose Chase
- Your House
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
...BOOTSTRAPS... by Steel Pulse
----------------...............
*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.C)
Fmaj7, Abmaj7, E
Verse 1:
Am
Forward ever, backward never.
Stick together, and last forever.
Dm Am
The race is not for the swift but, for those who endure.
Dm Am
We've been tried and tested, and know the score.
Chorus 1:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Verse 2:
Am
Stop your fighting, back away back biting,
Let's unite now, not dividing.
These are things that I can't stand,
Says we're acting like crabs in a can now.
Dm Am
Nuff a fe we youth dem turn to, drugs and crime.
Dm Am
Come lets save the rest, 'cos we are, loosing time now.
Chorus 2:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide.
Bb Am
We moving forward, we moving forward, hey!
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Rap: (by REBEL)
(Am)
(Dm, Am (x2))
Chorus 3:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Verse 3:
Am
Are you ready for this message?
Seize the time to be progressive.
Take you stance now and be counted; it's now or never.
Dm Am
Blessed are those who are struggling, in a-Jah name.
Dm Am
Iniquity workers bow their, heads in shame, yeah.
Chorus 4:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide.
Bb Am
We moving forward, we moving forward, hey!
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Rap: (by REBEL)
(Am)
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Fmaj7 Abmaj7 E Am Dm Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x03210 xx6543 x79997 577555 x57765 688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
----------------...............
*from 'Vex' (1994)*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.C)
Fmaj7, Abmaj7, E
Verse 1:
Am
Forward ever, backward never.
Stick together, and last forever.
Dm Am
The race is not for the swift but, for those who endure.
Dm Am
We've been tried and tested, and know the score.
Chorus 1:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Verse 2:
Am
Stop your fighting, back away back biting,
Let's unite now, not dividing.
These are things that I can't stand,
Says we're acting like crabs in a can now.
Dm Am
Nuff a fe we youth dem turn to, drugs and crime.
Dm Am
Come lets save the rest, 'cos we are, loosing time now.
Chorus 2:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide.
Bb Am
We moving forward, we moving forward, hey!
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Rap: (by REBEL)
(Am)
(Dm, Am (x2))
Chorus 3:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Verse 3:
Am
Are you ready for this message?
Seize the time to be progressive.
Take you stance now and be counted; it's now or never.
Dm Am
Blessed are those who are struggling, in a-Jah name.
Dm Am
Iniquity workers bow their, heads in shame, yeah.
Chorus 4:
Bb Am
So pick up your bootstraps and back-side,
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide.
Bb Am
We moving forward, we moving forward, hey!
Bb Am
We moving forward; no back-slide, woah now, woah now.
Rap: (by REBEL)
(Am)
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Fmaj7 Abmaj7 E Am Dm Bb
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x03210 xx6543 x79997 577555 x57765 688766
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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