Biography:
A reggae band formed 1978 in Birmingham, UK. The music grasps from roots reggae and dub to lovers rock and pop. It is the second most commercial successful reggae band with +70 million sold albums. Many of their hits have been stylishly covers of early reggae and rocksteady hits from Jamaica. After success in UK, UB40's won USA with Labour of Love (1983), their first album of covers. UB40 was 1986 the first Western band to play behind the Iron Curtain, live in Moscow, Soviet Union.
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Other songs:
- Bring Me Your Cup
- Can't Help Falling In Love With You
- I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
- Kingston Town
- Looking In Your Big Brown Eyes
- Maybe Tomorrow
- Red Red Wine
- Red, Red Wine
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- The Earth Dies Screaming
- After Tonight
- All I Want To Do
- As Always You Were Wrong Again
- Baby
- Bling Bling
- Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
- Boom Shacka Lacka
- Breakfast In Bed
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Cherry Oh Baby
- Come Back Darling
- Cream Puff
- Dance Until The Morning Light
- Dont Blame Me
- Dont Break My Heart
- Dont Do The Crime
- Dont Let It Pass You By
- Dont Slow Down
- Dream A Lie
- Food For Thought
- Forget The Cost
- Get Along Without You Now
- Getting Over The Storm
- Groovin
- Guns In The Ghetto
- Hell Have To Go
- Higher Ground
- Homely Girl
- How Can Poor Men Stand Such Times And Live
- How Will I Get Through This One
- I Cant Help Falling In Love With You
- I Got You Babe
- I Think Its Going To Rain Today
- If It Happens Again
- Ill Be On My Way
- Ill Be Your Baby Tonight
- Impossible Love
- Its My Delight
- Johnny Too Bad
- Kiss And Say Goodbye
- Love Is All Is Alright
- Many Rivers To Cross
- Midnight Rider
- Moonlight Lover
- My Way Of Thinking
- One In Ten
- Please Dont Make Me Cry
- Present Arms
- Rainbow Nation
- Rat In Mi Kitchen
- Reggae Music
- Sardonicus
- Securing The Peace
- She Caught The Train
- Silent Witness
- Sing Our Own Song
- Sins Of The Fathers
- Sweet Cherrie
- Sweet Sensation
- Swing Low
- The Day I Broke The Law
- The Pillow
- The Train Is Coming
- The Way You Do The Things You Do
- Things You Say You Love
- Tyler
- Version Girl
- Watchdogs
- Wear You To The Ball
- Wedding Day
- Where Did I Go Wrong
- Who You Fighting For
- You And Me
- You Could Meet Somebody
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Here is the Chord Structure and the Lyric Layout for UB40's 1997 PROMO only single
'Guns In The Ghetto',And it's taken taken from the album of the same title.
[Chords]
C# F# G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x46664 244322 466544
[Intro]
C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 1]
C# F#
Daddy don't go out tonight,Just stay home till morning light
C# G# C#
Me and Mamma don't feel right,Please hold us tight
F# C#
Daddy why did you go to work?,When you know just how much we love you so
G# C#
Please come back tomorrow
[Chorus 1]
F#
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
C# G#
They're saying they will set you free
C# F#
One day I'll have children of my own
C# G#
But I'm afraid they won't have me
[Verse 2]
C# F#
Mamma is Daddy home?,Why are you crying all alone?
C# * G# C#
Grandma's tears have turned to stone,And I'm all alone
F#
Mamma isn't Daddy back?,I'm getting scared and that's a fact
C# G# C#
Why are we all dressed like that?,All,All in black
[Chorus 2]
F#
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
C# G#
They're saying they will set you free
C# F#
One day I'll have children of my own
C# G#
But I'm afraid they won't have me
[Verse and Chorus 3 Repeat Verse and Chorus 1]
[Verse and Chorus 4 Repeat Verse and Chorus 2]with the * small additional lyric below:
*And I'm chilled to the bone.
[Outro With Chorus Lyrics Three Times And Fade]
C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G#
Comments/Corrections/Etc welcome,And Enjoy.
'Guns In The Ghetto',And it's taken taken from the album of the same title.
[Chords]
C# F# G#
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x46664 244322 466544
[Intro]
C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G#
[Verse 1]
C# F#
Daddy don't go out tonight,Just stay home till morning light
C# G# C#
Me and Mamma don't feel right,Please hold us tight
F# C#
Daddy why did you go to work?,When you know just how much we love you so
G# C#
Please come back tomorrow
[Chorus 1]
F#
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
C# G#
They're saying they will set you free
C# F#
One day I'll have children of my own
C# G#
But I'm afraid they won't have me
[Verse 2]
C# F#
Mamma is Daddy home?,Why are you crying all alone?
C# * G# C#
Grandma's tears have turned to stone,And I'm all alone
F#
Mamma isn't Daddy back?,I'm getting scared and that's a fact
C# G# C#
Why are we all dressed like that?,All,All in black
[Chorus 2]
F#
They're giving out guns in the ghetto
C# G#
They're saying they will set you free
C# F#
One day I'll have children of my own
C# G#
But I'm afraid they won't have me
[Verse and Chorus 3 Repeat Verse and Chorus 1]
[Verse and Chorus 4 Repeat Verse and Chorus 2]with the * small additional lyric below:
*And I'm chilled to the bone.
[Outro With Chorus Lyrics Three Times And Fade]
C# C# F# F# C# C# G# G#
Comments/Corrections/Etc welcome,And Enjoy.
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