Corria o ano de 1975 em Birmigham, Inglaterra, quando três jovens do bairro negro de Handsworth, descendentes de imigrantes jamaicanos, resolveram canalizar suas energias e frustrações para a música, formando uma banda que viria se tornar uma das mais queridas e respeitadas entre os regueiros do mundo todo, o Steel Pulse. O trio era formado pelo baixista Ronald McQueen e pelos guitarristas Basil Gabbidon e David Hinds, que descreveu a situação da época: "Havia seguidas confrontações da polícia com os jovens da comunidade.
Quatro anos de trabalho duro!Neste mês de maio fizemos quatro anos no ar. Continuamos trabalhando na divulgação deste maravilhoso instrumento, obrigado por participar da nossa história!
...STATE OF EMERGENCY... by Steel Pulse ------------------------...............
*from 'State of Emergency' (1988)*
Intro:
(Drums)
(n.C) State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency. State of emergency, state of emergency, state of emergency.
Interlude:
G#mA, G#mB (x2)
Verse 1:
G#mAG#mA From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around. G#mAG#mA From Handsworth to Uitenhage; lawlessness, 'pon rampage.
Bridge 1:
G#mA Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings. G#mA Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change. G#mA Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine, G#mA For-ever we will strive; fighting against Apartheid.
Chorus 1:
G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Break:
G#mAG#mB (Forever, we will strive). G#mAG#mB (Forever, we will strive), I never seen a thing like this before.
Bridge 2:
G#mA Sticks and stones, they're throwing; set ablaze the buildings. G#mA Youthful minds are stirring; time to make a change. G#mA Who they think they're fooling? No want no diverse doctrine, G#mA For-ever we will strive; fighting against...
Chorus 2:
G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency. G#mA State of emergency, G#mB State of emergency; I never seen such urgency.
Break:
G#mAG#mB (Forever, we will strive), the whole wide world is burning. G#mAG#mB (Forever, we will strive), pring pring, gun shot ring.
Coda:
G#mAG#mA From Brixton to Cape Town; unrest all around. G#mA From Handsworth to Durban; no satisfaction.
G#mA We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now. G#mA We will strive for freedom now, we will strive for freedom now.
Outro:
G#mA, G#mB (x2), G#m
CHORD DIAGRAMS: ---------------
G#mAB
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 466444 577655 799877
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])