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Handsworth Revolution

Steel Pulse

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...HANDSWORTH REVOLUTION... by Steel Pulse ---------------------------............... *from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)* Intro: Bb Gm (x2) Cm Gm (x16) Verse 1: Cm I say the people, Gm Of Handsworth, Cm Gm Know that; Cm One hand wash, The other, Gm Cm So they say, Gm So... Cm Let's join hands, Gm My bredren, Gm Make the way, Cm For our children, (Our children, Gm Our children), Cm And their children, (Their children, Gm Their children). Cm En-suring, That they get. Gm Cm Gm Life's fair share of... Cm Gm Cm Gm E-quality... Cm Doesn't justice, Gm Stand for all? Cm Doesn't justice, Gm Stand for all? Cm Doesn't justice, Gm Stand for all man-kind? Cm Gm We find so-ciety, Cm Gm Putting us down, Cm Crowning us, Crowning us, Crowning us, Gm Crown-ing us. Cm A place of Evil, Gm Oh, oh, Cm Handsworth means us, Gm The Black People, Cm Handsworth means us, Gm The Black People. Cm We're talking now; Gm Speaking Jah Jah language! Chorus 1: G7 F7 It's a long, long way Ab7 G7 We're coming from, G7 F7 To send this message, Ab7 G7 A-cross, A-cross. G7 F7 Its been hidden, for-bidden, Ab7 G7 Con-cealed, unre-vealed, G7 F7 Its got to come out, Ab7 G7 In the open that... Verse 2: Cm Gm Babylon is falling, Cm Gm Babylon is falling. Cm It was foolish to, Gm Build it on the sand. Cm Handsworth shall stand, Gm Firm, like Jah rock; Cm Fighting back. We once beggars, Gm Are now choosers, Cm No intention, Gm To be losers, Cm Striving forward, Gm With am-bition, Cm And if it takes, Gm Ammu-nition, Cm We rebel in Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Break: Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Interlude: Cm Gm (x8) Cm Dread town, Dread town, Gm Dread town, Cm Gm (x2) Cm Dread town, Dread town, Gm Cm Gm Dread town. Bridge 1: Cm Dread we are for a cause, Gm De-prived of many things, Cm Ex-perienced phoney laws, Gm Hatred Babylon brings. Cm We know what, Gm You got to offer; Cm Gm We know what's going on. Cm Don't want no favours, 'Cos there is, Still hunger, Gm Inno-cent convicted, Poor wage, hard labour, Cm Only Babylon prospers, And humble suffer. Gm They are brothers... Cm In south of Africa, Gm One Black represent all, Cm Gm All over the world. Cm Can't bear it no longer, Blessed wlth the power, Gm Of Jah Creator, We will get stronger, Cm And we will conquer, And forward ever, Gm And backward never. Break: Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution, Cm Handsworth, Gm Revolution. Coda: Cm Revo-revo, Gm Revolution. Cm Revo-revo, Gm Revolution. Cm Revo-revo, Gm Revolution. Cm Revo-revo, Gm Cm Revolution. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bb Gm Cm G7 F7 Ab7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xxx331 xxx333 xxx543 xxx767 xxx545 xxx878 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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