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Intro:
  Bb   Gm(x2)
  Cm   Gm(x16)
Verse 1:
I say the Cmpeople of Handsworth,Gm  
    Cm  GmKnow that;
 CmOne hand wash the other, Gmso they say.    Cm   GmSo...
Let's Cmjoin hands my bredren,
 GmMake the way, for our Cmchildren, (our children, our Gmchildren),
And their Cmchildren, (their children, their Gmchildren).
En-Cmsuring that they get life's Gmfair share of..Cm.Gm  
  Cm        Gm  Cm  Gm
E-quality...
 CmDoesn't justice, Gmstand for all?
 CmDoesn't justice, Gmstand for all?
 CmDoesn't justice, stand for Gmall man-kind?
We Cmfind so-Gmciety, putting us Cmdown,Gm  
 CmCrowning us, crowning us, crowning us, crown-Gming us;
 CmA place of evil, oh, Gmoh.
 CmHandsworth means us the black Gmpeople,
 CmHandsworth means us the black Gmpeople.
We're talking Cmnow; speaking Jah Jah Cmlanguage!
Chorus 1:
It's a G7long, long F7way, we're Ab7coming G7from.
To G7send this F7message a-Ab7cross, a-G7cross.
Its been G7hidden, for-F7bidden, con-Ab7cealed, unre-G7vealed,
Its G7got to come F7out in the Ab7open, G7that...
Verse 2:
 CmBabylon is Gmfalling, CmBabylon is Gmfalling.
It was Cmfoolish to build it Gmon the sand,
Handsworth shall Cmstand firm,
 GmLike Jah rock; fighting Cmback.
We once beggars, Gmare now choosers,
No Cmintention to Gmbe losers,
Striving Cmforward, with am-Gmbition,
And if it Cmtakes ammu-Gmnition,
We rebel in CmHandsworth GmRevolution.
Break:
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
Interlude:
  Cm   Gm(x8)
Dread Cmtown, dread town, dread Gmtown.
  Cm   Gm(x2)
Dread Cmtown, dread town, dread Gmtown.Cm  Gm  
Bridge 1:
Dread we Cmare for a cause, de-Gmprived of many things,
Ex-Cmperienced phoney laws, Gmhatred Babylon brings.
 CmWe know what Gmyou got to offer; Cmwe know what's Gmgoing on.
Don't Cmwant no favours, 'cos there is still hunger,
Inno-Gmcent convicted, poor wage, hard labour,
Only CmBabylon prospers and humble suffer.
They are Gmbrothers...in CmSouth of Africa,
One GmBlack represent all, all over the Cmworld.Gm  
Can't Cmbear it no longer, blessed with the power,
Of GmJah Creator, we will get stronger,
And Cmwe will conquer, and forward ever and Gmbackward never.
Break:
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution,
 CmHandsworth, GmRevolution.
Coda:
 CmRevo-revo, GmRevolution,
 CmRevo-revo, GmRevolution.
 CmRevo-revo, GmRevolution,
 CmRevo-revo, GmRevolution.Cm  
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   Bb      Gm      Cm      G7      F7      Ab7

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Handsworth Revolution

by Steel Pulse

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ab7

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Intro:

Bb Gm

(x2)

Cm Gm

(x16)

Verse 1:

Cm Gm

I say the people of Handsworth,

Cm Gm

Know that;

Cm Gm Cm Gm

One hand wash the other, so they say. So...

Let's join hands my bredren,

Gm Cm Gm

Make the way, for our children, (our children, our children),

Cm Gm

And their children, (their children, their children).

Cm Gm Cm Gm

En-suring that they get life's fair share of...

Cm Gm Cm Gm

-quality...

Cm Gm

Doesn't justice, stand for all?

Cm Gm

Doesn't justice, stand for all?

Cm Gm

Doesn't justice, stand for all man-kind?

Cm Gm Cm Gm

We find so-ciety, putting us down,

Cm Gm

Crowning us, crowning us, crowning us, crown-ing us;

Cm Gm

A place of evil, oh, oh.

Cm Gm

Handsworth means us the black people,

Cm Gm

Handsworth means us the black people.

Cm Cm

We're talking now; speaking Jah Jah language!

Chorus 1:

G7 F7 Ab7 G7

It's a long, long way, we're coming from.

G7 F7 Ab7 G7

To send this message a-cross, a-cross.

G7 F7 Ab7 G7

Its been hidden, for-bidden, con-cealed, unre-vealed,

G7 F7 Ab7 G7

Its got to come out in the open, that...

Verse 2:

Cm Gm Cm Gm

Babylon is falling, Babylon is falling.

Cm Gm

It was foolish to build it on the sand,

Handsworth shall stand firm,

Gm Cm

Like Jah rock; fighting back.

We once beggars, are now choosers,

Cm Gm

No intention to be losers,

Cm Gm

Striving forward, with am-bition,

Cm Gm

And if it takes ammu-nition,

Cm Gm

We rebel in Handsworth Revolution.

Break:

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Interlude:

Cm Gm

(x8)

Cm Gm

Dread town, dread town, dread town.

Cm Gm

(x2)

Cm Gm Cm Gm

Dread town, dread town, dread town.

Bridge 1:

Cm Gm

Dread we are for a cause, de-prived of many things,

Cm Gm

Ex-perienced phoney laws, hatred Babylon brings.

Cm Gm Cm Gm

We know what you got to offer; we know what's going on.

Don't want no favours, 'cos there is still hunger,

Inno-cent convicted, poor wage, hard labour,

Only Babylon prospers and humble suffer.

Gm Cm

They are brothers...in South of Africa,

Gm Cm Gm

One Black represent all, all over the world.

Can't bear it no longer, blessed with the power,

Of Jah Creator, we will get stronger,

Cm Gm

And we will conquer, and forward ever and backward never.

Break:

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Handsworth, Revolution.

Coda:

Cm Gm

Revo-revo, Revolution,

Cm Gm

Revo-revo, Revolution.

Cm Gm

Revo-revo, Revolution,

Cm Gm Cm

Revo-revo, Revolution.

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

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Bb Gm Cm G7 F7 Ab7

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