Securing The Peace

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In 2008 UB40 brought out a DELUXE EDITION of their album `Twenty Four Seven` it
contained seven additional tracks and `Securing The Peace` rapped by Astro was one of `em,
Here is the Reggae Guitar Chord Structure and Lyric for the track.
[Chords]
Cm Bb F Gm
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
X35543 X13331 133211 355333
[intro]
Cm Cm Bb Cm F Gm Cm Cm Bb Cm F Gm
CmCmBbCmF GmCmCmBbCm
N.C
[Chorus 1]
Cm Cm Bb Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F Gm
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for,
Cm Cm Bb Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F Gm
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.
[Verse 1]
Cm Cb Bb Cm
In peacetime some bury their fathers,
F Gm
In war time some bury their son`s,
Cm Cm Bb Cm
The dead are all labelled as martyrs,
F Gm
And the living inherit the bullet and the gun.
[Chorus 2]
Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F Gm
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for,
Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F Gm
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.
[Verse 2]
N.C
If religious crusade is your calling,
N.C
Ask your god if he`ll stop the bombs falling,
N.C
On the heads Of the poor that were shattered today,
N.C
They were wailing so load you can`t hear yourself think.
[Chorus 3]
Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F Gm
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for,
Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
N.C
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.
[Verse 3]
N.C
A single death is tragic a million a statistic,
N.C
To say the war is fought for peace sounds cynically sadistic.
[Saxophone Middle]
CmCmBbCmF GmF CmCmBb GmF
N.C
[Verse 3]
N.C
Take your prayers and take your blaspheming,
F Gm F
Take the graves where the mothers are screaming,
Cm Cm Bb Cm
You can`t convince me that you feel the loss,
F Gm
The last real Christian you killed on the cross.
[Chorus 4]
Cm
Securing the peace then preparing for war,
F
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for,
Cm
Securing the peace while preparing for war,
F
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.
[Verse 4]
Cm Cm Bb Cm
And while the world plays hide and seek,
F Gm
To cover up the violence,
Cm Cm Bb Cm
Innocence claims the right to speak.
F Gm
And guilty the right to silence.
[Saxophone Middle 2]
Cm Cm F F Cm Cm F Gm
[Outro]
N.C
Securing the peace while preparing for war,
N.C
Securing the peace while preparing for war,
Cm
Securing The peace while preparing for war,
F
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for,
Cm
Securing the peace when preparing for war,
N.C
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.

Securing The Peace chords and lyrics

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In 2008 UB40 brought out a DELUXE EDITION of their album `Twenty Four Seven` it 
contained seven additional tracks and `Securing The Peace` rapped by Astro was one of `em,
Here is the Reggae Guitar Chord Structure and Lyric for the track.
[Chords]  
          X35543  X13331  133211  355333
[intro]
Cm  Cm Bb Cm  F  Gm  Cm  Cm Bb Cm  F  Gm
Cm  Cm Bb Cm  F  Gm  Cm  Cm Bb Cm  N.C
[Chorus 1]
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 2]
[Verse 2]
N.C
If religious crusade is your calling,
N.C
Ask your god if he`ll stop the bombs falling,
N.C
On the heads Of the poor that were shattered today,
N.C
They were wailing so load you can`t hear yourself think.
[Chorus 3]
N.C
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.
[Verse 3]
N.C
A single death is tragic a million a statistic,
N.C
To say the war is fought for peace sounds cynically sadistic.
[Saxophone Middle]
Cm  Cm Bb Cm  F  Gm F  Cm  Cm Bb N.C   Gm F
[Verse 3]
N.C
Take your prayers and take your blaspheming,
[Chorus 4]
[Verse 4]
[Saxophone Middle 2]
Cm  Cm  F  F  Cm  Cm  F  Gm
[Outro]
N.C
Securing the peace while preparing for war,
N.C
Securing the peace while preparing for war,
N.C
And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.

Securing The Peace Chords by UB40

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