Youth Of Eglington Chords by Black Uhuru

Tempo:
161.35 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Cm

Dm

Bb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Black Uhuru - Youth of Eglington chords
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[Gm] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] [G] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Cm]
[Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] So much got shot [Cm] down, crimson [Gm] suns and blues.
[Dm]
[Gm] They are responsible [Cm] for a [Gm] lot of children.
[Dm] And [Gm] they need food, [Cm] and they [Gm] want to go to school.
[Dm]
[Gm] Say the youth [Bb] of England [Cm]
[D] [Gm] won't put [Bb] down their [G] revenge [Dm] on
our [Gm] people, [Bb] this [Cm]
time.
[D] [Gm] Won't [Bb] leave their [Cm] mark [Dm] now, [Gm] this [Cm] time.
[D] [G] [Bb] [Cm]
Our [Gm] pyrrhic in [Cm] line to solve the [Gm] crime,
won't be the first to [Dm] volunteer.
[Gm] Yell up, [Cm] yell up, you [Gm] muckree.
Get up and get [Dm] yourself together.
[Gm] Hear [Cm] the words of Dada, [Gm] coming from the hills [Dm] round.
[Gm] Dada, Dada,
[Cm] give [Gm] strength.
[Dm] [G] [Bb] Youth of [Cm]
England [D] [G] won't [Bb] put down their [Cm]
revenge [Dm] on
[Gm] the [Bb] youth of [Cm]
Brixton.
[D] [Gm] They put down their [Cm] full fight, [Dm] this time, [G] this [Bb] time.
[Cm]
[D] [G] This [Cm] time.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [G]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [G]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [Gm] Stop [Cm] and listen.
[Gm] They want you to fight, [Dm] not to [Gm] spite.
Take your [Cm] strength, [Gm] because strength is life.
[Dm] [Gm] The youth [Cm] of Africa, [Gm] our land and [Dm] our future.
[Gm]
Oh.
[Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] I [Gm] say the youth [Bb] of England [Cm] [D] [Gm] won't put [Bb] down their revenge [Dm] on
[Gm] the youth [Bb] of [Cm] Brixton.
[G] Won't [Bb] leave their mark [Cm] now, [Gm] this time, [D] [Gm] this time.
[Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Bb] World is [Cm] what they say.
[D] [Gm] She got [Bb] a fire [Cm] straight [Dm] up.
[Gm] Our age is what they say.
She got some food, some [Cm]
fun.
[Dm] [Gm] The youth of [Cm] England [D] [Gm] won't [Bb] put down their [Cm] revenge [Dm] on
[Gm] the youth [Bb] of [Cm] Brixton.
[D] [Gm] They [Bb] put down [Cm] their full [Dm] fight, this [G] time, [Bb] [Cm]
[D] this [Gm] time.
This time.
[Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] Oh.
[Cm] [D] Oh.
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Cm]
[D] [Gm] [Cm]
[Dm] [Gm] [Cm]
[D] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G] [Bb] [C]
[D] [G]
[Eb] [C]
[Gm]
[G]
Oh.
[D]
[G]
Oh.
Oh.
Oh.
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
Bb
12341111
D
1321
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Dm
2311
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To learn Black Uhuru - Youth Of Eglington chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Gm, C, Dm, Gm, Cm and Gm. A good strategy is to initiate at 80 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 161 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: G Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] So much got shot [Cm] down, crimson [Gm] suns and blues.
_ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] They are responsible [Cm] for a [Gm] lot of children. _ _
[Dm] _ And [Gm] they need _ food, [Cm] and they [Gm] want to go to school.
[Dm] _
_ _ [Gm] Say the youth [Bb] of England [Cm] _
_ [D] _ [Gm] won't put [Bb] down their [G] revenge [Dm] on
our [Gm] people, [Bb] this [Cm]
time.
[D] _ _ [Gm] Won't [Bb] leave their [Cm] mark [Dm] now, _ [Gm] this _ [Cm] time.
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ Our [Gm] pyrrhic in [Cm] line to solve the [Gm] crime,
won't be the first to [Dm] volunteer.
_ [Gm] _ _ Yell up, [Cm] yell up, you [Gm] muckree.
Get up and get [Dm] yourself together.
[Gm] _ Hear _ [Cm] the words of Dada, [Gm] _ coming from the hills [Dm] round.
_ [Gm] Dada, Dada, _ _
[Cm] give _ [Gm] _ _ strength. _
[Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [Bb] Youth of [Cm]
England [D] _ _ [G] won't [Bb] put down their [Cm]
revenge [Dm] on
[Gm] the [Bb] youth of [Cm]
Brixton.
[D] _ _ [Gm] They put down their [Cm] full fight, [Dm] this time, [G] this _ [Bb] time.
[Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] This _ [Cm] time.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ Stop [Cm] and listen.
_ [Gm] _ They want you to fight, [Dm] not to [Gm] spite.
Take your _ [Cm] strength, _ [Gm] because strength is life.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ The youth [Cm] of Africa, [Gm] _ _ our land and [Dm] our future.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
Oh.
[Cm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ I [Gm] say the youth [Bb] of England [Cm] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] won't put [Bb] down their revenge _ [Dm] on
[Gm] the youth [Bb] of [Cm] Brixton.
_ _ [G] Won't [Bb] leave their mark [Cm] now, _ [Gm] this _ time, _ [D] _ _ [Gm] this time.
_ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] World is [Cm] what they say.
[D] _ [Gm] She got [Bb] a fire [Cm] straight [Dm] up.
_ [Gm] Our age is what they say.
She got some food, some [Cm]
fun.
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] The youth of [Cm] England _ [D] _ _ [Gm] won't [Bb] put down their [Cm] revenge [Dm] on
[Gm] the youth [Bb] of [Cm] Brixton.
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] They [Bb] put down [Cm] their full [Dm] fight, this [G] time, _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] this [Gm] time.
This time.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] Oh.
_ _ [Cm] _ [D] Oh.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh.
_ _ Oh.
_ _ Oh. _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Michael Rose.

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