Chords for Steel Pulse - Don't Shoot

Tempo:
188.05 bpm
Chords used:

Am

Dm

Em

E

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Steel Pulse - Don't Shoot chords
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[G]
[Am]
[Dm] [F] [C]
[Am]
[Dm] [Em]
[Am] Should I run away?
[Dm] Should I run away?
[C]
[Am] Should I run away?
[Dm] Oh yeah!
[Em]
[Am] I says don't get [Dm] [Em] disillusioned [Am] by this racist [Dm] institution
[Em]
[Am] The bigots are out there with [Dm] their weapons [Em] too
Yes, [Am] they're aiming just to gun down [Dm] our children
[E] So
[Am] let me tell you this [Dm] time [Em] around
[Am]
Yes, we're gonna draw this [Dm] line right [Em] now
[Am] Our common goal is to [Dm] stand [E] our grounds
[Em]
[Am] We got the city [Dm] on our hands
[Em]
So [Am] don't shoot, got my hands up
So don't [E] shoot, I put [Em] my hands up
[Am] Should I keep my mouth shut?
[Dm] What do you want from [Em] me?
[Am] Don't shoot, got my hands up
So don't [E] shoot, I put [D] my hands [Am] up
I'm choking, I can't breathe
[Dm] [C]
Should [Am] I run away?
[Dm] Or should I [E] just [G]
[Am] boil it dead [Dm] as a victim?
[Em]
[Am] Another statistic to [Dm] the system
[Em] [C]
[Am] All kinds of crazy shit [Dm] ran [F] through my [Em] mama mind
[Am] Will I live to raise my children?
[Em]
[Am] Yes, I'm gonna tell you this time around
What goes around surely [Dm] comes [F] around
[Em]
[Am] Is this defiance that's [Dm] got me [C] bound?
[Em]
[Am] You got the whole town [Dm] on lockdown
[C] [Em]
[Am] Don't shoot, got my hands up
So [E] don't shoot, [Em] I put my hands up
[Am] Should I keep my mouth shut?
[Dm] What do you want from [Em] me?
[Am] Don't shoot, got my hands up
[E] Don't shoot, I put [Em] my hands up
[Am]
[D] I'm [E] choking, I [Em] can't breathe
[Am]
[Dm] I'm choking, I [C] can't breathe
[Am] I
[Dm] beg you, don't [Em] test me
[Am]
[Dm] I'm down on my [E] knees
[C]
[Am]
Should [Dm] I run away?
[Em]
[Am] Is it because I'm happy?
[Dm] Why is the [Em] trigger happy?
[Am] Is it because I'm happy?
[Dm] Why [F] is the [Em] trigger happy?
[Am] Is it because I'm happy?
[Dm] Why is the [Em] trigger happy?
[Am]
[Dm] Don't shoot!
[Am] Don't you, don't you, don't you,
[Dm] don't you, [Em] don't you, don't you, [Am] don't you, don't you,
don't
[Dm] you, [Am] don't you, don't you, [G]
don't you, [Am] don't you, don't you,
[Dm] [D] don't you, don't you,
[Am] don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, [Dm] don't you, don't you, [E] [Em]
don't [Am] you, don't
[Dm] [F] [Em]
[Am] you,
[G]
[Am]
[E] [G]
[Am] don't you, don't [G]
[Am] you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you,
[Em]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[G]
[Am]
[N]
Key:  
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Em
121
E
2311
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
Em
121
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To learn Steel Pulse - Dont Shoot chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Am, Em, Am, Dm, Am, Dm and Em. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 94 BPM and then match the original tempo of 188 BPM. With the song's key of A Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] Should I run away? _ _ _
_ [Dm] Should I run away?
[C] _ _ _
_ [Am] Should I run away? _ _ _
[Dm] Oh yeah!
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ I says don't get _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ disillusioned _ [Am] _ _ by this racist _ [Dm] _ _ institution
[Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ The bigots are out there with [Dm] their _ weapons [Em] too
Yes, [Am] _ they're aiming just to gun down [Dm] our children
[E] So _ _
_ [Am] _ _ let me tell you this [Dm] time _ [Em] around
_ [Am] _
_ _ Yes, we're gonna draw this _ [Dm] line right [Em] now _ _
_ [Am] _ Our common goal is to [Dm] stand [E] our grounds
[Em] _ _
_ [Am] _ We got the city [Dm] on our hands
[Em] _ _
So [Am] don't shoot, got my hands up
So don't [E] shoot, I put [Em] my hands up
[Am] Should I _ keep my mouth shut?
[Dm] What do you want from [Em] me? _
[Am] Don't shoot, _ got my hands up
So don't [E] shoot, I put [D] my hands [Am] up _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm choking, I can't breathe _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
Should [Am] I run away? _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Or should I [E] just _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ boil it dead [Dm] as a victim?
[Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ Another statistic to [Dm] the system
[Em] _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ All kinds of crazy shit [Dm] ran [F] through my [Em] mama mind
[Am] _ _ Will I live to raise my children?
_ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Yes, I'm gonna tell you this time _ around _ _
_ _ What goes around surely [Dm] comes [F] _ around
[Em] _ _
_ _ [Am] Is this _ defiance that's [Dm] got me [C] bound?
_ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ You got the whole town [Dm] on lockdown
_ _ [C] _ [Em] _ _
_ [Am] Don't shoot, got my hands up
So [E] don't shoot, [Em] I put my hands up
[Am] Should I keep my mouth shut?
[Dm] What do you want from [Em] me? _
_ [Am] Don't shoot, _ got my hands up
[E] Don't shoot, I put [Em] my hands up
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] I'm [E] choking, I [Em] can't breathe
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I'm choking, I [C] can't breathe
_ [Am] _ _ I _ _ _
_ [Dm] beg you, don't [Em] test me _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] I'm down on my [E] knees
_ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
Should [Dm] I run away?
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] Is it because I'm happy?
_ [Dm] Why is the [Em] trigger happy?
_ [Am] Is it because I'm happy?
_ [Dm] Why [F] is the [Em] trigger happy? _
_ [Am] Is it because I'm happy?
_ [Dm] Why is the [Em] trigger happy?
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] Don't shoot!
[Am] _ _ Don't you, don't you, don't you, _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ don't you, _ _ [Em] don't you, don't you, [Am] don't you, don't you,
don't _ _
_ [Dm] you, [Am] don't you, _ don't you, [G]
don't you, [Am] don't you, don't you, _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [D] don't you, don't you,
[Am] don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, _ _ [Dm] don't you, don't you, [E] _ _ [Em] _ _
don't [Am] you, _ _ don't _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _ _
[Am] you, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] don't you, _ _ _ don't _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, don't you, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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