Securing The Peace

UB40

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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]             EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE           X35543  X13331  133211  355333 [intro]                                N. [Chorus 1] Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for. [Verse 1] In peacetime some bury their fathers    In war time some bury their son`s The dead are all labelled as martyrs    And the living inherit the bullet and the gun. [Chorus 2] Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for Securing the peace then preparing for war 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] Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for Securing the peace then preparing for war N.C And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for. [Verse 3] N.C N.C                                 To say the war is fought for peace sounds cynically sadistic. [Saxophone Middle]              N.    [Verse 3] N.C Take your prayers and take your blaspheming Take the graves where the mothers are screaming You can`t convince me that you feel the loss The last real Christian you killed on the cross. [Chorus 4] Securing the peace then preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for Securing the peace while preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for. [Verse 4] And while the world plays hide and seek To cover up the violence Innocence claims the right to speak. And guilty the right to silence. [Saxophone Middle 2]                [Outro] N.C Securing the peace while preparing for war N.C Securing the peace while preparing for war Securing The peace while preparing for war And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for Securing the peace when preparing for war N.C And the people don`t know what they`re fighting for.

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