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Shut You Down

from South Ocean by James Brook

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Written 2010 Operation Waltzing Matilda

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(G)I got a radio
And my (D)hands are cold
Three (G)kill ships lurch
In the (D)harsh grey swell
Got the (A)Nissan Maru dead ahead
As the (Bm)bow slams into a force nine gale
In the (A)galley below the pots clatter and fall
The (Bm)drains gurgle like the ghosts from (A)hell

On the(G) bridge
The (D)radar glows
As the (G)first mate grabs
For the (D)satellite phone
Sayin’(A) “Bob Barker, Bob Barker,
(Bm)Alter your course we’re coming round,
(A)Block the slipway, don’t get too close,
(Bm)We’re gunna come at them (A)head on!”

(Bm)Action stations to the(A) water cannon
(Bm)Helmets on deploy the (A)prop fouler
(Bm)If you’re sea sick now its (A)your bad luck
(Bm)We need you up on deck right now(A)

In your(G) mustang suit
It’ll(D) keep you dry
Get the (G)crane warmed up
And the (D)Delta will fly

(A)Over the swell as the chopper goes up
(Bm)We’re crazy people working real hard
(A)Representing the people of the world
(Bm)Who’ve had enough
Who’ve had enough(A)

Of the (G)criminals
Who (D)kill wild life
Is (G)nothing to be left
(D)Untouched unkilled

(A)Well we’re standing up we’re chasing you down
Yeah the (Bm)hunters are hunted in your killing ground
You (A)cowards who kill innocent beasts
In a (Bm)sanctuary
We’re coming for (A)you

(Bm)You can squirm and run but we’ve (A)got you now
In an (Bm)ice filled sea and a (A)swell side on
(Bm)You rammed Ady Gil (A)Smashed her in two
It’s a (Bm)sea crime you could have (A)killed the whole crew
The (Bm)only way to win is if the (A)human beings
(Bm)Fight to restore the (A)world’s oceans
(Bm)Repair the harm that (A)we’ve caused
(Bm)To the natural world
To the natural world(A)

(Bm)We’ll never give up (A)Never give in
(Bm)We’re gonna shut you down in the (A)Southern Ocean
(G) Never give up(D)Never give in
(G)We’re gonna shut you down in the (D)Southern Ocean
(Bm)Never give up
(A)Never give in gonna (Bm)shut you down in every ocean(G D)

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from South Ocean, released November 30, 2012

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James Brook

James Brook plays an alt folk/ folk punk style. Since the 90's he has combined activism and music, travelling the world and releasing multiple albums about his experiences. he has fronted bands Ecowar, Boarding Party and Skreechtramps as well as his solo work. ... more

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