UB40 – Forget The Cost (Guitar)

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Below is UB40`s 'Forget The Cost' Reggae/Rhythm Guitar Chords and Lyric pattern which is taken from their 1982 L.P 'UB44'. [Chords and optional partials]
       Gm        F         Bb            Gm        F         Bb  
       EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE        EADGBE    EADGBE    EADGBE
355333 133211 688766 xx5333 xx3211 xx3331 [Intro is Horns and Drums then] [Full band except for Horns]
Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Bb Gm  F  Gm  
[The full band with full Horn section]

Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Gm  F  Gm 
[Small Saxophone solo]

Gm  Bb Gm  F Gm  
[Full Horn section returns]
Gm Gm F Gm Gm Bb Gm F Gm [Verse 1] N.C Multi-million dollar exploration into space, N.C While in the name of progress this planet`s laid to waste, N.C Nation takes on nation and is stepping up the pace,
    Gm                   F     Gm
And someone`s got his finger on(the button).
[Chorus 1]
Gm             Bb Gm     F           Gm         
Forget the cost   we`ve got to choose,

                               F        Gm
We`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Verse 2]
Gm                                   F                  Gm
Rich is rich and poor is poor and ne`er the twain shall meet,

                Bb       Gm         F            Gm
East is East and West is West and only one shall eat,
N.C The microchip has come of age and man is obsolete, N.C And someone`s got his finger on(the button). [Chorus 2]
Gm                     F           Gm
Forget the cost we`ve got to choose,

                          Bb      Gm   F       Gm
`Cause we`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Keyboard Instrumental] Gm Bb Gm F Gm Gm Gm F Gm [Verse 3] N.C Multi-million dollar exploration into space, N.C While in the name of progress this planet`s laid to waste N.C Nation takes on nation and is stepping up the pace,
      Gm       Bb   Gm     F     Gm
While someone`s got his finger on(the button).
[Chorus 3]
Gm                     F           Gm
Forget the cost we`ve got to choose,

                                F       Gm
We`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Verse 4] N.C Rich is rich and poor is poor and ne`er the twain shall meet,
                                       F            Gm
East is East and West is West and only one shall eat,

                                      F          Gm
The microchip has come of age and man is obsolete,
N.C Someone`s got his finger on(the button). [Chorus 4]
Gm                     F           Gm
Forget the cost we`ve got to choose,

                                        F       Gm
Because we`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Chorus 5]
Gm                     F           Gm 
Forget the cost we`ve got to choose,

                                       F       Gm      
`Cause we`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Chorus 6]
Gm             Bb Gm     F           Gm
Forget the cost   we`ve got to choose,

                                F       Gm
We`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Chorus 7]
Gm                     F           Gm
Forget the cost we`ve got to choose,

                           Bb      Gm   F       Gm
Because we`re running in a race we can only lose.
[Chorus 8] N.C Forget the cost we`ve got to choose, N.C We`re running in a race we can only lose. [Outro]
Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Gm  F  Gm  Gm  Bb Gm F  Gm  Gm  Gm  F  Gm
Repeat `till fade with Chorus Lyrics,The one staccato chop of the Bb varies throughout and especially live so.
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