3 Chords used in the song: G, D, C
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|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|--2-2-3-3-2--5--5-5--5-5-5-----|
|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--2-2-4-4--2----0--0-0--0-0-0--|
verse:
G
By the rivers of babylon
G
Where he sat down
D
and there he wept
G
when he remembered Zion
chorus:
oh for the wicked
G
carry us away captivity
C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
G D
so let the words of our mouth
G D
and the meditation of our heart
G D
be acceptable in thy sight
G
over i
|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|--2-2-3-3-2--5--5-5--5-5-5-----|
|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--2-2-4-4--2----0--0-0--0-0-0--|
verse:
G
By the rivers of babylon
G
Where he sat down
D
and there he wept
G
when he remembered Zion
chorus:
oh for the wicked
G
carry us away captivity
C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
in a strange land
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About this song: Rivers Of Babylon
Rivers Of Babylon is a song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians in 1972, and popularized mainly by the 1978 Boney M. cover version. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come. In 1992 Southern California ska band Sublime covered this song on their debut album 40 Oz. to Freedom.