Bob Marley - Babylon System Chords
Tempo:
91.45 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Am
Dm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We are what we are.
That's the [C] way it's going to be.
If [G] you don't know, [C] you can't [Am] educate us [Dm] for no equal opportunity.
Talking [F] about freedom, talking about my freedom, people [C] freedom [G] and [C] liberty.
[G]
Yeah, [C] we've been shouting on the [Am] wine press much too long.
[Dm] Rebellion, [G] rebellion, has [C] we've been trying on the [Dm] wine [Am] press [Em] much too [Dm] long.
Rebellion, [Em] [Dm] [G] rebellion, [N] mobilizes [G] in Islam [F] via.
[C] Yeah, [F]
sucking the children day [C] by day.
[G] Yeah, listen, the Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
[C] Falling [F] empire, sucking the blood of the [C] sufferer.
[G] Yeah, building church and [F] university.
[C] Oh yeah,
[F] deceiving the people [C] continually.
Yeah, [G]
the second brought you here still thieves and [F] murderers.
[C]
Look out [F] now, they're sucking the blood of the [C] sufferers.
Suffer, suffer, [G]
tell the children the truth.
[C] [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth [F] [G] right now.
Come [C] on and [G] tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth.
[C] [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [G] the children [Am] the truth.
Cause, cause [C] we've been trotting on your wine press
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [G] we've been out.
And [C] we've been taken for [Am] granted
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [C] [Bb] [Gm] [G]
[C] we've been [Am] trotting on your wine press
[Dm] much too long.
[Em] We've been [G]
[C] trotting on your wine [Am] press
[Dm] yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah, [G]
yeah.
[C] On the very day
[Am]
[Dm] We've [Em] been [Dm] trotting on [Em] your wine [G]
[C] press
[Am] [Dm] [C]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We are what we are.
That's the [C] way it's going to be.
If [G] you don't know, [C] you can't [Am] educate us [Dm] for no equal opportunity.
Talking [F] about freedom, talking about my freedom, people [C] freedom [G] and [C] liberty.
[G]
Yeah, [C] we've been shouting on the [Am] wine press much too long.
[Dm] Rebellion, [G] rebellion, has [C] we've been trying on the [Dm] wine [Am] press [Em] much too [Dm] long.
Rebellion, [Em] [Dm] [G] rebellion, [N] mobilizes [G] in Islam [F] via.
[C] Yeah, [F]
sucking the children day [C] by day.
[G] Yeah, listen, the Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
[C] Falling [F] empire, sucking the blood of the [C] sufferer.
[G] Yeah, building church and [F] university.
[C] Oh yeah,
[F] deceiving the people [C] continually.
Yeah, [G]
the second brought you here still thieves and [F] murderers.
[C]
Look out [F] now, they're sucking the blood of the [C] sufferers.
Suffer, suffer, [G]
tell the children the truth.
[C] [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth [F] [G] right now.
Come [C] on and [G] tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth.
[C] [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [G] the children [Am] the truth.
Cause, cause [C] we've been trotting on your wine press
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [G] we've been out.
And [C] we've been taken for [Am] granted
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [C] [Bb] [Gm] [G]
[C] we've been [Am] trotting on your wine press
[Dm] much too long.
[Em] We've been [G]
[C] trotting on your wine [Am] press
[Dm] yeah, yeah, [Em] yeah, [G]
yeah.
[C] On the very day
[Am]
[Dm] We've [Em] been [Dm] trotting on [Em] your wine [G]
[C] press
[Am] [Dm] [C]
Key:
C
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Dm
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C
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Am
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We _ _ are what we are.
That's the [C] way it's going to be.
If [G] you don't know, [C] _ you can't [Am] educate us [Dm] for no equal _ _ opportunity.
Talking [F] about freedom, talking about my freedom, people [C] freedom [G] and [C] liberty.
_ [G]
Yeah, [C] we've been shouting on the [Am] wine press much too long.
[Dm] _ Rebellion, _ [G] rebellion, _ has [C] we've been trying on the [Dm] wine [Am] press [Em] much too [Dm] long.
Rebellion, [Em] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ rebellion, _ _ _ [N] _ mobilizes [G] in Islam [F] via.
_ [C] Yeah, [F] _
sucking _ _ _ the children day [C] by _ day.
[G] Yeah, _ _ listen, the Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
_ [C] Falling [F] empire, _ _ _ sucking the blood of the _ [C] sufferer.
_ _ [G] _ Yeah, _ _ building _ church and _ [F] university.
_ [C] Oh yeah, _
_ [F] _ _ deceiving the people _ [C] continually.
Yeah, _ _ [G] _ _
the second _ brought you here still thieves and [F] _ murderers.
_ [C] _ _
Look out [F] now, they're sucking the blood of the _ [C] sufferers.
Suffer, suffer, [G] _ _ _
_ tell the children the truth. _
_ [C] _ [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] right now.
Come [C] on and [G] tell the children [Am] the truth. _
_ [F] _ Tell the children [G] the truth. _
_ [C] _ [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] _ _ Tell the children [G] the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [G] the children [Am] the truth.
Cause, cause [C] we've been trotting on your wine press
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, _ [G] we've been out.
And [C] we've been taken for [Am] granted
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [C] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
[C] we've been [Am] trotting on your wine press _
_ [Dm] much too long.
[Em] We've been [G] _
_ [C] trotting on your wine [Am] press _
[Dm] yeah, _ _ yeah, [Em] yeah, [G]
yeah.
[C] On the very day
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] We've [Em] been [Dm] trotting on [Em] your wine [G] _
[C] press
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We _ _ are what we are.
That's the [C] way it's going to be.
If [G] you don't know, [C] _ you can't [Am] educate us [Dm] for no equal _ _ opportunity.
Talking [F] about freedom, talking about my freedom, people [C] freedom [G] and [C] liberty.
_ [G]
Yeah, [C] we've been shouting on the [Am] wine press much too long.
[Dm] _ Rebellion, _ [G] rebellion, _ has [C] we've been trying on the [Dm] wine [Am] press [Em] much too [Dm] long.
Rebellion, [Em] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ rebellion, _ _ _ [N] _ mobilizes [G] in Islam [F] via.
_ [C] Yeah, [F] _
sucking _ _ _ the children day [C] by _ day.
[G] Yeah, _ _ listen, the Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
_ [C] Falling [F] empire, _ _ _ sucking the blood of the _ [C] sufferer.
_ _ [G] _ Yeah, _ _ building _ church and _ [F] university.
_ [C] Oh yeah, _
_ [F] _ _ deceiving the people _ [C] continually.
Yeah, _ _ [G] _ _
the second _ brought you here still thieves and [F] _ murderers.
_ [C] _ _
Look out [F] now, they're sucking the blood of the _ [C] sufferers.
Suffer, suffer, [G] _ _ _
_ tell the children the truth. _
_ [C] _ [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] right now.
Come [C] on and [G] tell the children [Am] the truth. _
_ [F] _ Tell the children [G] the truth. _
_ [C] _ [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] _ _ Tell the children [G] the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [G] the children [Am] the truth.
Cause, cause [C] we've been trotting on your wine press
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, _ [G] we've been out.
And [C] we've been taken for [Am] granted
much too long.
[Dm] We've been, [C] _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _
[C] we've been [Am] trotting on your wine press _
_ [Dm] much too long.
[Em] We've been [G] _
_ [C] trotting on your wine [Am] press _
[Dm] yeah, _ _ yeah, [Em] yeah, [G]
yeah.
[C] On the very day
_ [Am] _ _ _
_ [Dm] We've [Em] been [Dm] trotting on [Em] your wine [G] _
[C] press
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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