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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Bob Marley - Babylon System chords
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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]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
F
134211111
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon System chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Em, G, C, F, C, G, F, G, Am, C, Am and Dm in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 45 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 91 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: F Major.

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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] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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