Chords for Boney M. - Rivers of Babylon (1978)
Tempo:
115.05 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Cm
D
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Am] [C]
[G] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[D] [C] by
[D]
[C]
the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there [G] we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
[G]
[C] Carried [Cm] [Gm] us away in [C] captivity, required from us, now how shall we sing the Lord's song
[G] in a strange land.
[C]
Carried us away in captivity, [F] requiring of us [C] a song, now how shall we sing the Lord's
song in a [Gm] strange land.
[C]
[G]
[C]
And the word of [G] our mouth, [C] and the meditation of our heart, [G] be [C] acceptable in [G] thy sight here tonight.
[Eb] [Cm] And the word of [G] our mouth, and the meditation of our heart, be [C] acceptable in [G] thy sight [C] here tonight.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there [G] we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
[Cm] [C]
By [G] the rivers
[C]
[A] of [C] Babylon, there we sat down,
[G]
[C]
[Cm] there [C] we
[G]
[C]
wept,
[B] [G]
when we remembered [C] Zion.
[G] [Dm]
[E] [C]
[D] [C] by
[D]
[C]
the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there [G] we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
[G]
[C] Carried [Cm] [Gm] us away in [C] captivity, required from us, now how shall we sing the Lord's song
[G] in a strange land.
[C]
Carried us away in captivity, [F] requiring of us [C] a song, now how shall we sing the Lord's
song in a [Gm] strange land.
[C]
[G]
[C]
And the word of [G] our mouth, [C] and the meditation of our heart, [G] be [C] acceptable in [G] thy sight here tonight.
[Eb] [Cm] And the word of [G] our mouth, and the meditation of our heart, be [C] acceptable in [G] thy sight [C] here tonight.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there [G] we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
[Cm] [C]
By [G] the rivers
[C]
[A] of [C] Babylon, there we sat down,
[G]
[C]
[Cm] there [C] we
[G]
[C]
wept,
[B] [G]
when we remembered [C] Zion.
Key:
C
G
Cm
D
Gm
C
G
Cm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ the rivers of Babylon, _ _ there we sat down, _ _ there [G] we wept, _ when we [C] remembered Zion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Carried [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] us away in _ [C] captivity, _ required from us, _ _ now how shall we sing the Lord's song
[G] in a _ _ strange land.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Carried us away in _ captivity, _ [F] requiring of us [C] a song, now how shall we sing the Lord's
song in a _ _ [Gm] strange land.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And _ _ the word of [G] our mouth, [C] and the meditation of our heart, [G] be [C] _ acceptable in [G] thy sight here tonight. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ And the word of [G] our mouth, and the meditation of our heart, be [C] _ acceptable in [G] thy sight _ [C] here tonight.
_ _ By the rivers of _ _ _ _ _ Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ _ _ there [G] we wept, _ when we [C] remembered Zion. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ By [G] the rivers _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ of [C] Babylon, _ _ _ _ there we sat down, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] there [C] we _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ wept, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ _ when we remembered [C] Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ by
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ the rivers of Babylon, _ _ there we sat down, _ _ there [G] we wept, _ when we [C] remembered Zion.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ Carried [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] us away in _ [C] captivity, _ required from us, _ _ now how shall we sing the Lord's song
[G] in a _ _ strange land.
[C] _ _ _ _ _
_ Carried us away in _ captivity, _ [F] requiring of us [C] a song, now how shall we sing the Lord's
song in a _ _ [Gm] strange land.
[C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
And _ _ the word of [G] our mouth, [C] and the meditation of our heart, [G] be [C] _ acceptable in [G] thy sight here tonight. _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ And the word of [G] our mouth, and the meditation of our heart, be [C] _ acceptable in [G] thy sight _ [C] here tonight.
_ _ By the rivers of _ _ _ _ _ Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ _ _ there [G] we wept, _ when we [C] remembered Zion. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ By [G] the rivers _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ of [C] Babylon, _ _ _ _ there we sat down, _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] there [C] we _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ wept, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [G] _ _
_ _ when we remembered [C] Zion. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _