Chords for Boney M - Rivers of Babylon (Lyrics) #mysongs #BoneyM #RiversofBabylon #Lyrics
Tempo:
114.8 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
F
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[E] [Dm]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
There we sat down, [G] there we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, [F] required from us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in [G] a [C] strange land.
Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, [F] requiring of us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a strange [C] land.
Googoo, [Am] goo, [D]
goo.
[C] Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.
Let the words of [G] our mouths, and meditation of our heart,
be acceptable in thy [D] sight, [C] Eve to-night.
[D] [Cm]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
by the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
There [G] we wept.
When we [C] remembered our God.
By the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
There [G] we wept.
When we remembered [C] our God.
[G]
[C] There will be a king to carry us away in captivity.
[F] Required from us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a [C] strange land.
A king to carry us away in captivity.
[F] Requiring of us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a [C] strange land.
Lord to the Father.
You've done so much for [D] us.
Sing a song of praise.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the words [G] of our mouths and the [C] meditation of [G] our hearts
be [C] acceptable [G] in thy [D] sight [C] here tonight.
[D] [Cm] Let the words [G] of our mouths and [C] the meditation of [G] our hearts
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 our God.
[G]
[C] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh,
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
By the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
[G] There we wept.
When we [C] remembered [Cm]
our [C] God.
We'll be sad, yeah [Em] we [G] will, when we [C] remember the rivers of our love.
[E] [Dm]
[D] [C]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
There we sat down, [G] there we wept, when we [C] remembered Zion.
Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, [F] required from us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in [G] a [C] strange land.
Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, [F] requiring of us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a strange [C] land.
Googoo, [Am] goo, [D]
goo.
[C] Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.
Let the words of [G] our mouths, and meditation of our heart,
be acceptable in thy [D] sight, [C] Eve to-night.
[D] [Cm]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
by the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
There [G] we wept.
When we [C] remembered our God.
By the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
There [G] we wept.
When we remembered [C] our God.
[G]
[C] There will be a king to carry us away in captivity.
[F] Required from us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a [C] strange land.
A king to carry us away in captivity.
[F] Requiring of us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a [C] strange land.
Lord to the Father.
You've done so much for [D] us.
Sing a song of praise.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the words [G] of our mouths and the [C] meditation of [G] our hearts
be [C] acceptable [G] in thy [D] sight [C] here tonight.
[D] [Cm] Let the words [G] of our mouths and [C] the meditation of [G] our hearts
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 our God.
[G]
[C] Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh,
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
By the rivers of Babylon.
There we sat down.
[G] There we wept.
When we [C] remembered [Cm]
our [C] God.
We'll be sad, yeah [Em] we [G] will, when we [C] remember the rivers of our love.
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_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There we sat _ down, _ [G] there we wept, _ when we [C] remembered _ Zion.
_ Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, _ _ [F] required from us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in [G] a _ _ [C] strange land. _ _ _ _
Didn't we hear, carry us away in _ captivity, _ [F] requiring of us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a strange _ [C] land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Googoo, _ _ _ _ [Am] goo, _ [D] _ _
goo.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.
Let the words of [G] our mouths, and _ meditation of our heart,
be acceptable in thy [D] sight, _ [C] Eve to-night.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ by the rivers of Babylon.
_ _ There we sat _ down.
_ There [G] we wept.
_ When we [C] remembered our God. _ _
_ By the rivers of Babylon. _
_ _ There we sat down. _
_ _ There [G] we wept. _
_ When we remembered [C] our God.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ There _ _ will be a king to carry us away in captivity.
_ _ [F] Required from us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a _ _ [C] strange land.
A _ _ _ _ king to carry us away in _ captivity.
_ [F] Requiring of us [C] a song. _
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a _ _ [C] strange _ land.
_ _ _ _ _ Lord to the Father.
_ _ _ _ You've done so much for _ _ [D] _ us.
Sing a song of _ _ _ praise.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the words [G] of our mouths and the [C] meditation of [G] our hearts
be [C] acceptable [G] in thy [D] sight [C] here tonight.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] Let the words [G] of our mouths and [C] the meditation of [G] our hearts
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 our God. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ By the rivers of _ Babylon.
_ There we sat _ down. _ _ _
[G] There we wept.
_ When we [C] remembered _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
our [C] _ God.
_ _ We'll be sad, _ _ _ _ yeah [Em] we [G] will, _ _ when we [C] remember the _ _ _ _ _ rivers of our _ love.
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There we sat _ down, _ [G] there we wept, _ when we [C] remembered _ Zion.
_ Didn't we hear, carry us away in captivity, _ _ [F] required from us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in [G] a _ _ [C] strange land. _ _ _ _
Didn't we hear, carry us away in _ captivity, _ [F] requiring of us [C] a sound.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a strange _ [C] land. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Googoo, _ _ _ _ [Am] goo, _ [D] _ _
goo.
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh, yeh.
Let the words of [G] our mouths, and _ meditation of our heart,
be acceptable in thy [D] sight, _ [C] Eve to-night.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ by the rivers of Babylon.
_ _ There we sat _ down.
_ There [G] we wept.
_ When we [C] remembered our God. _ _
_ By the rivers of Babylon. _
_ _ There we sat down. _
_ _ There [G] we wept. _
_ When we remembered [C] our God.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ There _ _ will be a king to carry us away in captivity.
_ _ [F] Required from us [C] a song.
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a _ _ [C] strange land.
A _ _ _ _ king to carry us away in _ captivity.
_ [F] Requiring of us [C] a song. _
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song [G] in a _ _ [C] strange _ land.
_ _ _ _ _ Lord to the Father.
_ _ _ _ You've done so much for _ _ [D] _ us.
Sing a song of _ _ _ praise.
Yeah, [C]
yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the words [G] of our mouths and the [C] meditation of [G] our hearts
be [C] acceptable [G] in thy [D] sight [C] here tonight.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Cm] Let the words [G] of our mouths and [C] the meditation of [G] our hearts
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 our God. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh,
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
Oh, oh, [C] oh, oh, oh, oh.
_ By the rivers of _ Babylon.
_ There we sat _ down. _ _ _
[G] There we wept.
_ When we [C] remembered _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
our [C] _ God.
_ _ We'll be sad, _ _ _ _ yeah [Em] we [G] will, _ _ when we [C] remember the _ _ _ _ _ rivers of our _ love.