Chords for Rivers of Babylon - Hopeton Lewis
Tempo:
112.45 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bm
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#m]
[G]
[Bm]
[D] By [F#] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G]
the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down and there [D] we wept.
When we remember [G]
Zion.
For the week it carried us away, captivity [C]
required from us [G] a song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a [G] strange land?
For the week it carried us away, captivity [C] required from us [G] a song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a strange [G]
land?
Sing it out!
[A]
[G] Sing it again!
Sing it again!
[D]
Woah, woah, [G]
woah!
Yeah, yeah!
Babylon.
That's where we sat down.
[D]
[G]
Oh, Zion.
So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be acceptable in [D] thy sight, O [G] for us.
So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be [G]
acceptable in thy [D] sight, O [G] for us.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Say it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
Ah, [D] ah, ah, ah.
Woah, woah, woah!
[G]
Yes, we did live in the rivers of Babylon.
That's where we sat down.
[D]
There we met [Bm] Messiah.
[G]
That's where we met Messiah.
Yeah!
[D]
[G]
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down.
And there we [D]
met, when we [G] remembered Zion.
For the wicked carry us away, captivity [C] required from us to [G] song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a [D]
[G] strange land?
[Am] Ah, ah, [G] ah, ah.
Sing it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
[A] Ah, ah, ah, ah.
[D] Woah, woah, woah!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's where we sat down.
And there we went.
[D]
And [Bm] we remember Zion.
[G]
Oh, Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Oh, that's where we went. Yeah!
[D] [Bm] [G]
[N]
[G]
[Bm]
[D] By [F#] [G]
[D]
[Bm] [G]
the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down and there [D] we wept.
When we remember [G]
Zion.
For the week it carried us away, captivity [C]
required from us [G] a song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a [G] strange land?
For the week it carried us away, captivity [C] required from us [G] a song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a strange [G]
land?
Sing it out!
[A]
[G] Sing it again!
Sing it again!
[D]
Woah, woah, [G]
woah!
Yeah, yeah!
Babylon.
That's where we sat down.
[D]
[G]
Oh, Zion.
So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be acceptable in [D] thy sight, O [G] for us.
So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be [G]
acceptable in thy [D] sight, O [G] for us.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Say it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
Ah, [D] ah, ah, ah.
Woah, woah, woah!
[G]
Yes, we did live in the rivers of Babylon.
That's where we sat down.
[D]
There we met [Bm] Messiah.
[G]
That's where we met Messiah.
Yeah!
[D]
[G]
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down.
And there we [D]
met, when we [G] remembered Zion.
For the wicked carry us away, captivity [C] required from us to [G] song.
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a [D]
[G] strange land?
[Am] Ah, ah, [G] ah, ah.
Sing it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
[A] Ah, ah, ah, ah.
[D] Woah, woah, woah!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's where we sat down.
And there we went.
[D]
And [Bm] we remember Zion.
[G]
Oh, Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Oh, that's where we went. Yeah!
[D] [Bm] [G]
[N]
Key:
G
D
Bm
C
A
G
D
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ By _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ the rivers of Babylon, _ _ where we sat down _ _ and there [D] we _ wept.
When we remember [G] _
Zion.
_ _ For the week it carried us away, captivity _ _ [C]
required from us [G] a song. _ _
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a _ _ [G] strange land? _ _ _
For the week it carried us away, captivity _ _ [C] required from us [G] a song.
_ _ How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a strange _ _ [G]
land?
_ Sing it out!
_ [A] _ _
[G] _ Sing it again! _ _
Sing it again!
_ _ _ [D]
Woah, woah, _ _ _ _ [G]
woah!
Yeah, yeah! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Babylon. _ _
That's where we sat down.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh, Zion.
_ _ So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be acceptable in [D] thy sight, O [G] for us.
_ _ _ _ So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be [G]
acceptable in thy [D] sight, O [G] for us.
_ _ Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Say it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
Ah, _ [D] ah, ah, ah.
Woah, woah, woah!
_ _ [G] _ _
Yes, we did live in _ _ _ _ the rivers of Babylon. _ _ _
That's where we sat down.
_ _ [D] _ _
There we met [Bm] Messiah.
_ [G] _
That's where we met Messiah.
Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ By the rivers of _ Babylon, _ where we sat down.
_ _ And there we [D] _
met, when we [G] remembered Zion.
_ For the wicked carry us away, captivity _ _ [C] required from us to [G] song.
_ _ How can we sing King Alpha's song in a [D] _ _
[G] strange land?
_ _ _ [Am] Ah, ah, [G] ah, ah.
Sing it again!
_ Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
[A] Ah, ah, ah, ah.
[D] Woah, woah, woah!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's where we sat down. _ _
_ And there we went.
_ [D]
And [Bm] we remember Zion.
_ [G]
Oh, Zion.
_ _ By the rivers of Babylon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, that's where we went. Yeah!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ By _ _ [F#] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ the rivers of Babylon, _ _ where we sat down _ _ and there [D] we _ wept.
When we remember [G] _
Zion.
_ _ For the week it carried us away, captivity _ _ [C]
required from us [G] a song. _ _
How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a _ _ [G] strange land? _ _ _
For the week it carried us away, captivity _ _ [C] required from us [G] a song.
_ _ How can we sing King Alpha's song in [D] a strange _ _ [G]
land?
_ Sing it out!
_ [A] _ _
[G] _ Sing it again! _ _
Sing it again!
_ _ _ [D]
Woah, woah, _ _ _ _ [G]
woah!
Yeah, yeah! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Babylon. _ _
That's where we sat down.
_ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Oh, Zion.
_ _ So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be acceptable in [D] thy sight, O [G] for us.
_ _ _ _ So let the words of [D] our mouth, be the [G]
meditation of [D] our hearts.
Be [G]
acceptable in thy [D] sight, O [G] for us.
_ _ Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Say it again!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
Ah, _ [D] ah, ah, ah.
Woah, woah, woah!
_ _ [G] _ _
Yes, we did live in _ _ _ _ the rivers of Babylon. _ _ _
That's where we sat down.
_ _ [D] _ _
There we met [Bm] Messiah.
_ [G] _
That's where we met Messiah.
Yeah! _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ By the rivers of _ Babylon, _ where we sat down.
_ _ And there we [D] _
met, when we [G] remembered Zion.
_ For the wicked carry us away, captivity _ _ [C] required from us to [G] song.
_ _ How can we sing King Alpha's song in a [D] _ _
[G] strange land?
_ _ _ [Am] Ah, ah, [G] ah, ah.
Sing it again!
_ Ah, ah, ah, ah.
Sing it aloud!
[A] Ah, ah, ah, ah.
[D] Woah, woah, woah!
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
By the rivers of Babylon.
Ah, ah, ah, ah.
That's where we sat down. _ _
_ And there we went.
_ [D]
And [Bm] we remember Zion.
_ [G]
Oh, Zion.
_ _ By the rivers of Babylon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Oh, that's where we went. Yeah!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _