Burn Babylon Chords by Sylford Walker

Tempo:
138.85 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

D

F#

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon chords
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[D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[D]
[Bm] [F#m]
It's a [Bm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long.
[F#m]
It's a long time [Bm] I want to put up the calloway.
[F#m]
It is the Babylon's [Bm] end.
Home party [F#m] inside.
Dem a party [Bm] inside.
[D] I want to [F#m] know.
The reason [Bm] why.
[F#m] Babylon's fighting is not dead.
[Bm] Babylon's fighting is rocking.
[F#m] Babylon's fighting is wine is only.
[Bm]
Not to get up.
[F#m] Not to get up in a [Bm] Babylon's land.
[F#m] Not to get all over up.
[Bm] Get in a Babylon.
[F#m] Get away the wicked one.
[Bm] Babylon come, come, come.
[F#m] Come to your own abode of Balik [Bm] Island.
[F#m]
[D]
[Bm] [F#m]
[D] Babylon, Babylon, Babylon. [Bm] [F#m] Babylon calls.
[D] The wicked ones up.
[Bm] [F#m]
The one shall [Bm] fear.
The fire of [F#m] Babylon.
Babylon [Bm] fire.
Babylon.
[F#m]
[Bm]
Babylon.
[F#m] Babylon.
Get [Bm] up in a Babylon's [F#m] land.
Not to get all [C#] over [Bm] up.
[F#m] Get in a Babylon.
[Bm]
[F#m] Babylon.
It's all African.
That's [Bm] the place where I want to go.
[F#m]
Get up in a African.
[Bm]
[F#m] That's the place where my forefathers.
[Bm] That's the place where I want to go.
[F#m] Get up in [Bm] a Babylon's land.
[F#m]
Get [D] up in a Babylon's land.
[Bm] [F#m] Get up in a Babylons [Bm]
[F#m]
[D]
[Bm] [N] land.
[F#m] [G]
[F#m]
[A#]
[B] Get up in a Babylon.
[G]
[F#m]
[G] RAP MUSIC CATCHES EVERYONE FROM [F#m]
[Bm] THE BACK TO THE FRONT
Is it a free song?
I forgot [F#m]
[G]
[F#m] the lyrics of the song
No how do I get the lyrics?
[N] Hard to remember
[E]
[N]
[D]
[F#] [G#]
[F#] [B]
[F#] [F#m]
[Bm] [F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#]
[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m]
[Bm]
[F#m]
[F#]
[N]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#
134211112
G
2131
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
D
1321
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To start learning Sylford Walker - Burn Babylon chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bm, F#m and Bm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 69 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 139. Considering the song's key of F# Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ It's a [Bm] long, long, long, long, long, long, long.
[F#m] _ _ _
It's a long time [Bm] I want to put up the calloway.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
It is the Babylon's [Bm] end. _ _ _
_ Home party [F#m] inside. _ _
Dem a party [Bm] inside. _ _
[D] I want to [F#m] know. _ _ _
The _ reason [Bm] why. _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Babylon's fighting is not dead.
[Bm] _ Babylon's fighting is rocking.
_ _ [F#m] _ Babylon's fighting is wine is only.
[Bm] _ _ _
Not to get up.
[F#m] _ _ _ Not to get up in a [Bm] Babylon's land. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Not to get all over up.
_ _ [Bm] Get in a Babylon.
_ _ _ [F#m] Get away the wicked one.
_ _ _ [Bm] Babylon come, come, come.
_ _ [F#m] _ Come to your own abode of Balik _ [Bm] Island. _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Babylon, Babylon, _ Babylon. [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ Babylon _ calls.
_ [D] _ The wicked ones up.
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
The one shall [Bm] fear.
The fire of _ [F#m] Babylon. _ _
Babylon _ _ [Bm] fire. _ _ _
_ Babylon.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ Babylon.
[F#m] _ _ _ Babylon.
_ _ Get [Bm] up in a Babylon's _ _ [F#m] _ _ land.
Not to get all [C#] over [Bm] up. _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Get in a _ _ _ _ Babylon.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] Babylon.
It's all African.
_ _ That's [Bm] the place where I want to go.
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
Get up in a African.
[Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] That's the place where my forefathers.
_ _ [Bm] That's the place where I want to go.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Get _ up in _ _ [Bm] a Babylon's _ _ _ _ land.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ Get [D] up in a Babylon's land.
[Bm] _ [F#m] Get up in a _ Babylons _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ [N] land. _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] Get up _ _ _ _ _ in a Babylon. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] RAP MUSIC CATCHES _ _ EVERYONE FROM _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] THE _ _ BACK TO THE FRONT
Is it a free song?
I forgot _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] the lyrics of the song
No _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ how _ _ _ _ _ do I get the lyrics? _
_ _ _ [N] _ Hard _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ remember _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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