Rivers Of Babylon Chords & Tabs

by Boney M.

[Version Description]
Strumming Patterns:
Pattern 1:
BPM: 115
Denominator: 8
Triplet: No
Measures: [1, 101, 1, 101, 202, 101, 1, 101]
Writer(s): DOWE, BRENT
Artist: Boney M. Lyrics

[Intro]
    C       C       G7      C    
Mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm-mm
    C       C       G7      C 
Ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh

[Chorus]
                 C                         
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C   
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
                 C                         
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C   
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion

[Verse]
C              
When the wicked
C                  C7       
Carried us away in captivity
   F               C   
Required from us a song
                                           G7      C   
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
C              
When the wicked
C                  C7       
Carried us away in captivity
   F              C   
Requiring of us a song
                                           G7      C   
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land

[Link]
    C       C       G7      C    
Mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm, mmm-mm-mm

[Bridge]
        C            G7                C             G7   
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
     C               G7           C    
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
        C            G7                C             G7   
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
     C               G7           C    
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight

[Chorus]
                 C                         
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C   
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
C                                          
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C   
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion

[Instrumental]
C    C    G7    C
    C       C       G7      C 
Ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh

[Chorus/Outro]
                 C                             
By the rivers of Babylon (daughters of Babylon)
             C                            
There we sat down (you got to sing a song)
          G7                         
Ye-eah we wept, (sing a song of love)
                 C                               
When we remember Zion. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
                 C                            
By the rivers of Babylon (Prophets of Babylon)
             C                             
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
          G7                         
Ye-eah we wept, (they need their god)
                 C                          
When we remember Zion. (ooh, have the power)
                 C                              
By the rivers of Babylon, (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
             C                     
There we sat down (yeah, yeah yeah)
          G7                         
Ye-eah we wept (daughters of Babylon,
                   C                         
When we remembered Zion (ooh, yeah yeah yeah)
                 C      
By the rivers of Babylon