Boney M. – Rivers Of Babylon (Guitar)

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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