Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – I Was Raised In Babylon (Guitar)

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon Prote, Fibonacci Strum, Pick, Flick Or Kick! [Verse 1]
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  Our priests taught us how to worship the sun
[Chorus]
     A                 E
  Wo! Where did we go wrong?

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  They used to call us civilised – but those days are gone
[Verse 2]
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  I came to guard the Pharaoh

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  Bring him wine and women
[Chorus]
     A                  E
  Oh Lord! Where is he now?

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  We used call him the highest – till the wave took him down
[Link] E A E G A E [Verse 3]
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  I was born in the Holy Land

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  They told me it was by God's command
[Chorus]
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  Wo!    Where are the others from?

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  I thought that we were the chosen – I must've been wrong
[Verse 4]
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  I loved to march with the Sultan

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  And his diamond turban
[Chorus]
        A                      E
  Oh Lord! Then the world took hold

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  Let go of the rope of God – for a handful of gold
[Link] G A E [Verse 5]
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  I used to serve the Empire

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  On which the sun set, never
[Chorus]
      A                    E
  Oh!     Now times have turned

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  We thought our white skins would save us –

                E
  Then we got burned