Babylon System Uke tab by Bob Marley (Baritone Chords)

Intro: C - Am (x2)

C    Am
We refuse to be

C                     Am
What you wanted us to be

Dm
We are what we are

            C               G      C       G
That's the way (way) it's going to be you don't know!

C             Am
You can't educate I

       Dm
For no equal opportunity

                    F
(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom

           C                  G    C  G
People freedom (freedom) and liberty!

                   C                        Am
Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long

 Dm      G
Rebel, rebel!

                  C                        Am
Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long

 Dm      G
Rebel, rebel!


G                      F                 C
Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)

F                            C    G
Suckin' the children day by day, yeah!

                                  F          C
Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire

F                              C      G
Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!

                        F          C
Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah!

F                             C    G
Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!

                                     F       C
Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers

            F                                    C
Look out now they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers)

 G
Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)

G
Tell the children the truth

C                      Am
Tell the children the truth

F                       G
Tell the children the truth right now!

           C                       Am
Come on and tell the children the truth

F                       G
Tell the children the truth

C                      Am
Tell the children the truth

F                       G
Tell the children the truth

           C                       Am
Come on and tell the children the truth

                             C                       Am
'Cause - 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long

  Dm     G
Rebel, rebel!

                C                 Am
And we've been taken for granted much too long

  Dm     G
Rebel, rebel now!

   C                      Am                            Dm
(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel)

                       G
Got to rebel, y'all (rebel)!

             C                        Am                         Dm
We've been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)

             G
Yea-e-ah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah!

          C
From the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)

    Am                 Dm
Of our Father's land (rebel)

                         G
We've been trampled on (rebel)

           C               Am
Oh now! (taken for granted)

             Dm
Lord, Lord (rebel)

               G
Go to rebel (rebel)