Rivers Of Babylon Uke tab by Sublime

3 Chords used in the song: G, D, C

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Artist: Sublime

Album: Gold

Year: 2005

Difficulty:

(Beginner)

Key: G, EmChords and Tablature

|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|

|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
                                  
|--2-2-3-3-2--5--5-5--5-5-5-----|
|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
                                  
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--2-2-4-4--2----0--0-0--0-0-0--|

verse:
                 G
By the rivers of babylon
             G
Where he sat down
             D
and there he wept
                   G
when he remembered Zion


chorus:

oh for the wicked
G
carry us away captivity 
  C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
      D          G
In a strange land
           
           G            D
so let the words of our mouth
              G           D
and the meditation of our heart
       G             D      
be acceptable in thy sight
         G
over i

|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|

|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
                                  
|--2-2-3-3-2--5--5-5--5-5-5-----|
|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
                                  
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--2-2-4-4--2----0--0-0--0-0-0--|

verse:
                 G
By the rivers of babylon
             G
Where he sat down
             D
and there he wept
                   G
when he remembered Zion

chorus:

oh for the wicked
G
carry us away captivity 
  C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
      D          G
In a strange land

G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
     D           G
in a strange land

Uke tab by ItsFinn, 20 Jul 2013

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About this song: Rivers Of Babylon

Rivers Of Babylon is a song written and recorded by Brent Dowe and Trevor McNaughton of The Melodians in 1972, and popularized mainly by the 1978 Boney M. cover version. The Melodians' original versions of the song appeared in the sound track to the 1972 movie The Harder They Come. In 1992 Southern California ska band Sublime covered this song on their debut album 40 Oz. to Freedom.

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