Babylon System Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Tempo:
91.35 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Am

F

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Babylon System (1992) - Bob Marley & The Wailers chords
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[C] [Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We are what we are.
[C] That's the way [G] it's going to [C] be.
[G] If you don't [C] know, you [Am] can't educate us.
[Dm]
[F]
[C] [G] [C] [G]
[C]
[Dm] [G]
[C] [Am] [C]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm] [G]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C] [G]
We refuse to be what you wanted [F] us to be.
We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[C] [F]
the blood of the [C] Yeah.
[G]
Building church and
[F] university.
[C] Oh yeah.
[F] This evening, the people [C] continually Yeah.
[G] This right.
[F] Look [C] out
[F] now.
This
the blood of the
[Bb] [C] Yeah.
[G] Yeah.
Tell the children the truth.
[C] [G] Yeah.
[Am]
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth right now.
[C]
[G] Yeah.
[Am]
[F] Tell [G] the children the truth.
[C] [Em] Yeah.
Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell [G] the children the truth.
Come [C] on and
[G] tell the [Am] children the truth.
God, cause [C] we've been trotting on your [Am] winepress
much too [Dm] long.
We've been [G] burned down.
And [C] we've been taken for granted
much too long.
[Dm] [Gm] Rebellion. [G] Rebellion.
[C] [Dm] Trotted on [Am] your winepress
[Dm] Rebellion.
That's the rebellion.
[G] Rebellion.
And [C] we've been trotted on your [Am] winepress
much too [Dm] long.
Yeah.
Yeah.
[Em] Yeah.
[G] Yeah. [C] Yeah.
[Am]
[Dm] Yeah.
[Em] Yeah.
[G] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
F
134211111
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon System chords, Practice these chords sequence - G, C, F, C, G, F, G and Am. Ease into the song by practicing at 45 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 91 BPM. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: F Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Am] We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
[Dm] We _ _ are what we are.
[C] That's the way _ [G] it's going to [C] be.
[G] If you don't [C] know, _ you [Am] can't educate us. _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[Dm] _ _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We refuse to be what you wanted [F] us to be.
We refuse to be what you wanted us to be.
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ the blood of the _ [C] _ _ Yeah.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Building church and _
[F] university.
_ _ [C] Oh yeah. _
[F] _ _ This evening, the people _ [C] continually _ Yeah.
[G] _ _ This _ _ right. _ _ _ _
[F] Look _ _ [C] _ out _
[F] _ now.
This
the blood of the
[Bb] _ [C] _ _ Yeah.
[G] Yeah. _ _ _
_ Tell the children the truth. _ _
[C] _ [G] Yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _
[F] Tell _ the children [G] the truth right now.
[C] _
_ [G] Yeah.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F] Tell [G] the children the truth. _ _
[C] _ [Em] Yeah.
Tell the children [Am] the truth. _
[F] _ Tell [G] the children the truth.
Come [C] on and
[G] tell the [Am] children the truth.
God, cause [C] we've been trotting on your [Am] winepress
much too [Dm] long.
We've been _ [G] burned down.
And [C] we've been taken for granted
much too long. _
[Dm] _ _ [Gm] Rebellion. _ [G] Rebellion. _
[C] _ [Dm] Trotted on [Am] your winepress _ _ _
[Dm] Rebellion.
That's the rebellion.
[G] Rebellion.
And [C] we've been trotted on your [Am] winepress
much too [Dm] long.
Yeah.
_ Yeah.
[Em] Yeah.
[G] Yeah. _ [C] _ Yeah.
[Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] Yeah.
_ _ [Em] Yeah.
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was written by Bob Marley.

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