Babylon System- Bob Marley Chords

Tempo:
91.25 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Babylon System- Bob Marley chords
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[Am]
[C] [Am]
[C] [Am] We refuse to be what you [Am] wanted us to be.
[Dm] We are what we are.
[C] That's the way it's going to be.
You don't know.
You can't educate us
[Dm] for no equal opportunity.
Talking about [F] my freedom.
Talking about my freedom.
[C] People, freedom and liberty.
Yeah, we've been shouting on [Em] the white press much too long. [Dm] Rebellion, [D] rebellion.
Yes, [C] we've been trotting on the white [Em] press much too long.
[Dm] Rebellion, [G] rebellion.
Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
[C] Yeah.
[F] Sucking the children day by [C] day.
[G] Yeah.
Listen.
The Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
[C] Falling empire.
[F]
Sucking the blood of the [C] sovereign.
[G] Yeah.
Building church and
[F] universities.
[C] Oh, yeah.
[F] Deceiving the people [C] continually.
[G] Yeah.
They sucked and brought you here still thieves and [F] murderers.
[C] Look [F] out now.
They sucked in the blood of the [C] sovereign.
[G] Yeah.
Tell the children the truth.
[C] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth right now.
[C] [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth.
[F] Tell the children [G] the truth.
[C] [G] Tell the children [E] the truth.
[F] Tell the children the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [A] the children [Am] the truth.
God, [C] we've been trotting on your white [Em] press much too long.
[Dm] Rebellion, [D] rebellion.
And [C] we've been taking for granted [Am] much too long.
[Dm] Rebellion, [D] rebellion.
[G]
[C] [Em] Trotting on the white press.
[Dm] Rebellion, [G] rebellion.
And we've [C] been trotting on the white [Am] press much too long.
[Dm] Yeah.
Yeah.
[G] Yeah.
Yeah.
[C] From the very first day [Em] of the father's land.
[Dm] He's been trampled on.
[G] [C] [Em]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
Dm
2311
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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Learn the basic chords of Bob Marley & The Wailers - Babylon System chords, with this master sequence: F, G, C, F, C, G, F, Dm, G, C and Am. A strategic approach would be to train at 45 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 91. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Am] We refuse to be what you [Am] wanted us to be. _
[Dm] _ _ We are what we are.
[C] That's the way _ it's going to be.
You don't know.
_ You can't educate us _
[Dm] for no equal _ _ opportunity.
Talking about [F] my freedom.
Talking about my freedom.
[C] People, freedom and liberty.
_ Yeah, we've been shouting on [Em] the white press much too long. [Dm] _ Rebellion, _ [D] rebellion.
Yes, [C] we've been trotting on the white [Em] press much too long.
[Dm] _ Rebellion, _ [G] rebellion. _ _
_ _ _ Babylon system is [F] the vampire.
[C] Yeah. _ _ _
[F] _ _ Sucking the children day by [C] _ day.
[G] Yeah. _
Listen.
The Babylon _ system is [F] the vampire.
_ _ [C] Falling empire.
[F] _
_ _ Sucking the blood of the [C] sovereign.
_ _ [G] Yeah. _ _ _
_ _ Building church and _
[F] universities.
_ [C] Oh, yeah. _ _
[F] _ _ _ Deceiving the people _ [C] continually.
_ _ [G] Yeah.
_ They sucked and _ brought you here still thieves and [F] _ murderers.
_ [C] _ _ Look [F] out now.
They sucked in the blood of the [C] sovereign.
_ _ [G] Yeah. _ _ _
_ Tell the children the truth. _ _
[C] _ Tell the children [Am] the truth. _ _
[F] _ Tell the children [G] the truth right now. _
[C] _ [G] Tell the children [Am] the truth. _ _
[F] _ Tell the children [G] the truth. _ _
[C] _ [G] Tell the children [E] the truth. _ _
[F] _ Tell the children the truth.
Come [C] on and tell [A] the children [Am] the truth.
God, [C] we've been trotting on your white [Em] press much too long. _
[Dm] _ Rebellion, [D] rebellion.
_ And [C] we've been taking for granted [Am] much too long. _
[Dm] _ Rebellion, [D] _ rebellion.
[G] _ _
[C] _ [Em] Trotting on the white press. _ _
[Dm] Rebellion, _ [G] rebellion.
_ And we've [C] been trotting on the white [Am] press much too long.
[Dm] Yeah.
Yeah.
[G] Yeah.
Yeah.
[C] From the very first day [Em] of the father's land. _
[Dm] He's been trampled on.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Bob Marley.

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