Chords for Boney M - Rivers of Babylon (bass cover)
Tempo:
115.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
Em
E
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] By the rivers of Babylon, [G] [C] there [N] we sat down, there we [G]
wept.
When we remember, [C]
[Em] [N] by the rivers of Babylon, [C] there we sat down,
there we wept.
[G] When we remember, [Cm]
[C] we keep [Gm] cancelling everything
required to the sun.
Now how shall we sing [C] the lost [G] song [C] of the strange man?
The wind, the wind, the wind, can't be beaten,
[F] requiring our words for [C] sound.
Now how shall we sing the lost song of [D#] the strange [C] man?
[G]
[E]
Let [N] the words of our love, the [C]
meditation of our hearts,
set [G] table in thy sight here [C]
tonight.
[C#] [C] Let the words [E] [C] of our love, the meditation of our hearts,
set table in [G] thy sight here [C]
tonight.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there we [G] wept.
By [C]
[Em] the rivers of [C] Babylon, there we sat down, [G]
[C]
[Em]
[G]
[C] [Em]
there
[G]
we wept.
There we sat down, there we wept.
When we remember, by [C#] the rivers [G] of Babylon, there we sat
[A]
wept.
When we remember, [C]
[Em] [N] by the rivers of Babylon, [C] there we sat down,
there we wept.
[G] When we remember, [Cm]
[C] we keep [Gm] cancelling everything
required to the sun.
Now how shall we sing [C] the lost [G] song [C] of the strange man?
The wind, the wind, the wind, can't be beaten,
[F] requiring our words for [C] sound.
Now how shall we sing the lost song of [D#] the strange [C] man?
[G]
[E]
Let [N] the words of our love, the [C]
meditation of our hearts,
set [G] table in thy sight here [C]
tonight.
[C#] [C] Let the words [E] [C] of our love, the meditation of our hearts,
set table in [G] thy sight here [C]
tonight.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, there we [G] wept.
By [C]
[Em] the rivers of [C] Babylon, there we sat down, [G]
[C]
[Em]
[G]
[C] [Em]
there
[G]
we wept.
There we sat down, there we wept.
When we remember, by [C#] the rivers [G] of Babylon, there we sat
[A]
Key:
C
G
Em
E
C#
C
G
Em
_ _ [C] By the rivers of Babylon, [G] _ _ [C] there [N] we sat down, _ _ _ there we [G] _
wept.
_ When we remember, [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ [N] by the rivers of Babylon, _ _ [C] _ there we sat _ _ _ _ _ down,
there we wept.
[G] _ _ When we remember, [Cm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ we keep _ [Gm] cancelling _ everything
_ required to the sun.
Now how shall we sing [C] the lost _ _ [G] _ song [C] of the strange man? _ _ _
The wind, _ the wind, the wind, can't be beaten,
_ [F] requiring our words for [C] sound.
Now how shall we sing the lost song of [D#] the strange _ _ [C] man?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ Let [N] the words of our love, the _ _ [C]
meditation of our hearts,
_ set [G] table in thy sight here [C]
tonight.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Let the words _ [E] _ _ [C] _ of our love, the meditation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of our hearts,
set table in [G] thy sight here [C]
tonight.
_ _ By the rivers of _ _ _ _ Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ _ there we _ _ _ [G] wept.
By [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ the rivers of _ _ _ _ [C] Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ there _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ we wept.
There we sat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
down, _ _ _ there we _ _ _ wept.
When we remember, _ by _ [C#] _ the rivers [G] of Babylon, _ _ there we sat
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
wept.
_ When we remember, [C] _ _
[Em] _ _ [N] by the rivers of Babylon, _ _ [C] _ there we sat _ _ _ _ _ down,
there we wept.
[G] _ _ When we remember, [Cm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ we keep _ [Gm] cancelling _ everything
_ required to the sun.
Now how shall we sing [C] the lost _ _ [G] _ song [C] of the strange man? _ _ _
The wind, _ the wind, the wind, can't be beaten,
_ [F] requiring our words for [C] sound.
Now how shall we sing the lost song of [D#] the strange _ _ [C] man?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ Let [N] the words of our love, the _ _ [C]
meditation of our hearts,
_ set [G] table in thy sight here [C]
tonight.
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ [C] Let the words _ [E] _ _ [C] _ of our love, the meditation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ of our hearts,
set table in [G] thy sight here [C]
tonight.
_ _ By the rivers of _ _ _ _ Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ _ there we _ _ _ [G] wept.
By [C] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ the rivers of _ _ _ _ [C] Babylon, there we sat down, _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ there _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ we wept.
There we sat _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
down, _ _ _ there we _ _ _ wept.
When we remember, _ by _ [C#] _ the rivers [G] of Babylon, _ _ there we sat
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _