Child Of Babylon Chords by Whitesnake
Tempo:
72.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
C
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[D] [G] [A]
[E]
[A]
[G] [A]
I was blinded by the lightning, [G] baptized in [A] the storm.
My father started [A] crying when he saw what he had done.
But my mother started praying, [G] have mercy on [Am] my son.
He is [G] a child [F#m] of Babylon.
[G]
I am a child, [Am] [G]
Lord have [D] mercy on the wayward son.
[C]
Nowhere to [D] hide, [C] nowhere to [D] run.
I am a child, [D] a child of Babylon.
[A]
[C] [A] Well I've fooled around so many times, when I know it ain't been right.
But I've played it all in colors, when it really should be black [C] and white.
[A] I've sailed my ship through muddy water, tried to open every door.
When I saw the seven wonders, he left me a [Am] wound.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Lord have mercy [A] on the wayward son.
[C]
[D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no place to run.
I [D] am a child, a child of [A] Babylon.
[D] [A] On my day of judgment, I know how it will be.
I'm prepared to meet my maker, [D] with no hope for charity.
[Am] I'll [F#] stand alone and [A] pay the price, for everything I've done.
Cause there ain't a [Am] guardian angel for [G] a child.
[F#m] I'm
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[B] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [A] [D]
[Am] [G] [D] a child, [Em] [Am] [G] [D] Lord have mercy on the [Am] wayward son.
[C] [D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no [D] place to run.
[A] [D] I'm a child, a child of Babylon.
[A]
[G] [A]
[D]
Child of Babylon.
[A]
[D] [G] [A]
[E]
[A]
[G] [A]
I was blinded by the lightning, [G] baptized in [A] the storm.
My father started [A] crying when he saw what he had done.
But my mother started praying, [G] have mercy on [Am] my son.
He is [G] a child [F#m] of Babylon.
[G]
I am a child, [Am] [G]
Lord have [D] mercy on the wayward son.
[C]
Nowhere to [D] hide, [C] nowhere to [D] run.
I am a child, [D] a child of Babylon.
[A]
[C] [A] Well I've fooled around so many times, when I know it ain't been right.
But I've played it all in colors, when it really should be black [C] and white.
[A] I've sailed my ship through muddy water, tried to open every door.
When I saw the seven wonders, he left me a [Am] wound.
[A] [G]
[D] [G]
[D] Lord have mercy [A] on the wayward son.
[C]
[D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no place to run.
I [D] am a child, a child of [A] Babylon.
[D] [A] On my day of judgment, I know how it will be.
I'm prepared to meet my maker, [D] with no hope for charity.
[Am] I'll [F#] stand alone and [A] pay the price, for everything I've done.
Cause there ain't a [Am] guardian angel for [G] a child.
[F#m] I'm
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[B] [C] [D] [C]
[D] [A] [D]
[Am] [G] [D] a child, [Em] [Am] [G] [D] Lord have mercy on the [Am] wayward son.
[C] [D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no [D] place to run.
[A] [D] I'm a child, a child of Babylon.
[A]
[G] [A]
[D]
Child of Babylon.
[A]
Key:
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A
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C
Am
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ I was _ _ blinded by the lightning, [G] baptized in [A] the storm.
My father started [A] crying when he saw what he had done.
But my mother started praying, [G] have mercy on [Am] my son.
He is [G] a child [F#m] of Babylon.
_ _ _ _ [G]
I am a child, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Lord have [D] mercy on the wayward son.
_ _ _ [C]
Nowhere to [D] hide, _ [C] nowhere to [D] run.
I am a child, [D] a child of Babylon.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] [A] Well I've fooled around so many times, when I know it ain't been right.
But I've played it all in colors, when it really should be black [C] and white.
[A] I've sailed my ship through muddy water, tried to open every door.
When I saw the seven wonders, he left me a [Am] wound.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Lord have mercy [A] on the wayward son.
_ [C] _ _ _
[D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no place to run.
I [D] am a child, a child of [A] Babylon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] On my day of judgment, I know how it will be.
I'm prepared to meet my maker, [D] with no hope for charity.
[Am] I'll [F#] stand alone and [A] pay the price, for everything I've done.
Cause there ain't a [Am] guardian angel for [G] a child.
_ [F#m] I'm _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] a child, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] Lord have mercy on the [Am] wayward son.
[C] _ _ _ [D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no [D] place to run.
[A] _ [D] I'm a child, a child of Babylon.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Child of Babylon.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ I was _ _ blinded by the lightning, [G] baptized in [A] the storm.
My father started [A] crying when he saw what he had done.
But my mother started praying, [G] have mercy on [Am] my son.
He is [G] a child [F#m] of Babylon.
_ _ _ _ [G]
I am a child, [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Lord have [D] mercy on the wayward son.
_ _ _ [C]
Nowhere to [D] hide, _ [C] nowhere to [D] run.
I am a child, [D] a child of Babylon.
_ [A] _
_ _ _ [C] [A] Well I've fooled around so many times, when I know it ain't been right.
But I've played it all in colors, when it really should be black [C] and white.
[A] I've sailed my ship through muddy water, tried to open every door.
When I saw the seven wonders, he left me a [Am] wound.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] Lord have mercy [A] on the wayward son.
_ [C] _ _ _
[D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no place to run.
I [D] am a child, a child of [A] Babylon. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] On my day of judgment, I know how it will be.
I'm prepared to meet my maker, [D] with no hope for charity.
[Am] I'll [F#] stand alone and [A] pay the price, for everything I've done.
Cause there ain't a [Am] guardian angel for [G] a child.
_ [F#m] I'm _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] a child, [Em] _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] Lord have mercy on the [Am] wayward son.
[C] _ _ _ [D] Nowhere to hide, [C] got no [D] place to run.
[A] _ [D] I'm a child, a child of Babylon.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Child of Babylon.
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _