Rivers of Babylon Chords
by Sublime
Rivers of Babylon by Sublime is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, D and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Riff
2x G
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---3-3-----------------------3
--------2-2-2 hammer-3-2-2
1x D G
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---2-2-3-2-5----0-0-3-2-2
Verse:
G
By the rivers of babylon
G
Where he sat down
D
and there he wept
G
when he remembered Zion
oh 'fore the wicked (this might actually be 'It was the wicked' but
I'm not sure)
G
carry us away captivity
C G
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
G C
so let the words of our mouth
G C
and the meditation of our heart
G C D now mute strings
be acceptable in thy sight
G
over I
repete o riff
repete o verso
repete o refrao
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
in a strange land