RIVERS OF BABYLON

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(Any copyright which may be vested in the original author of the song used in this lesson is acknowledged. Portions of the song are used here solely for educational purposes. Copyright in the material used in this lesson vests in the author of the material.)

A/         /         /   /   /
1.  By the rivers of Babylon
          /      /    /   /
    Where we sat down
         /     E/   /   /
    Yeah eh we wept
              /        A/   /   /
    When we remembered Zion

REPEAT FIRST VERSE

             /      /           /         /   /
2.  When the wicked carried us away in captivity
      D/         /    A/   /
    Requiring of us a song
        /            /        /      /
    Now how shall we sing the lord's song
         E/     /  A/
    In a strange   land

REPEAT FIRST VERSE

    /       /     /      E/
3.  Let the words of our mouths
    /           A/     /      E/
    And the meditation of our hearts
    /    A/       /      E/
    Be acceptable in thy sight
    /       A/    /    /
    Be it tonight

REPEAT FIRST VERSE TWICE

Instructions

The chords you need for this song are shown above. Click on each of them to hear how they should sound. Click here to hear the song itself.

• Remember to sit correctly
• Place an A chord on the guitar and press firmly
• Get the thumb run going on the A chord
• Sing the whole song using a thumb run on each timing mark and changing chords where indicated
• Then try the 4/4 strum. Put on the A chord and on the third strum start to sing

A/   /    /         /         /    /    /
1234 1234 12 3   4  1 2    34 1234 1234 12
             By the rivers of Baby lon
      /
34    12
where we  (and so on)



Arrangement © 1997 Joni's Guitar School