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Rivers Of Babylon by Sublime
Rivers Of Babylon
Tuning:Standard
Capo on 1st fret
This is for my sis and bro-in-law, who share my love for Sublime, and for my sweet
nieces and nephews who i love very much.
[Intro]
e|---------------3------------------------3------------------2-3-2-2---------|
B|---------------0------------------------0------------------3-3-3-3---------|
G|---------------0--4X--------------------0--4X--------------2-2-2-2---------|
D|---------------0------------------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-3-----2---------------2-2-3----2------2-2-3-3-2-0-----------------|
E|-3-3-------3---3----------3-3--------3--3----------------------------------|
e|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0------------------0--5X------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---0^2^0------------0----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0^2^0------2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3----3----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
(Just vocal) G
By the Rivers of Babylon, where he sat down
D G
And there he wept. When he remembered Zion
G
Oh from the wicked, carry us away [from] captivity
C G
Require from us this song
D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
(Continue on G chord)
[Verse 2]
G D
So let the words of our mouth
G D
And a meditation of our hearts
G D
Be acceptable in thy sight
(Pause) G
O-verride..
e|---------------3------------------------3------------------2-3-2-2---------|
B|---------------0------------------------0------------------3-3-3-3---------|
G|---------------0--4X--------------------0--4X--------------2-2-2-2---------|
D|---------------0------------------------0----------------------------------|
A|-----2-2-3-----2---------------2-2-3----2------2-2-3-3-2-0-----------------|
E|-3-3-------3---3----------3-3--------3--3----------------------------------|
e|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0------------------0--5X------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---0^2^0------------0----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------0^2^0------2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3----3----------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3]
(Pause) G
By the Rivers of Babylon, where he sat down
D G
and there he wept..when he remembered Zion
Oh from the wicked, carry us away [from] captivity
C G
Required from us this song
G D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
(No guitar) (Slow strum)--> D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange. . .land.
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version 2
here are the chords used
G D C
|---3---| |---2---| |---0---|
|---3---| |---3---| |---1---|
|---0---| |---2---| |---0---|
|---0---| |---0---| |---2---|
|---2---| |-------| |---3---|
|---3---| |-------| |-------|
opening riff
2x
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|--2-2-3-3-2--------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|--0-0-02--------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|----------02----2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--------------3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|
verse:
G
By the rivers of babylon
G
Where he sat down
D
and there he wept
G
when he remembered Zion
chorus:
oh 'fore the wicked (this might actually be 'It was the wicked' but
I'm not sure)
G
carry us away captivity
C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
G D
so let the words of our mouth
G D
and the meditation of our heart
G D now mute strings
be acceptable in thy sight
G
override (I'm not sure this line is right, any suggestions?)
repeat opening riff
play verse
now play chorus
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
in a strange land
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version 3
Intro - Capo 1st Fret
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------2-----2-3-2-2(0)--------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------3-----3-3-3-3(0)--------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------2-----2-2-2-2(0)--0---0-------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------0-----0---------2--0h2----0---|
|-----2-2-3-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3-2-0--0-----0----------------0h2----|
|-3-3---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse:
By the rivers of [G]Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he [D]went
When he remembered [G]Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
[C]Required from us this [G]song
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a [D]strange [G]land
So let the words of our [D]mouth and the medi[G]tation of our [D]heart
Be ac[G]ceptable in thy [D]sight
Over I [G]
Instrumental Break
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------2-----3p2-2-2---2-------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------3-----3-3-3-3---3-------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------2---2-2-2-2-2---2----0--------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----0---0/2-0---0---0-----0-0---0-0h2----0----|
|-----2-2-3-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2----2---2/3-2(0)0---0-----0-0---0-----0h2--0-2|
|-3-3---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2---2---2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
Final Verse:
By the rivers of [G]Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he [D]went
When he remembered [G]Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
[C]Required from us this [G]song
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a [D]strange [G]land
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version 4
CHORD CHART
G
|-3-|
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-0-|
|-2-|
|-3-|
D
|-2-|
|-3-|
|-2-|
|-0-|
|---|
|---|
C
|-3-|
|-3-| (yes, this is another way to play a C. It is easier to transition to
|-0-| from a G. Trust me, I know what I am talking about. Try it and
|-0-| listen. You WILL hear the C).
|-2-|
|-3-|
There are 2 guitars playing. One is a 6 string acoustic and the other is a 12 string
Enjoy! (please rate).
G G G G G G G
|--------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-3-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3----------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G G G G G G G
|--------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-3-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3----------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
D D D D D
|-------------2--2--2-2-2-|
|-------------3--3--3-3-3-|
|-------------2--2--2-2-2-|
|-------------0--0--------|
|-2-2-3-3-2-0-------------|
|-------------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| This is the way it is accurately played. If you
|-----0---------------| If you can't do this, then ook at the alternative
|-0h2--------0--------| under this one.
|--------0h2---0-2----|
|---------------------|
(ALTERNATIVE)
|---------------------|
|---------------------| This isn't the way they play it, but it is easier
|-0h2p0---------------| for some people to play. It goes with the song.
|-------0h2p0---------|
|-------------0h2p0---|
|---------------------|
|----3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|----0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|----0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|----0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|----2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|
G
By the Rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
D
And there he went
G
When he remembered Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
C G
Required from us this song
D G
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a strange land
D G D
So let the words of our mouth and the med-tation of our heart
G D
Be ac-ceptable in thy sight
G
Over I
BREAKDOWN THING
G G G G G G G
|--------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-3-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3----------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
G G G G G G G
|--------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|--------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0-|
|-----2-2-3-0--2---2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3----------3---3-3---3-3-3-3-|
D D D D D D
|------------2----3p2--2-2--2-|
|------------3----3-3--3-3--3-|
|------------2-2--2-2--2-2--2-|
|-0--0/2--0--0-0-------0-0--0-|
|-2--2/3--2-------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------| This is the way it is accurately played. If you
|-----0---------------| If you can't do this, then ook at the alternative
|-0h2--------0--------| under this one.
|--------0h2---0-2----|
|---------------------|
(ALTERNATIVE)
|---------------------|
|---------------------| This isn't the way they play it, but it is easier
|-0h2p0---------------| for some people to play. It goes with the song.
|-------0h2p0---------|
|-------------0h2p0---|
|---------------------|
|-3---3--3--3-3-|
|-0---0--0--0-0-|
|-0---0--0--0-0-|
|-0---0--0--0-0-|
|-2---2--2--2-2-|
|-3---3--3--3-3-|
ENDING
G
By the Rivers of Babylon
Where he sat down
D
And there he went
G
When he remembered Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
C G
Required from us this song
D G
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a strange land
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version 5
G D C
3 2 0
3 3 1
0 2 0
0 0 2
2 3
3
Riff
---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--| Repeat
---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-----2-2--3p0--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
-3-3-----------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
---------------2--2-2--3-2-2--|
---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
---------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-2-2-3-3--2p0-----------------|
------------------------------|
-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-|
-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-|
-----------------0--0-0--0-0-0-|
--0-0-0h2--------0--0-0--0-0-0-|
----------0h2----2--2-2--2-2-2-|
--------------3--3--3-3--3-3-3-|
Verse
-----
G
By the rivers of babylon
G
Where he sat down
D
And there he wept
G
When he remembered Zion
Chorus
------
Oh from the wicked
G
Carry us away captivity
C
Required from us a song
G
How can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
G D
So let the words of our mouth
G D
And the meditation of our heart
G D (Mute)
Be acceptable in thy sight
G
Override
Riff
----
Verse
-----
Chorus
------
G(Mute)
How can we sing King Alfa's song
D G
In a strange land
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version 6
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
h= hammer on & p= pull off
D U D U D U
E|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||
B|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------Play-Twice---------------------------||
A|-----2-2-2h3p------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------||
E|-3-3---------3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||
D U D U D U
E|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------||
B|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------||
G|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-2-2-3-3-2-2-0---0-------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------||
B|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-------0-0-2p0-----------------------------------------------------||
A|---2p0----------2p0---------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------||
E|-3------------------2-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------||
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version 7
solo
|-------------------------|-------------------7-7-5-|
|-----4-4-5/7--7--7--5-7--|-----4-4-5/7--7--7-------|
|-5-5---------------------|-5-5---------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---4-5-4-----------------|-4-5----4--------4-------|
|---------7--7--7--7--7---|------7-5-5----7---7-5-5-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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version 8
Verse
-----
C
By the rivers of babylon
C
Where he sat down
G
And there he wept
C
When he remembered Zion
Chorus
------
Oh from the wicked
C
Carry us away captivity
F C
Required from us a song
C
How can we sing King Alfa's song
G C
In a strange land
C G
So let the words of our mouth
C G
And the meditation of our heart
C G (Mute)
Be acceptable in thy sight
C
Override
Riff
----
Verse
-----
Chorus
------
C(Mute)
How can we sing King Alfa's song
G D
In a strange land
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version 9
Capo on 1st fret.
G
By the Rivers of Babylon, where he sat down
D G
And there he wept. When he remembered Zion
G
Oh from the wicked, carry us away captivity
C G
Require from us this song
D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
G D
So let the words of our mouth
G D
And a meditation of our hearts
G D
Be acceptable in thy sight
G
Override
G
By the Rivers of Babylon, where he sat down
D G
and there he wept. When he remembered Zion
Oh from the wicked, carry us away captivity
C G
Required from us this song
G D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land?
G D G
How can we sing King Alpha's song in a strange land.
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