Boney M
Rivers of Babylon
Chords used: B, B7, F#7, E (Repetition of chords used)
[Chorus]
B
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
F#7 B
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
B
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
F#7 B
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
[Verse]
When the wicked
B B7
Carried us away in captivity
E B
Required from us a song
F#7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
B B7
Carried us away in captivity
E B
Requiring from us a song
F#7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
[Bridge]
B F#7 B F#7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
B F#7 B
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
B F#7 B F#7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
B F#7 B
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
[Chorus]
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
F#7 B
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
B
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
F#7 B
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.