Rivers Of Babylon

Boney M

Nightflight to Venus (1978)

Chords

# D D U U D U 
A|-------2--2--3--2--2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
E|-3--3--------------3----3--3----3--3--3----| 
C|-------------------2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
G|-------------------0----0--0----0--0--0----|
#                            D D U U D U 
A|-------2--2--3--2--2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
E|-3--3--------------3----3--3----3--3--3----| 
C|-------------------2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
G|-------------------0----0--0----0--0--0----|
#                            D D U U D U 
A|-2--2--3--3--2--0--0----0--0----0--0--0----| 
E|-------------------2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
C|-------------------2----2--2----2--2--2----| 
G|-------------------2----2--2----2--2--2----|
#                               D D U U D U 
A|-0--2--5--7--5--2--0--2----2--2----2--2--2-| 
E|----------------------3----3--3----3--3--3-| 
C|----------------------2----2--2----2--2--2-| 
G|----------------------0----0--0----0--0--0-| 

G    D    G 
 
G
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
G        
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion


G                                        C                 G          
May the wicked carry us away, captivity, require from us a song,  
                                                                                                        D       G
now how shall we sing the lord song in a strange land. 
 G                                       C                 G          
May the wicked carry us away, captivity, require from us a song,  
                                                                                                        D       G      
now how shall we sing the lord song in a strange land. 

G                       D             
Yeah  Yeah  Yeah  Yeah  Yeah

G       D            G                  D                           G
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart, be acceptable  
          D                      G 
in thy sight, here tonight. 

G                    D                  G            D              G
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart, be acceptable  
       D           G 
in thy sight, here tonight. 

G
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
G        
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion

G      D      G

G
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
G        
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down  
        D                     G
Yeah we wept when we remember Zion
G
By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down   (fade out)