Sublime - Rivers Of Babylon Chords & Tabs

 

Rivers Of Babylon Chords & Tabs

Sublime Chords & Tabs

Version: 8 Type: Tab

Rivers Of Babylon Tab

   
Rivers of Babylon by Sublime

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 
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               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
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sublime/rivers_of_babylon_tab_ver_8.html ]
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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