Rivers Of Babylon
Daniel O’Donnel
Album: The Daniel O’Donnell Show

Capo 1 (Recorded In Ab) 

Intro: | G | G | D7 | G | G | G | D7 | G |



(Chorus)
                 G
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          D7                        G
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
 
                   G
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          D7                        G
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
 
(Verse)
G
When the wicked
G                   G7
Carried us away in captivity
   C                G
Required from us a song
                                           D7       G
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
G
When the wicked
G                   G7
Carried us away in captivity
   C               G
Requiring of us a song
                                            D7      G
Now how shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange land
 
| G | G | D7 | G |
 
         G            D7               G              D7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
     G                D7           G
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
 
                      D7                G             D7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditation of our heart
     G                D7          G
Be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
 
(Chorus)
                 C
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
 
C
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
          G7                       C
Ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion
 
(Instrumental)
C    C    G7    C
 
    C       C       G7      C
Ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh, ahh-hh
 
(Chorus/Outro)
                 C
By the rivers of Babylon (daughters of Babylon)
             C
There we sat down (you got to sing a song)
          G7
Ye-eah we wept, (sing a song of love)
                 C
When we remember Zion. (yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah)
                 C
By the rivers of Babylon (Prophets of Babylon)
             C
There we sat down (you hear the people cry)
          G7
Ye-eah we wept, (they need their god)
                 C
When we remember Zion. (ooh, have the power)
                 C
By the rivers of Babylon, (oh, yeah, yeah, yeah)
             C
There we sat down (yeah, yeah yeah)
          G7
Ye-eah we wept (daughters of Babylon,
                   C
When we remembered Zion (ooh, yeah yeah yeah)
                 C
By the rivers of Babylon