Bob Marley - Babylon System: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Babylon System" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn Babylon System Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Bob Marley
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Babylon System" smoothly on your guitar.
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C Am7 We refuse to be C Am7 What you wanted us to be; Dm7 We are what we are: Dm7 C G C That's the way (way) it's going to be. G If you don't know! C Am7 You can't educate I Dm7 For no equal opportunity: F (Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom, C G C G People freedom (freedom) and liberty! Chorus: C Am7 Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: Dm7 G7 Rebel, rebel! C Am7 Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long: Dm7 G7 Rebel, rebel! G F C Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire) F C G Suckin' the children day by day, yeah! G F Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, C falling empire, F C G Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yeah! Building church and university, wooh, yeah Deceiving the people continually, yea-ah I say they are graduating thieves and murderers Look out now, they are sucking the blood of the sufferers (sufferers) Yea-ea-eah! (Sufferers) G G Tell the children the truth; C Am7 Tell the children the truth; F G Tell the children the truth right now! G G Come on and tell the children the truth; C Am7 Tell the children the truth; F G Tell the children the truth; C Am7 Tell the children the truth; Come on and tell the children the truth. Chorus: 'Cause, 'cause we've been trodding on your winepress much too long Rebel, rebel And we've been taken for granted much too long Rebel, rebel, now Trodding on the winepress We've got to rebel, y'all Yeah we've been trodding on the winepress much too long, yeah You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsAm7  C  Dm7  F  G  G7  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Babylon System" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Babylon System" by Bob Marley.