Babylon Tab

Don McLean
Babylon
 
May not be 100% perfect, but it is still pretty accurate. The live version is the same tab,
except without the capo. Written from Psalm 137.
 
Capo on 2nd Fret
 
 
 
[Intro]
 
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B|------6-4-3-|4-6-4-3-----|-3-3-4-4-3----|------3-3-----|
G|------------|--------5---|----------5-3-|-5-3-------3--|
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A|------------|------------|--------------|--------------|
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[Verse 1]
 
    By          the waters,  the waters    of   Babylon.
 
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D|------------|-----------5|--------------|---------5----|
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[Verse 2]
 
    We   lay  down and   wept,   and  wept,       for  thee Zion.
 
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[Verse 3]
 
         We   remember  thee, remember thee,   remember thee Zion.
 
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  (Split into three people singing.)
 
[Verse 4]
 
    By           the waters, the waters    of   Babylon.
    By           the waters, the waters    of   Babylon.
    By           the waters, the waters    of   Babylon.
 
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D|------------|-----------5|--------------|---------5----|
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[Verse 5]
 
    We   lay  down and   wept,   and  wept,       for  thee Zion.
    By             the   waters, the  waters      of   Bab--ylon.
    We   lay  down and   wept,   and  wept,       for  thee Zion.
 
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[Verse 6]
 
         We   remember  thee, remember thee,   remember thee Zion.
         We lay down and  wept,    and  wept,      for thee Zion.
         By          the  waters,  the waters      of  Bab--ylon.
 
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B|--3--1-3-3|-4---------1--1-|-3-4-----------|-1-3--4---3---|-3----|
G|----0-----|-------------3--|----------3-2-3|--------------|---0--|
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[Verse 7]
 
    By          the  waters, the waters    of    Babylon.
    We   remember  thee, remember thee, remember thee Zion.
    We lay down and  wept,   and wept,     for   thee Zion.
 
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D|------------|-----------5|--------------|----------5----|
A|------------|------------|--------------|---------------|
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[Verse 8]
 
    We   lay  down and   wept,   and  wept,       for  thee Zion.
    By             the   waters, the waters       of   Bab--ylon.
    We     reme-mber   thee, remember thee,   remember thee Zion.
 
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[Verse 9]
 
         We   remember  thee, remember thee,   remember thee Zion.
         We lay down and  wept,    and  wept,      for thee Zion.
         By          the  waters,  the waters      of  Bab--ylon.
 
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[Solo]
 
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  (Hold the last note)
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