RIVERS OF BABYLON

LEVEL 4G · 100 BPM · The Melodians
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TAKE IT OFF THE SCREEN

Print the sheet for the piano stand, or load the MIDI into any app and practise at your own tempo.

HOW TO PLAY

  1. 1Put your right thumb on middle C. Most beginner songs stay under five fingers — you never move your hand.
  2. 2Set the speed down and turn CLICK on. Press each key exactly when the note reaches the line.
  3. 3Loop the bar that keeps breaking until it feels easy, then add the left hand and take the speed back up.

LYRICS

By the riv ers of Bab y lon

where He sat down

and there He (D)wept

when He re mem bers (G)Zi on.

’Cause the wick ed car ried us a way, cap tiv i ty,

re (C)qui red from us a song.

How can we sing King of our song in a (D)strange

land?

’Cause the wick ed car ried us a way, cap tiv i ty, re (C)qui red from us a song.

How can we sing King of our song in a (D)strange

land?

Sing it out loud.

(Ah.)

Sing a song of free dom, broth er.

(Ah.)

Sing a song of free dom, bro broth er.

Oh,

la la.

(Ah ah ah (G)ah.) Mm.

(Ah.)

We gon na sing and shout it.

(Ah.)

We gon na jump for joy.

Yeah yeah yeah.

Shout the song of free dom now.

(Ah ah ah (G)ah.) Whoa whoa whoa.

So let the (G)words

of our (D)mouth and the med i (G)ta tion of our (D)heart be ac (G)cept a ble in Thy (D)sight, oh, for (G)right.

So let the (G)words of our (D)mouth and the med i (G)ta tion of our (D)heart be ac (G)cept a ble in Thy (D)sight, oh, for (G)right.

So let the (G)right.

Sing it out loud.

(Ah.)

We got to sing it to geth er.

(Ah.)

Ev ’ry one of us.

(Ah ah ah (D)ah.) La la la la la la la.

(Ah ah ah (G)ah.) Whoa whoa whoa.

(Ah.)

(Ah.)

SONG INFO

Level
4 of 5
Key
G
Tempo
100 BPM
Plays
11
Chords
C D G
Category
Pop
Artist
The Melodians

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