{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":768546,"song":"Babylon Rule Dem","artist":"Groundation","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11590057-babylon-rule-dem-chords-by-groundation/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/768546?type=chord","rating":4.55585,"votes":3,"content":"CHORDS : ( Bbm, Fm)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nStanding so I can see them beneath the morning sky[/tab]\r\nAll those who seek to climb so high\r\nTo insure the river Jordan will not run dry\r\nAll of the tears run out of the valley high\r\nOh a den Mesada! I fear the War's out\r\nTell Father they've come, oh tell Mother they've come\r\nLord forgive they for they have stamped on the ocean\r\nOh forgive them who trampled by the way side\r\nLord forgive them who trot upon the ocean\r\nLord forgive them for all of dem a they don't know\r\nThey sit there robbing de poor\r\nWe shall stand upon the lies they told\r\nRocking the boat that they stole,\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nRemember Babylon rule them... Dread Iyon Dread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nDem a payaka, want to live and be so free yeah, oh lord[/tab]\r\nNow if dem want to live, if dem want to live, oh now shelter we\r\nOh Father they stole, another one, another country poor\r\nOh another one, another country poor\r\nWell now the youth man say\r\nWell now the Convenant say, oh the youth man say\r\nAnd the a government now they don't know\r\nNow they don't see Jah people don't want to\r\nBelieve them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more\r\nWhile they sit in their illusion wondering how\r\n[tab]        [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nBabylon rule dem, rule them[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nSo dem, so dem man, so dem a masses have cried[/tab]\r\nAnd left them all out, and left them all out\r\nTo suffer inna dis a ghetto while dem trampled out\r\nOn my soul, Brought to you dem\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nStanding so I can see them beneath the morning sky[/tab]\r\nSeeking to climb the ladder so high\r\nOh the mighty Jordan will not run dry\r\nSo our tear drop from valley to the sky\r\nOh they don't know, they sit there punishing the poor\r\nWhile all my brethren a lock up 'pon the floor\r\nGive us our justice and we will seek no more\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]      [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nRemember Babylon rule dem... Dread Iyon Dread[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]          [ch]Bbm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]            [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nDem a payaka, want to live and be so free, oh lord[/tab]\r\nMan if ya want to live, if ya want to live, oh now shelter we\r\nOh dear Mother and Father come look at me,\r\nFlying so peacefully\r\nOh now de, now de Father come run uponthe I-shed\r\nOh dear Sistren come upon the ocean\r\nOh my Idren run upon the I-shed\r\nOh dear Sistren run upon a dey don't know\r\nNow they don't see Jah people don't want to\r\nBelieve them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more\r\nWhile they sit in their illusion wondering how\r\n[tab]        [ch]Db[/ch]   [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Ebm[/ch]  [ch]Bbm[/ch]\r\nOh Babylon rule them, rule them [/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bbm[/ch] [ch]Fm[/ch] x8","plain_text":"CHORDS : ( Bbm, Fm)\n\n\nAll those who seek to climb so high\nTo insure the river Jordan will not run dry\nAll of the tears run out of the valley high\nOh a den Mesada! I fear the War's out\nTell Father they've come, oh tell Mother they've come\nLord forgive they for they have stamped on the ocean\nOh forgive them who trampled by the way side\nLord forgive them who trot upon the ocean\nLord forgive them for all of dem a they don't know\nThey sit there robbing de poor\nWe shall stand upon the lies they told\nRocking the boat that they stole,\n\n\nNow if dem want to live, if dem want to live, oh now shelter we\nOh Father they stole, another one, another country poor\nOh another one, another country poor\nWell now the youth man say\nWell now the Convenant say, oh the youth man say\nAnd the a government now they don't know\nNow they don't see Jah people don't want to\nBelieve them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more\nWhile they sit in their illusion wondering how\n\n\nAnd left them all out, and left them all out\nTo suffer inna dis a ghetto while dem trampled out\nOn my soul, Brought to you dem\n\nSeeking to climb the ladder so high\nOh the mighty Jordan will not run dry\nSo our tear drop from valley to the sky\nOh they don't know, they sit there punishing the poor\nWhile all my brethren a lock up 'pon the floor\nGive us our justice and we will seek no more\n\n\nMan if ya want to live, if ya want to live, oh now shelter we\nOh dear Mother and Father come look at me,\nFlying so peacefully\nOh now de, now de Father come run uponthe I-shed\nOh dear Sistren come upon the ocean\nOh my Idren run upon the I-shed\nOh dear Sistren run upon a dey don't know\nNow they don't see Jah people don't want to\nBelieve them, no more, they are deceive yes, no more\nWhile they sit in their illusion wondering how\n\n\nBbm Fm x8","chords":["Bbm","Fm","Db","Ab","Ebm"],"chord_diagrams":{"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}