{"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":2090791,"song":"I Was Raised In Babylon","artist":"Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2090791-i-was-raised-in-babylon-chords-by-cat-stevens-yusuf-islam/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2090791?type=chord","rating":4.91684,"votes":37,"content":"Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon\r\n\r\nProte, Fibonacci\r\n\r\n\r\nStrum, Pick, Flick Or Kick!\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I was raised in Babylon[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Our priests taught us how to worship the sun[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Wo! Where did we go wrong?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  They used to call us civilised – but those days are gone[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I came to guard the Pharaoh[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Bring him wine and women[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Oh Lord! Where is he now?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  We used call him the highest – till the wave took him down[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Link]\r\n [ch]E[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I was born in the Holy Land[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  They told me it was by God's command[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Wo!    Where are the others from?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I thought that we were the chosen – I must've been wrong[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I loved to march with the Sultan[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  And his diamond turban[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]        [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Oh Lord! Then the world took hold[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Let go of the rope of God – for a handful of gold[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Link]\r\n [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  I used to serve the Empire[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]\r\n  On which the sun set, never[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Oh!     Now times have turned[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  We thought our white skins would save us –[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\n  Then we got burned[/tab]","plain_text":"Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon\n\nProte, Fibonacci\n\n\nStrum, Pick, Flick Or Kick!\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Link]\n E A E  G A E\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n[Link]\n G A E\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","A","B","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}