{"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":949425,"song":"Babylon System","artist":"Bob Marley","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/949425-babylon-system-chords-by-bob-marley/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/949425?type=chord","rating":4.37334,"votes":48,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWe refuse to be[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]          [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nWhat you wanted us to be;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nWe are what we are:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]         [ch]C[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's the way (way) it's going to be. If you don't know![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]           [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nYou can't educate I[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Dm7[/ch]\r\nFor no equal opportunity:[/tab]\r\n[tab]                           [ch]F[/ch]\r\n(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nPeople freedom (freedom) and liberty![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nYeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRebel, rebel![/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nYes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRebel, rebel![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]F[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBabylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                         [ch]C[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuckin' the children day by day, yeah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMe say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                           [ch]C[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSuckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBuilding church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]F[/ch]                        [ch]C[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nDeceiving the people continually, yea-ea![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                                      [ch]F[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nMe say them graduatin' thieves and murderers;[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]                                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nLook out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYea-ea-ea! (sufferers)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth right now![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome on and tell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                    [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nTell the children the truth;[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nCome on and tell the children the truth.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                          [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\n'Cause - 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRebel, rebel![/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Am7[/ch]\r\nAnd we've been taken for granted much too long:[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nRebel, rebel now![/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel):\r\ngot to rebel, y'all (rebel)!\r\nWe've been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)\r\nYea-e-ah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah!\r\nFrom the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)\r\nOf our Father's land (rebel),\r\nWe've been trampled on (rebel),\r\nOh now! (we've been oppressed, yeah!) Lord, Lord, go to ... \r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[*Sleeve notes continue:\r\nNow we know everything we got to rebel\r\nSomebody got to pay for the work\r\nWe've done, rebel.]","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel):\ngot to rebel, y'all (rebel)!\nWe've been trodding on the winepress much too long - ye-e-ah! (rebel)\nYea-e-ah! (rebel) Yeah! Yeah!\nFrom the very day we left the shores (trodding on the winepress)\nOf our Father's land (rebel),\nWe've been trampled on (rebel),\nOh now! (we've been oppressed, yeah!) Lord, Lord, go to ... \n\n[Outro]\n[*Sleeve notes continue:\nNow we know everything we got to rebel\nSomebody got to pay for the work\nWe've done, rebel.]","chords":["C","Am7","Dm7","G","F","G7","D"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,0,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}