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Babylon
Jonathan Thulin
Standard tuning
Intro: Em, D, G, D, C
Verse 1
WEme paint our colors to get Gclose to you, paint it Dblack and blue
But we Cdon’t get through
Em'Cause you wanted different Gcolors from the start, plaDced it in our hearts
wrote it Con the wall
Pre-Chorus
We mean Bmwell ‘till we Cbleed
we are Bmtroubled Cindeed
Chorus 1
CBecause our hearts are in BabyEmlon our will is sDtrong but the truth is a Ckiller
CAnd as we speak with the tongues Emof man, you will desDcend and down will come CBabylon
Verse 2
EmWe cross our fingers for pGrosperity, I myDself and me
where’s Cour dignity
EmWe shake our fists at all the Gbad that is, when the Dproblem is
we’re the cCause of it
We mean Bmwell till we bCleed
We are tBmroubled indCeed
Chorus 2
CCause our hearts are in BabyEmlon our will is sDtrong but the truth is a kCiller
CAnd as we speak with the toEmngues of man, you will desDcend and down will come BaCbylon
Bridge
EmWe need to march, march, march till the Gwalls come down
Watch it fBmall like snow 
Just like JDericho                
EmWe need to march, march, march till the Gwalls come down
Watch it fBmall like snow                                                 (x2)
Just like JDericho
EmWe need to march, march, march tiDll the walls Gfall down
Watch it fBmall like snow
Just like JeriDcho
Chorus 3
CCause our hearts are in BabyEmlon our will is stDrong but the truth is a Ckiller
CAnd as we speak with the tEmongues of man, you will desDcended and down will come BabylCon
CDown will come Babylon
CDown will come Babylon

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Babylon

by Jonathan Thulin

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Babylon

Jonathan Thulin

Standard tuning

Intro: Em, D, G, D, C

Verse 1

Em G D

We paint our colors to get close to you, paint it black and blue

But we don’t get through

Em G D

'Cause you wanted different colors from the start, placed it in our hearts

wrote it on the wall

Pre-Chorus

Bm C

We mean well ‘till we bleed

Bm C

we are troubled indeed

Chorus 1

C Em D C

Because our hearts are in Babylon our will is strong but the truth is a killer

C Em D C

And as we speak with the tongues of man, you will descend and down will come Babylon

Verse 2

Em G D

We cross our fingers for prosperity, I myself and me

where’s our dignity

Em G D

We shake our fists at all the bad that is, when the problem is

we’re the cause of it

Bm C

We mean well till we bleed

Bm C

We are troubled indeed

Chorus 2

C Em D C

Cause our hearts are in Babylon our will is strong but the truth is a killer

C Em D C

And as we speak with the tongues of man, you will descend and down will come Babylon

Bridge

Em G

We need to march, march, march till the walls come down

Watch it fall like snow

Just like Jericho

Em G

We need to march, march, march till the walls come down

Watch it fall like snow (x2)

Just like Jericho

Em D G

We need to march, march, march till the walls fall down

Watch it fall like snow

Just like Jericho

Chorus 3

C Em D C

Cause our hearts are in Babylon our will is strong but the truth is a killer

C Em D C

And as we speak with the tongues of man, you will descended and down will come Babylon

Down will come Babylon

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