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I Was Raised In Babylon

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon
Prote, Fibonacci
Strum, Pick, Flick Or Kick!
[Verse 1]
  EI was raised in Babylon
  EOur priests taught us how to worship the sun
[Chorus]
  Wo! AWhere did we go wErong?
  BThey used to call us civilAised – but those days are Egone
[Verse 2]
  EI came to guard the Pharaoh
  EBring him wine and women
[Chorus]
  Oh ALord! Where is he nEow?
  BWe used call him the hiAghest – till the wave took him doEwn
[Link]
 E A E  G A E
[Verse 3]
  EI was born in the Holy Land
  EThey told me it was by God's command
[Chorus]
  WoA!    Where are the otherEs from?
  BI thought that we were the chAosen – I must've been wrEong
[Verse 4]
  EI loved to march with the Sultan
  EAnd his diamond turban
[Chorus]
  Oh LorAd! Then the world took Ehold
  BLet go of the rope of God A– for a handful of goEld
[Link]
 G A E
[Verse 5]
  EI used to serve the Empire
  EOn which the sun set, never
[Chorus]
  Oh!     ANow times have tuErned
  BWe thought our white skins would sAave us –
  Then we got buErned

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I Was Raised In Babylon

by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon

Prote, Fibonacci

Strum, Pick, Flick Or Kick!

[Verse 1]

I was raised in Babylon

Our priests taught us how to worship the sun

[Chorus]

A E

Wo! Where did we go wrong?

B A E

They used to call us civilised – but those days are gone

[Verse 2]

I came to guard the Pharaoh

Bring him wine and women

[Chorus]

A E

Oh Lord! Where is he now?

B A E

We used call him the highest – till the wave took him down

[Link]

E A E G A E

[Verse 3]

I was born in the Holy Land

They told me it was by God's command

[Chorus]

A E

Wo! Where are the others from?

B A E

I thought that we were the chosen – I must've been wrong

[Verse 4]

I loved to march with the Sultan

And his diamond turban

[Chorus]

A E

Oh Lord! Then the world took hold

B A E

Let go of the rope of God – for a handful of gold

[Link]

G A E

[Verse 5]

I used to serve the Empire

On which the sun set, never

[Chorus]

A E

Oh! Now times have turned

B A

We thought our white skins would save us –

Then we got burned

About I Was Raised In Babylon Chords by Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam)

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