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Babylon System - Bob Marley Chords

Chords: C, Am, Dm7, F, G, Am7, G7, D

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Genre: reggae, rocksteady, dancehall

C Am
We refuse to be
C Am
What you wanted us to be;
Dm7 F
We are what we are:
F C G C G
That's the way (way) it's going to be. If you don't know!
C Am
You can't educate I
Dm7
For no equal opportunity:
F
(Talkin' 'bout my freedom) Talkin' 'bout my freedom,
C G C G
People freedom (freedom) and liberty!
C Am7
Yeah, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:
Dm7 G7
Rebel, rebel!
C Am7
Yes, we've been trodding on the winepress much too long:
Dm7 G7
Rebel, rebel!
G F C
Babylon system is the vampire, yea! (vampire)
F C G
Suckin' the children day by day, yeah!
G F C
Me say: de Babylon system is the vampire, falling empire,
F C G
Suckin' the blood of the sufferers, yea-ea-ea-ea-e-ah!
G F C
Building church and university, wo-o-ooh, yeah! -
F C G
Deceiving the people continually, yea-ea!
G F C
Me say them graduatin' thieves and murderers;
F C
Look out now: they suckin' the blood of the sufferers (sufferers).
G
Yea-ea-ea! (sufferers)
G G
Tell the children the truth;
C Am
Tell the children the truth;
D G
Tell the children the truth right now!
G G
Come on and tell the children the truth;
C Am
Tell the children the truth;
G G
Tell the children the truth;
C Am
Tell the children the truth;
G D G
Come on and tell the children the truth.
G C Am
'Cause - 'cause we've been trodding on ya winepress much too long:
Dm7 G7
Rebel, rebel!
C Am
And we've been taken for granted much too long:
Dm7 G7
Rebel, rebel now!

(Trodding on the winepress) Trodding on the winepress (rebel):

got to rebel, y'all (rebel)!

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