Bob Marley - Babylon System

bob marley – babylon system ( guitar chords )
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written by omri for all the people that looking for freedom

C Am7
we refuse to be
C Am7
what you wanted us to be;
Dm7
we are what we are :
Dm7 C G C G
that’s the way ( way ) it’s going to be . if you don’t know!
C Am7
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 Am7
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 Am7
tell the children the truth;
G G
tell the children the truth;
C Am7
tell the children the truth;
G D G
come on and tell the children the truth .

G C Am7
’cause – ’cause we’ve been trodding on ya winepress much too long :
Dm7 G7
rebel , rebel!
C Am7
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 ) !
we’ve been trodding on the winepress much too long – ye – E – ah! ( rebel )
yea – E – ah! ( rebel ) yeah! yeah!

from the very day we left the shores ( trodding on the winepress )
of our father’s land ( rebel ) ,
we’ve been trampled on ( rebel ) ,
oh now! ( we’ve been oppressed , yeah! ) lord , lord , go to . . .

[ * sleeve notes continue :
now we know everything we got to rebel
somebody got to pay for the work
we’ve done , rebel . ]