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The Interrupters – Babylon Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

ChordsG C F

KeyKeyCapo

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This is the chord progression of Babylon by The Interrupters on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, Violin and Keyboard.

[Intro Chorus]
G C
Rebel against the kings of babylon!
G C
Rebel against the kings of babylon! Yeahh they got the
F
swords and the spears and the bows and the knives but we’ll
C
fight it with our brothers and our sisters for our lives
G C G
Rebel against the kings of babylon!

[Verse 1]
C
God made man and man made kings
C
And the kings rule man and they bring the suffering
C
When the people rise up, they see it as defiant
C
They wanna have control so you can’t be self-reliant
F
If you play your role and don’t get out of line
F
If you seel your soul they will buy it for a dime
C
And sell it for a dollar, so they can turn a profit
C
It’s a vicious cycle and the only way to stop it

[Verse 2]
C
They run the drugs so they make all the money
C
That they’re busy printin’ up like a bee makin’ honey
C
They hide in the shadows, call themselves enlightened
C
While all the people’s shackles are slowly getting tightened
F
If we’re not locked up We’re starving in the streets
F
Full bellies getting fat while the weak are getting weaker
C
Politicians out to line their pockets
C
It’s a vicious cycle and the only way to stop it

[Organ Solo]
C
F
C

C
Oooooh- yeah yeah yeah Songs of the system of control
C
Oooooh- yeah yeah yeah Violent and tyrannical
F
Oooooh- yeah yeah yeah It’s a radical radical
C
Oooooh- yeah yeah yeah It’ll happen again like it’s happened before

[Chorus]
G C
Rebel against the kings of babylon!
G C
Rebel against the kings of babylon! Yeahh they got the
F
swords and the spears and the bows and the knives but we’ll
C
fight it with our brothers and our sisters for our lives
G C G
Rebel against the kings of babylon! Yeahh they got the
F
swords and the spears and the bows and the knives but we’ll
C
fight it with our brothers and our sisters for our lives
G C
Rebel against the kings of babylon!

How to play Babylon: key, chords and progression

Babylon by The Interrupters keeps coming home to C major (no sharps or flats). You need 3 chords: G, C and F.

Most of the song cycles through F – C – G – C (IV – I – V – I in C major). In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – doh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes E, A, D (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 67% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.