Babylon Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]As[Em][Am][G#m][Am]
you dey there [Em]so[Am][Em]
You [Am]dey bow your [Em]head[Am][Em]
As [Am]you dey there s[Em]o[Am][Em]
You [Am]dey shed those [Em]tears[Am][Em]
My brother [Am]make you stand [Em]up[Am]
[Em]This life you got noth
[Am]ing [Em]to loose[Am]
[Em]My sister ma[Am]ke you wake up[Em]
[Am]Journey wen you don [Em]waka no be in vain[Am]
[Em]Me I[Am] know sa[Em]y
You don [Am]work well well

[Verse 2]
[Em]You don swea[Am]t well well
[Em]Suffer suffe[Am]r well well
[Em]Waka waka [Am]well well
You don work well well
[Em]You don swea[Am]t well well
[Em]Suffer suffe[Am]r well well[Em]

[Verse 3]
[Em]Why my p[Am]eople dey suffer
[Em]For [G]this[Em] Naija[Am][Em][Am][Em]
Why my people dey [Am]suffer[Em][G]
[Em]For Afri[Am]ca see[Em][Am][Em][Am]
[Em][Am][Em][Am][G#m][Am]

[Verse 4]
[G]For the peo[Am]ple of the ghe[Em]ttos[Am]
[Em]Na blood shed [Am]and sorrow dey r[Em]ain[Am]
[Em]Dem don blind [Am]our eyes[Em][Am]
With [Em]de m worldly th[Am]ings[Em][Am]
[Em]Say the battle nev[Am]er fi[Em]nish
[Am]Oh y[Em]eah it just begi[Am]ns[Em][Am][Em]
[Am]Saro Wiwa talk [Em]am
[Am]Azikiwe talk am[Em]
[Am]Awolowo talk am
Una [Em]no dey [Am]hear
You fit [Em]kill the mes[Am]senger[Em][Am]
But you [Em]no fit kill th[Am]e message[Em][Am]
Kill me [Em]mes [Am]senger[Em][Am]
You [Em]no fit kill the me[Am]ssage

[Verse 5]
[Em]Tell me why people dey suffe[Am]r
[Em]For [G]Afri[Em]ca[Am][Em][Am]
[Em]Why my people dey [Am]suffer[Em][G]
[Em]For this[Am] Naija[Em][Am]
Why my people dey [Em]suffer[G]
[Em]In the city of Babyl[Am]on[Em][Am][Em]
[Am]People dey [Em]suffer[G]
[Em]In the city of Zion [Am]yeah[Em] yeah[Am][Em][Am][Em]
[Am]

[Interlude 1]
[C][Am][Em][Am][C][Am][Em][Am][C]
[Am]People[Em]

[Verse 6]
[Am]dey[C][Am]
The people [Em]dey[Am][Em][Am]
The [Em]people dey suf[Am]fer
Oh too low too [Em]low t[Am]wo low two low
two low two [Em]low[Am][Em][Am][Em][Am][Em]
[Am]E do[Em]n tey[Am]
[Em]When we dey [Am]waka
[Em][Am][Em]

[Verse 7]
[Am]Suffer suffer [Em]suffer [G]suffer suffer suffer
[Em]oh i[Am]n Nai[Em]ja eh ehh[Am]
[Em]Lord
[Am]Suffer suffer suffer suffer [Em]suffer
[G]suffer [Em]oh in[G] Afric[Am]a
[Em]No no no[Am] no no oh[Em]
Suffer [Am]suf fer suffer [Em]suffer
[G]suffer [Em]suffer why [Am]Babylon[Em]
Uh [Am]no
Yeah suffer [Em]suffer suffer [Am]suf
fer suffer [Em]suffer [G]in [Em]Zion[Am]
[Em]Yeah [Am]yeah yeah

[Outro 1]
[Em]
[Am][Em][Am][G#m][G]