Band:Sublime
Song:Rivers of Babylon
Album:40 Oz. to Freedom
Tabbed By:Michael Choy
sixdegrees.50megs.com

This is a great acoustic tune off the 40 oz album.  Originally recorded with
two guitars, it sounds awesome with a solo acoustic.  

Note:For verse use these chord voicings
Guitar 1          Guitar 2
 G   D   C         G   D   C
-3--(7)--3-----   -3---2---0-----
-3---7---5-----   -0---3---1-----
-4---7---5-----   -0---2---0-----
-5---7---5-----   -0---0---2-----
-5---5---3-----   -2---0---3-----
-3-------------   -3-------------

Capo 1st fret
 Intro
 Guitar 1.    G                                D
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------2-----2-3-2-2(0)--------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------3-----3-3-3-3(0)--------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------2-----2-2-2-2(0)--0---0-------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0---0---0/2-0----0-----0---------2--0h2----0---|
|-----2-2-3-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2---2/3-2-(0)0-----0----------------0h2----|
|-3-3---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
|                                                                           
|Guitar 2. 12 string                                                        
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------2-----2-3-2-2-----3---3-------|
|-----0-0-1---3---3-3---3-3-3-3---0-0-1-1-0----3-----3-3-3-3---5--3h5----3---|
|-0-0-------2-0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------2---2-2-2-2-2----------2h4----|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------0---0-----0-0-----------------|
|-----------------2-2---2-2-2-2----------------0---0-----0-0-----------------|
|-----------------3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| 
                           
 
 Guitar 1 (con)
|-----3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |
|Guitar 2 (con)                                                              |
|-----3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|(3)--3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------| 

Verse:
By the rivers of [G]Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he [D]went
When he remembered [G]Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
[C]Required from us this [G]song
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a [D]strange [G]land
So let the words of our [D]mouth and the medi[G]tation of our [D]heart
Be ac[G]ceptable in thy [D]sight
Over I [G]


Instrumental Break
 Guitar 1.    G                                D
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------2-----3p2-2-2---2-------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------3-----3-3-3-3---3-------------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------2---2-2-2-2-2---2----0--------|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----0---0/2-0---0---0-----0-0---0-0h2----0----|
|-----2-2-3-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2----2---2/3-2(0)0---0-----0-0---0-----0h2--0-2|
|-3-3---------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |
|Guitar 2.                                                                   |
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3---------------(3)----3p2-2-2---2----3--------|
|-----0-0-1---3---0-0---0-0-0-0----0-0-1-1-0---3-----3-3-3-3---3-3h5----3----|
|-0-0---------0---0-0---0-0-0-0----------------2-----2-2-2-2---2-----2h4--2-4|
|-------------0---0-0---0-0-0-0(2x)------------0-----0-0-0-0---0-------------|
|-------------2---2-2---2-2-2-2----------------0-----0-0-0-0---0-------------|
|-------------3---3-3---3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------| 



 Guitar 1 (con)
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2---2---2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                            |
|Guitar 2 (con)                                                              |
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----0---0---0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-----2---2---2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3-----3---3---3-3----------------------------------------------------------| 

Final Verse

By the rivers of [G]Babylon
Where he sat down
And there he [D]went
When he remembered [G]Zion
Over the wicked carry us away captivity
[C]Required from us this [G]song
How can we sing King Alfa's song in a [D]strange [G]land