Verse
When the wicked
A A7
Carried us away in captivity
D A
Required from us a song
E7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
A A7
Carried us away in captivity
D A
Requiring from us a song
E7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
[Bridge]
A E7 A E7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
A E7 A
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
A E7 A E7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
A E7 A
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
[Chorus]
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
E7 A
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
A
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
E7 A
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.