Verse
When the wicked
G G7
Carried us away in captivity
C G
Required from us a song
D7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
G G7
Carried us away in captivity
C G
Requiring from us a song
D7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
[Bridge]
G D7 G D7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
G D7 G
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
G D7 G D7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
G D7 G
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
[Chorus]
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
D7 G
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
G
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
D7 G
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.