Verse
When the wicked
E E7
Carried us away in captivity
A E
Required from us a song
B7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
E E7
Carried us away in captivity
A E
Requiring from us a song
B7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
[Bridge]
E B7 E B7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
E B7 E
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
E B7 E B7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
E B7 E
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
[Chorus]
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
B7 E
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
E
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
B7 E
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.