Verse
When the wicked
D# D#7
Carried us away in captivity
G# D#
Required from us a song
A#7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
When the wicked
D# D#7
Carried us away in captivity
G# D#
Requiring from us a song
A#7
Now how shall we sing the lord's song in a strange land
[Bridge]
D# A#7 D# A#7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
D# A#7 D#
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
D# A#7 D# A#7
Let the words of our mouth and the meditations of our heart
D# A#7 D#
be acceptable in thy sight here tonight
[Chorus]
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
A#7 D#
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.
D#
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down
A#7 D#
ye-eah we wept, when we remembered Zion.