#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE-----------------------------#
This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. 


Title: Rivers of Babalon
Artist: Sublime
Album: 40 oz. to freedom

Instrument: Guitar

Tabbed by: Jessie  (mushergirl@yahoo.com)

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

h= hammer on & p= pull off

                     D U D U D U 
E|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||
B|-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------Play-Twice---------------------------||
A|-----2-2-2h3p------2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------||
E|-3-3---------3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------------------------||

                        D U D U D U  
E|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------||
B|----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------||
G|----------------------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
A|-2-2-3-3-2-2-0---0-------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------||

E|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------||
B|----------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------||
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------||
D|-------0-0-2p0-----------------------------------------------------||
A|---2p0----------2p0---------2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------||
E|-3------------------2-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|| 

 This is a compilation of other tabs I?ve seen and my own way of playing it. I think it matches quite well.

Intro - Capo 1st Fret
|-------------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--0h2----0---|
|-----2-2-3-0-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-3-3-2-0--0-----0----------------0h2----|
|-3-3---------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----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0-0---0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-2---2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
|-3---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
|-------------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----------------------------------------------|

|-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 

 Tabbed as on Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends album


G   D   C

3   2   0
3   3   1
0   2   0
0   0   2
2       3
3

Riff

---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|   Repeat
---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-----2-2--3p0--2--2-2--2-2-2--|
-3-3-----------3--3-3--3-3-3--|

---------------2--2-2--3-2-2--|
---------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
---------------2--2-2--2-2-2--|
---------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
-2-2-3-3--2p0-----------------|
------------------------------|

-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-|
-----------------3--3-3--3-3-3-|
-----------------0--0-0--0-0-0-|
--0-0-0h2--------0--0-0--0-0-0-|
----------0h2----2--2-2--2-2-2-|
--------------3--3--3-3--3-3-3-|


Verse
-----
                 G
By the rivers of babylon
             G
Where he sat down
             D
And there he wept
                   G
When he remembered Zion


Chorus
------

Oh from the wicked
G
Carry us away captivity
  C
Required from us a song
G
How can we sing King Alfa's song
      D        G
In a strange land

           G            D
So let the words of our mouth
              G           D
And the meditation of our heart
      G              D       (Mute)
Be acceptable in thy sight
       G
Override

Riff
----
Verse
-----
Chorus
------

G(Mute)
How can we sing King Alfa's song
     D       G
In a strange land

email if any questions popinachubby10@yahoo.com or IM me on popinachubby on AOL Instant Messenger 

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 22:51:39 PST
From: Colin Alexander 
Subject: TAB: Rivers of Babylon by Sublime


Rivers of Babylon by Train and also appears on the album
40 oz. to Freedom by Sublime
tabbed by Colin Alexander

here are the chords used

    G           D           C
|---3---|   |---2---|   |---0---|
|---3---|   |---3---|   |---1---|
|---0---|   |---2---|   |---0---|
|---0---|   |---0---|   |---2---|
|---2---|   |-------|   |---3---|
|---3---|   |-------|   |-------|

opening riff
2x
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|------2-2-3--2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|--3-3--------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|

|-------------2--2-2--3-2-2-----|
|-------------3--3-3--3-3-3-----|
|-------------2--2-2--2-2-2-----|
|-------------0--0-0--0-0-0-----|
|--2-2-3-3-2--------------------|
|-------------------------------|

|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------3--3-3--3-3-3--|
|----------------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|--0-0-02--------0--0-0--0-0-0--|
|----------02----2--2-2--2-2-2--|
|--------------3-3--3-3--3-3-3--|


verse:
                 G
By the rivers of babylon
             G
Where he sat down
             D
and there he wept
                   G
when he remembered Zion


chorus:

oh 'fore the wicked (this might actually be 'It was the wicked' but        
I'm not sure)
G
carry us away captivity 
  C
required from us a song
G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
      D          G
In a strange land
           
           G            D
so let the words of our mouth
              G           D
and the meditation of our heart
       G             D      now mute strings
be acceptable in thy sight
         G
override (I'm not sure this line is right, any suggestions?)

repeat opening riff

play verse

now play chorus

G
how can we sing King Alfa's song
     D           G
in a strange land

well that's about it, thanks
Colin Alexander   ca_zero@hotmail.com