How Can We Sing chords by Matthew Clark

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

Gm    Bb    F    C
Am          Bb
X4

Verse:
    Gm      Bb            F         C
Our captors cracked their whips and grinned
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon
     Gm          Bb      F      C
They laughed and mocking bid us sing
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon
      Gm       Bb           F        C
So we hung our harps upon a withered tree
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon
       Gm      Bb          F     C
And we gave up songs about being free
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon

Pre-Chorus:
    F                     A
But oh don’t let our love grow cold

Chorus:
    Bb                  F
But how can we sing the Lord’s song
Dm7                   Gm
How can we sing about home?
Bb                  F
How can we sing the Lord’s song
       Dm7       Bb
By the rivers of Babylon?

Instrumental:
Gm    Bb    F    C
Am          Bb
X2

Verse:
   Gm      Bb             F       C
We wake up strangers in a foreign land
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon
      Gm     Bb            F            C
Lord, dry as sand slipping through your hand
Am                    Bb
Down by the rivers of Babylon

Pre-Chorus:
    F                     A
But oh don’t let our love grow cold

Chorus:
    Bb                  F
But how can we sing the Lord’s song
Dm7                   Gm
How can we sing about home?
Bb                  F
How can we sing the Lord’s song
       Dm7       Bb
By the rivers of Babylon?


Bridge:
Gm   Bb   F   C
Am        Bb

Gm  Bb       F         C           Am  Bb
Oh
his love en - dures for - e - ver
                   Gm  Bb       F         C          Am  Bb
Starting 3rd Time (Lord
don’t hide your face for - e - ver)

6 Times Total

Chorus:
    Bb                  F
But how can we sing the Lord’s song
Dm7                   Gm
How can we sing about home?
Bb                  F
How can we sing the Lord’s song
       Dm7       Bb
By the rivers of Babylon?
    Bb                  F
But how can we sing the Lord’s song
Dm7                   Gm
How can we sing about home?
Bb                  F
How can we sing the Lord’s song
       Dm7       Bb
By the rivers of Babylon?

Outro:
Gm   Bb    F   C
Am         Bb
6x