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Yusuf / Cat Stevens - I Was Raised In Babylon Prote, Fibonacci Strum, Pick, Flick Or Kick! [Verse 1]
E I was raised in Babylon Our priests taught us how to worship the sun
[Chorus]
Wo!A Where did we go wErong? B They used to call us civAilised – but those days are gonEe
[Verse 2]
E I came to guard the Pharaoh E Bring him wine and women
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Oh ALord! Where is he nEow? B We used call him the highesDt – till the wave took him downE
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E I was born in the Holy Land E They told me it was by God's command
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WoA! D A Where are the others fErom? B I thought that we were the chDosen – I must've been wrEong
[Verse 4] I loved to march with the Sultan
E And his diamond turban
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Oh ALord! Then the world took holEd B Let go of the ropDe of God – for a handful of goldE
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E I used to serve the Empire E On which the sun set, never
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Oh! ANow times have turEned B We thought our white skins would save usD – D Then we got burned E