[Intro] C

[Refrão 1]

G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
             C
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?

It sipple out deh, oh yeah
G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
C
It sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?

It sipple out deh, oh yeah

[Primeira Parte]

G
De baba men nuh like de dreadlocks man
C
De dreadlocks man nuh like de baba man, no
G
De po-lice men nuh like de dreadlocks man
C
De dreadlocks man nuh like de po-lice man, no

[Refrão 2]

   G
So War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
             C
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?

It sipple out deh, oh yeah
G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
             C
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, a wha' you seh?

It sipple out deh, oh yeah

[Segunda Parte]

G
When come pride, then cometh shame
C
A man pride shall bring him low yeah, oh yeah
G
Honour shall uphold the humble in spirit
C
And you know it's true, yeah, oh yeah

[Refrão 3]

G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
                 C
A wha' you seh?; it sipple out deh, So wha’ fe do?

We slide out deh, oh yeah
G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
                 C
A wha' you seh?; it sipple out deh, So wha’ fe do?

We slide out deh, oh yeah

G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh, so wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh,let me tell

Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah

[Terceira Parte]

G
Marcus Garvey prophesise, say
C
"One mus' live 10 miles away, yeah,in this time"
G
I-man satta at the mountain top
C
Watching Babylon burning red hot, red hot

[Refrão 4]

G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
             C
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, so wha' fe do?

We slide out deh, oh yeah
G
War inna Babylon, tribal war inna Babylon
             C
Let me tell; it sipple out deh, so wha' fe do?
C
We slide out deh, oh yeah

G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh, so wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah
G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh

Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah

G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh, so wha' fe do?

Mek we slide out deh, let me tell
G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh,let me tell

Mek we slide out deh, oh yeah

G
True, true, true, 'tru 'tru

True, true, true, 'tru 'tru
C
It sipple out deh, oh yeah

Mek we slide out deh