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Key: G minor•
Verse 1
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I came from nothing but not
D
D

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nothing like nothing
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Nothing, like nobody thought

I was something
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Nothing, like called every name in the book
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But for every second guess,
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I never gave a second look, look
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I tell myself,
Verse 2
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"Don't let it get to me"
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'Cause if the best they've got,
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it's not impressing me
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Then there's no reason they
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should get the best of me
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While they were aiming at my words,
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they missed the rest of me, see
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So how
Verse 3
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Em
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can I stop all these

Critics from their talking?
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The more I do,
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the more they say
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Em
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But there's no way I'm stopping
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D

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So they just keep on talking
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And who do you think I think I am?
Verse 4
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I got the feeling that
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there's more like me
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Born in Babylon,
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but you just got to be free
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Shackles on your feet that
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D

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you and me can't see
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But you can feel 'em and they're heavy,
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so you need that key
Em
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And so you're
Verse 5
D
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looking at your hands,

saying
Em
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"Man, if I ditch the system,
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D

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these could be mine"
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But then your hear a voice
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coming from behind
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C

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"Don't even think about
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stepping out of line!"
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So how
Verse 6
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can I stop all these
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Critics from their talking?
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Em
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The more I do, the more they say
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Yeah, but there's no
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Em
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way I'm stopping
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D

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So they just keep on talking
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And who do you think I think I am?
Interlude 1

Who do you think I am?
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Em
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Em
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My friends
Verse 7

are deep and they're
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all I've got
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They stand up behind me if

you like it or not
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And I'm telling you that the fire's hot
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Can you see that smoke,
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and did you hear that shot?
Em
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'Cause it's a
Verse 8
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war and in the middle I am
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So judge me now with
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your pen in hand
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'Cause I'm too busy to
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judge another man
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I'm tryna write the blueprint for all
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the world to understand, and
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How
Verse 9
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Em
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can I stop all these
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Critics from their talking?
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Em
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The more I do, the more they say
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The more they say
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But there's no way I'm stopping
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So they just keep on talking
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Em
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Who do you think I think I am?
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Who do you think I am?
Verse 10
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Em
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How can I stop all these

Critics from your talking?
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The more I do,
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the more they say
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They won't stop talk,
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won't stop talk
Verse 11
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Em
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And I regret me giving you
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any little voice at all
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But saving this world just
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comes with a cost
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And maybe they were right from the start
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Maybe I should
Verse 12

not be myself
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'Cause I'm just giving

these critics help
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And it makes me twist my stomach in half
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Em
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That my pen and his pen are
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put into the same breath
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If I never tried to
Verse 13
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do this at all
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Then I think he'd be out of a job
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And maybe I just should've
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stayed in bed
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Stay out of the booth and put all
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these guitars in the closet
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Maybe I should
Verse 14
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go back to school
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But any more education just
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makes me feel like a fool
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So I guess I gotta let critics talk
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'Cause I won't stop

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • D

  • C

  • Bm

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Capo: 3

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The original key of Born in Babylon by SOJA is G minor.

The primary chords used in Born in Babylon are Gm, F, Eb, Dm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Gm, F, Eb, Dm, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Born in Babylon is approximately 133 beats per minute.

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