C
For it has been said that when either a man or
C
women vow the vow of Nazarite,
C
no scissors nor razor shall be upon his head,
C
As this has been said by the King of Kings,
C                                                                  F
Lord of Lords our Imperial Majesty Haile Selassie I, Jah Rastafari.


[Pre-Chorus]
F
The Babylon a weep,
F
Weep on,
F
The Babylon a weep,
F
Weep on.


[Chorus]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
            C
I, I , I go tear down Babylon,
             F
Rasta have a tear down Babylon.


[Pre-Chorus]
F
The Babylon a weep,
F
Weep on,
F
The Babylon a weep,
F
Weep on.


[Chorus]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
                C
Bongo Far I ago tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon.


[Verse 2]
F
The days of lice head and (chill of foot amongst) children is over,
F
And education and British youth now in college taking over, (welcome),
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Neither this is the time when children & fathers listening most to grand massa(Fireburn),
F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon.


[Chorus]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
                      C
Freedom Fighters a go tear down Babylon,
                     F
Revolutionaries a go tear down Babylon.


[Verse 3]
F
R-A-S-T-A Rasta,
F
Which means righteous African stands tall, alone, (forever),
F
And the king that sits not upon a golden throne.
F
Is eating after the pig and sucking off his bone
 F
(Boy), you no understand?


[Chorus]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
                            C
Fe truth and rights we a go tear down Babylon
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,


[Verse 4]
F
We no sleeping out again and you have to respect each and every crocus bag(move up now)
F
And the time is coming shortly when we shall use the marijuana and thatch our palace
F
(swear it, my god, you nuh hear!)


[Chorus]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
               C
Ayashanti a go tear down Babylon,
               F
The Rasta a go tear down Babylon.


[Outro]
F          C
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
           F
Rasta a go tear down Babylon,
(Fade Out)