Tono: E
Introducción:
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I was raised in Babylon
Our priests taught us how to worship the sun
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Wo! Where did we go wrong?
B A E
They used to call us civilised - but those days are gone
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I came to guard the Pharaoh
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Bring him wine and women
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Oh Lord! Where is he now?
B D E
We used call him the highest - till the wave took him down
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I was born in the Holy Land
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They told me it was by God's command
A DA E
Wo! Where are the others from?
B D E
I thought that we were the chosen - I must've been wrong
I loved to march with the Sultan
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And his diamond turban
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Oh Lord! Then the world took hold
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Let go of the rope of God - for a handful of gold
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I used to serve the Empire
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On which the sun set, never
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Oh! Now times have turned
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We thought our white skins would save us
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Then we got burned