Redemption Song Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tempo:
114.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Dm]
[G] [Bm] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [A]
[G] Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, [C] Sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am]
ships,
[G] Minutes after [Em] they took I, [C] From [Bm] the [A]
bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my hand [Em] was made strong, [C] By [Bm] the hand of [A] the Almighty,
[Am] [G] We've hour'd in this [Em]
generation, [C] [A]
Triumphantly,
Won't you [G] help to sing, [A] These [G] songs of freedom,
Cause all I [Em] ever have, [E] [C] [A] [G] Redemption songs,
[A] [G] Redemption songs, Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] ourselves can free [Am] our minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them can [D] stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [C] we stand [G] aside [A] and look, [G] Some say it's just [B] a part of it,
We've [C] got [G] to fulfill [A] the book, Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C]
[A] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause [A] all I ever [Em] have,
[G] Redemption songs, [A]
[G] Redemption songs,
[C] [A]
[G] Redemption songs, [A]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [A]
[E] [C] [A]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [E] minds, Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G]
Cause none of them can stop [D] the time, [G]
How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
While we stand aside [Am] and look, [G] Some say it's just a [B] part of it,
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book, Won't you help to [G] sing,
[C]
[D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C]
[G] Redemption songs, [E] All I ever [Em] have,
[D]
[Em] Redemption songs, [A]
These [G] songs of freedom,
[A]
[G] Songs of freedom,
[C] [G] [Am]
[G] [Bm] [C] [G]
[C]
[G] [A]
[G] Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, [C] Sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am]
ships,
[G] Minutes after [Em] they took I, [C] From [Bm] the [A]
bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my hand [Em] was made strong, [C] By [Bm] the hand of [A] the Almighty,
[Am] [G] We've hour'd in this [Em]
generation, [C] [A]
Triumphantly,
Won't you [G] help to sing, [A] These [G] songs of freedom,
Cause all I [Em] ever have, [E] [C] [A] [G] Redemption songs,
[A] [G] Redemption songs, Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] ourselves can free [Am] our minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them can [D] stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [C] we stand [G] aside [A] and look, [G] Some say it's just [B] a part of it,
We've [C] got [G] to fulfill [A] the book, Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C]
[A] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause [A] all I ever [Em] have,
[G] Redemption songs, [A]
[G] Redemption songs,
[C] [A]
[G] Redemption songs, [A]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [A]
[E] [C] [A]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [E] minds, Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G]
Cause none of them can stop [D] the time, [G]
How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
While we stand aside [Am] and look, [G] Some say it's just a [B] part of it,
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book, Won't you help to [G] sing,
[C]
[D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C]
[G] Redemption songs, [E] All I ever [Em] have,
[D]
[Em] Redemption songs, [A]
These [G] songs of freedom,
[A]
[G] Songs of freedom,
[C] [G] [Am]
Key:
G
C
A
Em
Am
G
C
A
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, _ [C] Sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am]
ships,
_ _ [G] _ Minutes after [Em] they took I, _ _ [C] From [Bm] the _ [A]
bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my _ hand [Em] was made strong, _ [C] By [Bm] the hand of [A] the Almighty,
[Am] _ [G] We've hour'd in this [Em] _
generation, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Triumphantly,
_ _ Won't you [G] help to sing, _ _ _ _ [A] These [G] songs of freedom,
_ Cause all I [Em] ever have, [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [G] Redemption _ songs,
_ _ [A] _ [G] Redemption _ songs, _ _ _ _ _ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] ourselves can free [Am] our minds, _ [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them can [D] stop the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [C] we stand [G] aside [A] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just [B] a part of it,
We've [C] got [G] to fulfill [A] the book, _ Won't you [G] help to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _
[A] These [G] songs of freedom, _ Cause [A] all I ever [Em] have, _ _ _ _ _
[G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A] _
[G] Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [A] _
[G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [E] minds, Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G]
Cause none of them can stop [D] the time, _ [G]
How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
While we stand aside [Am] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just a [B] part of it,
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book, _ _ Won't you help to [G] sing,
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] Redemption songs, _ [E] All I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A]
These [G] songs of freedom,
_ _ _ [A]
[G] Songs of freedom,
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, _ [C] Sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am]
ships,
_ _ [G] _ Minutes after [Em] they took I, _ _ [C] From [Bm] the _ [A]
bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my _ hand [Em] was made strong, _ [C] By [Bm] the hand of [A] the Almighty,
[Am] _ [G] We've hour'd in this [Em] _
generation, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _
Triumphantly,
_ _ Won't you [G] help to sing, _ _ _ _ [A] These [G] songs of freedom,
_ Cause all I [Em] ever have, [E] _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _ [G] Redemption _ songs,
_ _ [A] _ [G] Redemption _ songs, _ _ _ _ _ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] ourselves can free [Am] our minds, _ [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them can [D] stop the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [C] we stand [G] aside [A] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just [B] a part of it,
We've [C] got [G] to fulfill [A] the book, _ Won't you [G] help to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _
[A] These [G] songs of freedom, _ Cause [A] all I ever [Em] have, _ _ _ _ _
[G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A] _
[G] Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [A] _
[G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [A] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [E] minds, Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G]
Cause none of them can stop [D] the time, _ [G]
How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
While we stand aside [Am] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just a [B] part of it,
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book, _ _ Won't you help to [G] sing,
_ _ _ [C] _
[D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [G] Redemption songs, _ [E] All I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [A]
These [G] songs of freedom,
_ _ _ [A]
[G] Songs of freedom,
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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