11. Redemption Song - (Bob Marley) - [Legend] Chords

Tempo:
117.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Em

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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11. Redemption Song  - (Bob Marley) - [Legend] chords
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[G] [C] [E]
[G] [Bm] [C]
[A] [G] [A] [G]
[C] [D] [G] [B]
[C] [A] [G] Old pirates, yes [Em] they rob I, [C] Sold I to [G] the [Am] merchant ships,
[G]
Minutes after they [Em] took I, [C] From [G] the [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
[G] But my hand [Em] was made strong, [C]
[G] By the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
[G] We've forwarded this [Em] generation, [C]
[D] Triumphantly,
Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E] [C]
[Dm] [G] Redemption songs,
[C] [D] [G] Redemption songs, [D] [G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] yourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them [D] can stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [G] we stand aside [A] and look, [G] Some say it's just [E] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] [A]
These songs [G] of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C] [G]
Redemption songs, [C] [Dm]
[G] Redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] Redemption songs,
[D]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [D]
[E] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [Dm]
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery, [G] None but ourselves can free our [Am] minds,
[G] Have no fear for [Em] atomic energy, [G] Cause [C] none of them [G] can [D] stop the time,
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets, [G] While we stand aside and [Am] look,
[G] Some say it's [E] just a part of it, [G] We've got to fulfill [D] the book,
Won't you help [G] to sing,
[C] [D] [G] These songs of freedom,
Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C] [D] [G] Redemption songs,
All I ever [Em] have,
[C] [G] [Em] Redemption songs,
[D] These [G] songs of freedom, Songs of freedom,
[C] [G] [Am]
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - (B Is For Bob Mix) Redemption Song chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G, C, G, Em, Am, G, Em and C. For best results, commence at 58 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 118. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[C] _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _ Old pirates, yes [Em] they rob I, _ [C] Sold I to [G] the [Am] merchant ships,
_ _ [G] _ _
Minutes after they [Em] took I, _ _ [C] From [G] the _ [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
[G] But my hand [Em] was made strong, _ _ [C]
[G] By the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
_ [G] We've forwarded this [Em] _ generation, _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] Triumphantly, _ _ _
Won't you [G] help to sing, _ _ _
[C] _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom, _
Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E] _ _ [C] _
_ _ [Dm] _ [G] Redemption songs, _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption _ songs, _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None but [C] yourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause [C] none of them [D] can stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
While [G] we stand aside [A] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just [E] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, _ Won't you [G] help to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _ [A]
These songs [G] of freedom, _ Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
Redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
[G] Redemption songs, _ [C] _ [D] _ _
[G] Redemption songs,
_ _ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery, [G] None but ourselves can free our [Am] minds,
_ [G] Have no fear for [Em] atomic energy, [G] Cause [C] none of them [G] can [D] stop the time,
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets, [G] While we stand aside and [Am] look, _
[G] Some say it's [E] just a part of it, [G] We've got to fulfill [D] the book,
_ Won't you help [G] to sing, _
_ [C] _ _ [D] [G] These songs of freedom, _
Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption songs, _
_ All I ever [Em] have, _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Em] Redemption songs,
_ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom, _ _ _ Songs of freedom, _ _
_ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _

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This song was written by Bob Marley.

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