Bob Marley's Redemption Song Chords

Tempo:
114.75 bpm
Chords used:

G

A

C

Em

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Marley's Redemption Song chords
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[A] [G] [Bm]
[G] [Bm]
[A] [C]
[G] [A]
[G] Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, Sold I to the merchant [Am] ships,
[G] Minutes after [Em] they took I, [B] From the [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
But my hand [Em] was made strong, [G] By the hand of [A] the Almighty,
[Am] We've forwarded [Em] this generation, [C] [A]
Triumphantly,
Won't you help to [G] sing, [C] These [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Cause all [D] I ever have, [E] [A] [G] Redemption songs,
[C] [G] Redemption songs, Emancipate yourselves from [Em] enterslavery,
None but [C]
yourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
[C] Cause none of them can [D] stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
While [C] we stand [G] aside and [A] look, Some say it's just a part [B] of it,
We've [C] got to fulfill [D] the book, [A] Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] [A]
These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all I ever [Em] have,
[G]
Redemption songs, Redemption songs,
[A]
[G] Redemption songs, [A]
[Em] [Dm] [Em]
[C] [A]
[E] [C] [A] [Em]
[C] [Dm]
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] enterslavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [A] 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] Yes some say it's [A] just a part [B] of it,
[C] We've got to fulfill [D] the book, Won't you help to [G] sing,
[C] [D]
These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever have,
[Em]
[G] Redemption songs, [D] All I [Em] ever have,
[D]
[Em] Redemption songs, [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
Songs of freedom
[C] [G] [Am]
Key:  
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
Em
121
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
C
3211
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To learn Bob Marley & The Wailers - (B Is For Bob Mix) Redemption Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Am, G, Em, C, G, D and G. Begin your practice at a relaxed 59 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 118. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: G Major.

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

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This song was written by Bob Marley.