Chords for Bob Marley & The Wailers - Redemption Song (Band Version)
Tempo:
116.55 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] robbed us, [C]
sold us [Bm] to the merchant [Am] ships,
[G] Minutes after [Em] they took us
[C] [Bm] from the [D] bottomless pit.
But [G] my aim [Em] was made [C] strong [Bm] by the hand [Am] of the Almighty,
[G] Forward in this [Em] generation, [C] [Bm] [D] triumphantly.
All I ever [G] did, [C] [D] [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Would [D] you hear [G] me sing,
[C] [D] [G] songs of
[C] [D] [G] redemption.
[C] [D] [G] Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental sin,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] energy,
[C] As money [Bm] didn't stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
[C] While we stand [Bm] aside and tell [Am] the truth.
[G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in the [D] boot.
Won't you [G] hear me sing, [C]
[D] [G] songs of freedom.
[C] [D] Won't you [G] hear me sing, [C]
[D] [G] redemption.
[C]
[D] [G] [C] [D] Emancipate [Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] yourselves [Em] from mental slavery,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] big energy,
[C] None of them [Bm] can stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
While [C] we [D] stand aside and [Am] tell the truth.
[G] Some say it's [Em] just a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in [D] the boot.
Won't you hear [G] me sing,
[C] [D] [G] songs of freedom.
[C] All [D] I ever [G] had,
[C] [D] [G] redemption.
[C] All [D] I ever [G] had,
[C] [D] redemption.
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Am] [Bm] [Am] [Em]
[C] [Bm] [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] robbed us, [C]
sold us [Bm] to the merchant [Am] ships,
[G] Minutes after [Em] they took us
[C] [Bm] from the [D] bottomless pit.
But [G] my aim [Em] was made [C] strong [Bm] by the hand [Am] of the Almighty,
[G] Forward in this [Em] generation, [C] [Bm] [D] triumphantly.
All I ever [G] did, [C] [D] [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Would [D] you hear [G] me sing,
[C] [D] [G] songs of
[C] [D] [G] redemption.
[C] [D] [G] Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental sin,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] energy,
[C] As money [Bm] didn't stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
[C] While we stand [Bm] aside and tell [Am] the truth.
[G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in the [D] boot.
Won't you [G] hear me sing, [C]
[D] [G] songs of freedom.
[C] [D] Won't you [G] hear me sing, [C]
[D] [G] redemption.
[C]
[D] [G] [C] [D] Emancipate [Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[Em] [Am] [D]
[G] yourselves [Em] from mental slavery,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] big energy,
[C] None of them [Bm] can stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
While [C] we [D] stand aside and [Am] tell the truth.
[G] Some say it's [Em] just a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in [D] the boot.
Won't you hear [G] me sing,
[C] [D] [G] songs of freedom.
[C] All [D] I ever [G] had,
[C] [D] [G] redemption.
[C] All [D] I ever [G] had,
[C] [D] redemption.
[G] [C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
Key:
C
G
D
Em
Bm
C
G
D
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] robbed us, _ [C]
sold us [Bm] to the merchant [Am] ships, _ _
[G] _ Minutes after [Em] they took us _
[C] _ [Bm] from the [D] bottomless pit.
But [G] my aim [Em] was made [C] strong [Bm] by the hand [Am] of the Almighty, _
[G] _ Forward in this [Em] _ generation, _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ triumphantly.
_ All I ever [G] _ did, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of freedom,
_ [C] Would [D] you hear [G] me sing, _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental sin,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
_ [G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] energy,
_ [C] As money [Bm] didn't stop [D] the time.
_ How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
[C] While we stand [Bm] aside and tell [Am] the truth.
_ [G] _ Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in the [D] boot.
_ _ _ Won't you [G] hear me sing, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] [G] songs of freedom.
_ _ [C] [D] Won't you [G] hear me sing, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] redemption.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Emancipate _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ yourselves [Em] from mental slavery,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds. _
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] big energy,
[C] None of them [Bm] can stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
While [C] we [D] stand aside and [Am] tell the truth.
[G] Some say it's [Em] just a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in [D] the boot. _
_ _ Won't you hear [G] me sing, _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of freedom.
_ [C] All [D] I ever [G] had, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption. _ _
_ [C] All [D] I ever [G] had, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] redemption.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] robbed us, _ [C]
sold us [Bm] to the merchant [Am] ships, _ _
[G] _ Minutes after [Em] they took us _
[C] _ [Bm] from the [D] bottomless pit.
But [G] my aim [Em] was made [C] strong [Bm] by the hand [Am] of the Almighty, _
[G] _ Forward in this [Em] _ generation, _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ triumphantly.
_ All I ever [G] _ did, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of freedom,
_ [C] Would [D] you hear [G] me sing, _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental sin,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds.
_ [G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] energy,
_ [C] As money [Bm] didn't stop [D] the time.
_ How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
[C] While we stand [Bm] aside and tell [Am] the truth.
_ [G] _ Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in the [D] boot.
_ _ _ Won't you [G] hear me sing, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] [G] songs of freedom.
_ _ [C] [D] Won't you [G] hear me sing, _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] redemption.
_ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] Emancipate _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ yourselves [Em] from mental slavery,
[C] None but [Bm] ourselves can free [Am] our minds. _
[G] Have no fear for it, our [Em] big energy,
[C] None of them [Bm] can stop [D] the time.
How [G] long shall they heal [Em] our problems,
While [C] we [D] stand aside and [Am] tell the truth.
[G] Some say it's [Em] just a part of it,
[C] We've got [Bm] the food in [D] the boot. _
_ _ Won't you hear [G] me sing, _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] songs of freedom.
_ [C] All [D] I ever [G] had, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption. _ _
_ [C] All [D] I ever [G] had, _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] redemption.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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