Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song Chords

Tempo:
115.45 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

F

Gm

Cm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song chords
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[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] Old pirates, [Gm] yes they robbed I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
[Bb] minutes after [Gm] they took
I [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
[Bb] But my hand [Gm] was made strong [Eb] by the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
We [Bb] forward in this [Gm] generation, [Eb] [F] triumphantly, won't you [Bb] help to sing [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Gm] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, [Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption songs, [F] redemption [Bb] songs.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from [Gm] mental slavery, none [Eb] but ourselves can free [Cm] our minds.
[Bb] Have no fear for atomic [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time.
[Bb] How long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets, while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look?
[Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing
[Eb] [Bb] these songs of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, [Eb] [F] redemption [Bb] songs, [Eb] [F] redemption [Bb] songs.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [F] [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they robbed I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships, [Bb] minutes after [Gm] they took I [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
[Bb] How long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets, while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
[Bb] Yes some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, [Eb] [F]
redemption [Bb] songs, [Eb] all [F] I ever [Gm] had, [Eb] [F]
redemption [Bb] songs.
[Eb] [F] These songs [Bb] of freedom, [Eb] [F]
songs [Bb] of freedom.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
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To learn Johnny Cash, Joe Strummer - Redemption Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Eb, F, Bb, Eb, Gm, Eb, Cm, Bb and Gm. A strategic approach would be to train at 57 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 115. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Bb Major.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
[Bb] Old pirates, [Gm] yes they robbed I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships, _
_ [Bb] _ minutes after [Gm] they took
I _ _ [Eb] _ from the [F] bottomless pit.
_ [Bb] But my _ hand [Gm] was made strong [Eb] by the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
We [Bb] forward in this [Gm] generation, _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] triumphantly, _ _ _ won't you [Bb] help to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
_ [Gm] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption songs, _ _ _ _ [F] redemption [Bb] _ songs.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from [Gm] mental slavery, none [Eb] but ourselves can free [Cm] our minds.
[Bb] Have no fear for atomic _ [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time. _
[Bb] How long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets, while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look? _ _
[Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing _
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] these songs of freedom? _
[Eb] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] redemption [Bb] _ songs, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] redemption [Bb] _ songs.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they robbed I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships, _ _ [Bb] minutes after [Gm] they took I _ [Eb] _ from the [F] bottomless pit.
_ [Bb] How long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets, while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
_ [Bb] Yes some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
_ So won't you help [Bb] to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
_ [Eb] Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
redemption [Bb] songs, _ _ [Eb] all [F] I ever [Gm] had, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
redemption [Bb] songs.
_ _ [Eb] _ [F] These songs [Bb] of freedom, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
songs [Bb] of freedom.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song was composed by Delroy Reid.

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