Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer - Redemption Song Chords
Tempo:
115.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
Eb
Bb
F
[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] _
_ [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] _