Chords for Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths - Redemption Song (Live at Reggae On The River)

Tempo:
216.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

D

F#m

A

Bm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths - Redemption Song (Live at Reggae On The River) chords
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[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[B] [C#m]
[D] Old [B] [A]
pirate, yes [F#m] their rabbi, [A] sold I to the merchant [Bm]
ships, [B] [A]
minutes after they [F#] took I, [D]
from the [E]
bottomless pits.
My [A]
[E] hand was [F#m]
made [Em] strong, [D]
by the hand of the [Bm]
Almighty, [A] we forward [E] in this [D]
[E] generation, [D]
[E]
triumphantly.
[E]
Won't you help to [A] sing,
[D] [E] these [A] songs of freedom, all [E] I ever [F#m] had.
[D] [E]
[A] Redemption songs,
[D] [E] redemption
[A] songs.
Take [D] it sister Judy.
[A]
Emancipate [E] yourselves [F#m] from mental [A] slavery, [D] none but ourselves can free our [Bm] mind.
[E] [A] Have no fear [C#m] for atomic [F#m]
energy, [Em] cause [D]
none of them can stop [E] the time.
How long shall they kill [F#m] our profit, [A] while we stand aside and [Bm] look.
[A]
Some say [C#m] it's just [F#m] a part of it, [Em] [D] we've got to fulfill [E] the book.
Won't [Bm] you help [A] to sing, [D]
[E] these songs [A] of freedom, [D]
all [E] I ever [F#m] had.
[A]
[E] [A] Redemption songs, [D]
[E] [Am] redemption songs.
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[F#] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[E]
[F#m] [D]
[F#]
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, [Em] none but [D]
ourselves can free our [Bm]
mind.
[E] Have [A] no fear for [C#m] atomic [F#m]
energy, [Em] cause [D] none of them can stop the [E] time.
How [F#m]
long shall they [G#m] kill our [Em]
profit, while [A] we [D] stand aside and look.
[E] Some say it's just [F#m] a part of it, [C#m] [D] we've got to fulfill the book.
[E]
Won't you help to [A] sing, [D]
[E] these songs [Am]
of freedom, [Dm]
all [Em] I ever [F#m]
[D]
[E] had.
Redemption
[A] songs, [D]
[A] redemption
[D]
[E] [A]
songs.
[B] [D]
[E] Songs of freedom.
[D]
[E] [Am]
Redemption [Em] songs, [E] [F#m] [Am]
[B] [E]
[F#m] redemption songs.
[D] [E]
[F#m] Redemption,
[D] redemption.
[F#m]
[B]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[D] [E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[D] [E]
[F#m] [C#]
[E] [F#m]
Redemption, [Bm]
redemption.
[D] Love that [E] purifies the [F#m] message and the [C#m] music of [D] our
[E] martyrs. [F#m] Let's go!
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] Kiss the book.
[D] [E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [F#m]
[Bm] [E]
[F#m] [F#]
[F#m]
Key:  
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
D
1321
F#m
123111112
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To learn Marcia Griffiths - Redemption Song chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, D, E, F#m, C#m and D. A strategic approach would be to train at 108 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 217. Given the song's key of A Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[D] Old _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
pirate, _ yes [F#m] their _ _ _ rabbi, _ _ _ [A] sold I to the merchant _ [Bm] _
ships, _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ minutes after they [F#] took I, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ from the _ _ [E] _
bottomless pits.
_ _ My [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ hand was [F#m]
made _ [Em] strong, _ _ _ [D] _
by the hand of the [Bm]
Almighty, _ _ _ [A] we _ _ forward [E] in this _ [D] _
_ _ [E] generation, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
triumphantly.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ Won't you help to [A] _ sing, _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] these [A] songs of freedom, _ _ _ _ _ _ all [E] I ever _ [F#m] had. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] Redemption _ _ songs, _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] redemption _
_ [A] songs.
_ _ _ Take [D] it sister Judy.
_ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ Emancipate [E] yourselves [F#m] from mental [A] slavery, _ _ _ [D] none but ourselves can free our [Bm] _ _ mind.
_ [E] _ [A] Have no fear [C#m] for atomic [F#m] _
_ _ energy, [Em] _ cause [D]
none of them can stop [E] the _ time.
_ _ _ How long shall they kill [F#m] our profit, _ _ [A] _ while we stand _ _ aside and [Bm] look.
_ _ _ _ _ [A]
Some _ say [C#m] it's just [F#m] a part of it, [Em] _ _ [D] we've got to _ _ fulfill [E] the _ _ book. _ _ _ _
_ Won't [Bm] you _ help [A] to sing, _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ these songs [A] of freedom, _ _ _ _ [D] _
all [E] I ever [F#m] had.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Redemption _ _ songs, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Am] redemption _ songs.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
Emancipate _ yourselves from mental _ slavery, _ [Em] _ none but [D] _
_ ourselves can free our _ [Bm]
mind.
_ _ [E] _ _ Have [A] no fear for [C#m] _ atomic _ [F#m] _
_ energy, [Em] _ _ cause [D] none of them can stop the [E] time.
_ _ _ How [F#m]
long shall they [G#m] kill our [Em]
profit, _ _ _ while [A] we _ [D] stand _ aside and look.
_ _ _ _ _ [E] Some say _ it's just [F#m] a part of it, _ [C#m] _ _ [D] we've got to _ fulfill the _ book.
_ _ _ _ [E] _
_ Won't you help to _ _ [A] sing, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] these songs [Am]
of _ freedom, _ _ _ [Dm] _
all [Em] I ever _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ [E] had.
_ _ Redemption _
[A] _ _ songs, _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ redemption _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ songs.
[B] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ Songs of freedom.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ Redemption [Em] _ _ songs, _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] redemption _ songs. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ Redemption, _ _ _
[D] _ redemption.
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Redemption, _ _ _ [Bm] _
redemption.
_ _ _ _ [D] Love that _ [E] purifies the [F#m] message and the [C#m] music of [D] our _
_ [E] martyrs. _ [F#m] _ Let's go!
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [F#m] _ Kiss the book. _ _
[D] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Reggae On The River, written by Bob Marley, this one stands out.

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