Redemption Song Chords by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tempo:
114.3 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [C] [E] [Bm]
[G] [Bm] [C] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [A] [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, [C] Sold I [G] to the [Am] merchant ships,
[G] Minutes after they [Em] took I, [C] From [G] the [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my hand [Em] was made strong, [C] By [Bm] the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
[G] We've forwarded this [Em]
generation, [C] [D] Triumphantly,
Won't you help [G] to sing, [C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E]
[C] [G] Redemption songs,
[C] [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, [C] [D] [G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None [C] but ourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause none [C] of them can [D] stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside [A] and look, [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[Dm] [G] Redemption songs, Redemption songs,
[C] [D] [G] Redemption songs, [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[D] [E]
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [Dm] [G]
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [A] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G] Cause none [C] of them [G] can stop [D] the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside and [Am] look, [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got [G] to fulfill [D] the book, Won't you help [G] to sing,
[C] [D] [G] These songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C] [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, All [D] I [A] ever [Em]
have,
[C] [G] [Em] Redemption songs, [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[D] These songs [G] of freedom,
[C] [G] [Am]
[A] [Am]
[G] [Bm] [C] [A] [G]
[A] [G] [C] [D]
[G] [C] [A] [G]
Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, [C] Sold I [G] to the [Am] merchant ships,
[G] Minutes after they [Em] took I, [C] From [G] the [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my hand [Em] was made strong, [C] By [Bm] the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
[G] We've forwarded this [Em]
generation, [C] [D] Triumphantly,
Won't you help [G] to sing, [C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E]
[C] [G] Redemption songs,
[C] [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, [C] [D] [G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None [C] but ourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause none [C] of them can [D] stop the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside [A] and look, [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, Won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] [D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[Dm] [G] Redemption songs, Redemption songs,
[C] [D] [G] Redemption songs, [D] [Em]
[C] [D] [Em]
[D] [E]
[G] [C] [D] [Em]
[C] [Dm] [G]
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [A] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G] Cause none [C] of them [G] can stop [D] the time, [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside and [Am] look, [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got [G] to fulfill [D] the book, Won't you help [G] to sing,
[C] [D] [G] These songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
[C] [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, All [D] I [A] ever [Em]
have,
[C] [G] [Em] Redemption songs, [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[D] These songs [G] of freedom,
[C] [G] [Am]
[A] [Am]
Key:
G
C
D
Em
A
G
C
D
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, _ [C] Sold I [G] to the [Am] merchant ships,
_ _ [G] _ Minutes after they [Em] took I, _ _ [C] From [G] the _ [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my _ hand [Em] was made strong, _ [C] By [Bm] the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
_ [G] We've forwarded this [Em] _
generation, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Triumphantly,
_ _ Won't you help [G] to sing, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] Redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None [C] but ourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause none [C] of them can [D] stop the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside [A] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, _ _ Won't you [G] help to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] [G] Redemption _ songs, _ _ _ Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [A] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G] Cause none [C] of them [G] can stop [D] the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside and [Am] look, _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got [G] to fulfill [D] the book, _ _ Won't you help [G] to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] [G] These songs of freedom, _ Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, _ All [D] I [A] ever [Em]
have,
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Em] Redemption songs, _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
_ _ _ [D] These songs [G] of freedom,
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _
_ Old pirates, yes they [Em] rob I, _ [C] Sold I [G] to the [Am] merchant ships,
_ _ [G] _ Minutes after they [Em] took I, _ _ [C] From [G] the _ [A] bottomless [Am] pit,
But [G] my _ hand [Em] was made strong, _ [C] By [Bm] the hand of the [A] [Am] Almighty,
_ [G] We've forwarded this [Em] _
generation, _ [C] _ _ _ _ [D] Triumphantly,
_ _ Won't you help [G] to sing, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
[C] Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have, [E] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] Redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
None [C] but ourselves [G] can free our [Am] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic energy,
Cause none [C] of them can [D] stop the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside [A] and look, _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] We've got to [G]
[D] fulfill the book, _ _ Won't you [G] help to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom, Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ _ [Dm] [G] Redemption _ songs, _ _ _ Redemption songs,
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] Redemption songs, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _
_ _ [G] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _
Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery,
[G] None but ourselves can free our [A] minds, [G] Have no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[G] Cause none [C] of them [G] can stop [D] the time, _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets,
[G] While we stand aside and [Am] look, _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[G] [C] We've got [G] to fulfill [D] the book, _ _ Won't you help [G] to sing,
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] [G] These songs of freedom, _ Cause all [D] I ever [Em] have,
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] [G] Redemption songs, _ All [D] I [A] ever [Em]
have,
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [Em] Redemption songs, _ _ [D] These [G] songs of freedom,
_ _ _ [D] These songs [G] of freedom,
_ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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