Redemption Song - Bob Marley Intro: G Verse: Old [G] pirates, yes, they rob [Em] I Sold [C] I to the merchant [Am] ships [G] Minutes after they [Em] took I [C] from the bottomless [Am] pit But my [G] ha-a-and was made [Em] strong [C] By the [G] hand of the [Am] Almighty We [G] forward in this gener[Em]ation [C] triu[Am]mphant[D]ly |Chorus: |Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom? |Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs [C] |Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D] Verse 2: Emancipa[G]te yourself from mental [Em]slavery None but our[C]selves can [G]free our [Am] minds Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy Cause none of [C] them can [G] stop the [D] time How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets While we [C] stand [G] aside and [Am] look? Ooh, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it We've [C] got to ful[Am7]fil the [D] book |Chorus: |Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom? |Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs [C] |Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D] Instrumental: Em C D Em C D Em C D Em C D Verse 3: Emancipa[G]te yourself from mental [Em]slavery None but our[C]selves can [G]free our [Am] minds Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy Cause none of [C] them can [G] stop the [D] time How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets While we [C] stand [G] aside and [Am] look? Ooh, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it We've [C] got to ful[Am7]fil the [D] book |Chorus: |Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom? |Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs |[C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs |[C] These [D] songs of [G] freedom, [C][D] songs of [G] freedom Outro: [G]