Key: E
Introduction:
G Em
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
minutes after they took I
C D7
from the bottomless pit.
G Em
But my hand was made strong
C Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D7
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
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G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D G C D
redemption songs.
G Em
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
C D7
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
C Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
C D7
We've got to fulfill the book.
G C D G
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
C D Em C D G
'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs,
C D G C D
redemption songs.
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,