Chords
Redemption Song

Key: E

Introduction:

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          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,