Verse:
G Em |C – C/B -| Am
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I sold I to the merchant ships
G Em | C – C/B -| Am
minutes after they took it from the bottomless pit.
G Em |C – C/B -| Am
But my hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
Chorus:
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.
Verse:
G Em
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
|C – C/B -| Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
| C – C/B -| D
“Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
|C – C/B -| Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it”s just a part of it.
| C – C/B – | D
We”ve got to fulfill the book.
Chorus:
G |C – D – | G
Won”t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
|C – D – | Em |C – D – | G
“Cause all I ever have, redemption songs,
|C – D – | G |C – D – | G |C – D – |
redemption songs. redemption songs.
Interlude:
Em | C – D -| 😐 x4
Verse:
G Em
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
|C – C/B -| Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy,
| C – C/B -| D
“Cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
|C – C/B -| Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say it”s just a part of it.
| C – C/B – | D
We”ve got to fulfill the book.
Chorus:
G |C – D – | G
Won”t you help to sing these songs of freedom?
|C – D – | Em |C – D – | G
“Cause all I ever have, redemption songs,
|C – D – | Em |C – D – | Em |C – D – | G
all I ever have redemption songs. These songs of freedom.
|C – D – | G
Songs of freedom
|C – C/B | Am Am Am Am