So Johnny Cash's version of Redemption Song is not accurate. This one follows the
chords and lyrics fairly well
Capo on the 3rd Fret
G C D (2x)
G Em
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
G Em
But my hand was made strong
C Am
By the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
(D) G
Won't you help to sing
C D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever had,
C D G
redemption songs,
C D G C D
redemption songs.
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(D) 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 D
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
Ooh, some say it's just a part of it.
C D
We've got to fulfill the book.
(D) G
Won't you help to sing
C D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever had,
C D G
redemption songs,
C D G
redemption songs,
C D G C D
redemption songs.
G Em
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C Am
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
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 D
We've got to fulfill the book.
(D) G
Won't you help to sing
C D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever had,
C D G
redemption songs,
C D Em
Cause all I ever had,
C D G
redemption songs,
C D G
these songs of freedom
C D G C D G
songs of freedom
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