Key: E
G
Em
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
C
Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G
Em
minutes after they took I
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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.
Estribillo
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,
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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.
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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,