Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Redemption Song Chords
Tempo:
115.5 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
[Eb] [F]
Old [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] pirates, [Gm] yes they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
[Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I from [Eb] the [F] bottomless pit.
But my [Bb] hand [Gm] was made strong by [Eb] the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
We [Bb] forward in this [Gm]
generation [Eb] [F] triumphantly.
Won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] [F] these [Bb] songs of freedom?
Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, [Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song, [F] redemption [Bb] song.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from mental [Gm] slavery, none but [Eb] ourselves can free our [Cm] minds.
Have [Bb] no fear for atomic [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time.
How [Bb] long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look?
[Bb] Some say it's just a [Gm] part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill the [F] book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] these [F] songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all I ever [Gm] had,
[Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song, [Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
[Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
[Bb] How long shall they kill [Gm] our prophets while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
[Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
[Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, [Eb] [F]
redemption [Bb] songs, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
Old [Bb] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] pirates, [Gm] yes they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
[Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I from [Eb] the [F] bottomless pit.
But my [Bb] hand [Gm] was made strong by [Eb] the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
We [Bb] forward in this [Gm]
generation [Eb] [F] triumphantly.
Won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] [F] these [Bb] songs of freedom?
Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, [Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song, [F] redemption [Bb] song.
[Eb] [F]
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from mental [Gm] slavery, none but [Eb] ourselves can free our [Cm] minds.
Have [Bb] no fear for atomic [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time.
How [Bb] long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look?
[Bb] Some say it's just a [Gm] part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill the [F] book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] these [F] songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all I ever [Gm] had,
[Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song, [Eb] [F] [Bb] redemption song.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
[Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
[Bb] How long shall they kill [Gm] our prophets while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
[Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
[Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
[Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, [Eb] [F]
redemption [Bb] songs, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom, [Eb] [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
[Eb] [F] [Bb]
Key:
Eb
Bb
F
Gm
Cm
Eb
Bb
F
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
Old [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ pirates, [Gm] yes they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
_ _ [Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I _ from [Eb] the [F] bottomless pit.
But my [Bb] _ hand [Gm] was made strong by [Eb] the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
_ We [Bb] forward in this [Gm]
generation _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] triumphantly.
_ _ _ Won't you help [Bb] to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these [Bb] songs of freedom?
Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song, _ _ _ _ [F] redemption [Bb] song.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from mental [Gm] slavery, none but [Eb] ourselves can free our [Cm] minds.
Have [Bb] no fear for atomic _ [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time. _
How [Bb] long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look? _ _
[Bb] Some say it's just a [Gm] part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill the [F] _ book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing _ [Eb] these _ [F] songs [Bb] of freedom? _
[Eb] Cause all I ever [Gm] had, _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
_ _ [Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I _ [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
_ [Bb] How long shall they kill [Gm] our prophets while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
_ _ [Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
_ So won't you help [Bb] to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
_ [Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] _ had, _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
_ [Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
redemption [Bb] _ _ songs, [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom, _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Old [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bb] _ pirates, [Gm] yes they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
_ _ [Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I _ from [Eb] the [F] bottomless pit.
But my [Bb] _ hand [Gm] was made strong by [Eb] the hand of the [Cm] Almighty.
_ We [Bb] forward in this [Gm]
generation _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] triumphantly.
_ _ _ Won't you help [Bb] to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these [Bb] songs of freedom?
Cause all [F] I [Gm] ever had, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song, _ _ _ _ [F] redemption [Bb] song.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] Emancipate yourselves from mental [Gm] slavery, none but [Eb] ourselves can free our [Cm] minds.
Have [Bb] no fear for atomic _ [Gm] energy, cause none [Eb] of them can stop the [F] time. _
How [Bb] long shall they kill our [Gm] prophets while we [Eb] stand aside and [Cm] look? _ _
[Bb] Some say it's just a [Gm] part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill the [F] _ book.
So won't you help [Bb] to sing _ [Eb] these _ [F] songs [Bb] of freedom? _
[Eb] Cause all I ever [Gm] had, _
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song, _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] redemption song.
_ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Old pirates, yes [Gm] they rob I, [Eb] sold I to the merchant [Cm] ships,
_ _ [Bb] Minutes after [Gm] they took I _ [Eb] from the [F] bottomless pit.
_ [Bb] How long shall they kill [Gm] our prophets while [Eb] we stand aside [Cm] and look?
_ _ [Bb] Some say it's just [Gm] a part of it, [Eb] we got to fulfill [F] the book.
_ So won't you help [Bb] to sing _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom?
_ [Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] _ had, _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
_ [Eb] Cause all [F] I ever [Gm] had, _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F]
redemption [Bb] _ _ songs, [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom, _ _ [Eb] _ [F] these songs [Bb] of freedom.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _