Chords for John Legend: 'Redemption Song' Acoustic Session
Tempo:
106.075 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Em
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [C]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Oh pirates, yes, [Em] they robbed us, [C] sold [G] us to the [Am] merchant ship
[G] [D] minutes after [Em] they took us [C] [G] from the [Am] bottomless pit.
[G] My hands [Em] were made strong [C] by [G] the [Am] hand of the Almighty.
[A] [G] We fought in this [Em]
generation [C] [D] triumphantly.
[G] Won't you help to sing [C] [G] these songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I am [Em]
[C] [G] is a redemption song, [C] [D] [G] redemption song.
[C] [D] [G]
Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental slavery.
Number [C] ourselves, can [G] free [Am] our minds.
Have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[C] because none of them [D] can stop the time.
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets
[C] while we [G] stand [Am] aside and look?
[G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got [Bm] to fulfill [D] the book.
Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [E] [G] songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I [Em]
[C] am [G] is a redemption song, [C] [D] [G] redemption song.
[E]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery.
[C] Number ourselves, [G] can free our [A] minds.
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy,
because [C] none of them can stop the [Am] time.
[G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets
[C] while [G] we stand [A] aside and look?
Some [G] say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book.
Won't you [G] help to sing [C] [D] these [G] songs of freedom?
Because all I am [Em] is a
[C] [G] redemption song, [C]
[G] redemption song.
[C]
[E] These [G] songs of freedom.
Because all [D] I am [Em] is a [C]
[D] redemption [G] song.
[N]
[G] [Am]
[G] [C]
[G] [C]
[G] Oh pirates, yes, [Em] they robbed us, [C] sold [G] us to the [Am] merchant ship
[G] [D] minutes after [Em] they took us [C] [G] from the [Am] bottomless pit.
[G] My hands [Em] were made strong [C] by [G] the [Am] hand of the Almighty.
[A] [G] We fought in this [Em]
generation [C] [D] triumphantly.
[G] Won't you help to sing [C] [G] these songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I am [Em]
[C] [G] is a redemption song, [C] [D] [G] redemption song.
[C] [D] [G]
Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental slavery.
Number [C] ourselves, can [G] free [Am] our minds.
Have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
[C] because none of them [D] can stop the time.
[G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets
[C] while we [G] stand [Am] aside and look?
[G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got [Bm] to fulfill [D] the book.
Won't you [G] help to sing [C] these [E] [G] songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I [Em]
[C] am [G] is a redemption song, [C] [D] [G] redemption song.
[E]
[C] [D] [G] [C]
[D] [Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery.
[C] Number ourselves, [G] can free our [A] minds.
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy,
because [C] none of them can stop the [Am] time.
[G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets
[C] while [G] we stand [A] aside and look?
Some [G] say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book.
Won't you [G] help to sing [C] [D] these [G] songs of freedom?
Because all I am [Em] is a
[C] [G] redemption song, [C]
[G] redemption song.
[C]
[E] These [G] songs of freedom.
Because all [D] I am [Em] is a [C]
[D] redemption [G] song.
[N]
Key:
G
C
Em
D
Am
G
C
Em
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] Oh pirates, yes, [Em] they robbed us, _ [C] sold [G] us to the [Am] merchant ship
_ _ [G] _ [D] minutes after [Em] they took us _ [C] [G] from the [Am] bottomless pit.
_ [G] My _ hands [Em] were made strong _ [C] by [G] the [Am] hand of the Almighty.
[A] _ [G] We fought in this [Em]
generation _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] triumphantly.
_ _ _ _ [G] Won't you help to sing _ _ [C] _ _ [G] these songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I am [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] is a redemption song, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption _ song.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental slavery.
Number [C] ourselves, can [G] free [Am] our minds.
Have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
_ [C] because none of them [D] can stop the time.
_ [G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets
[C] while we [G] stand [Am] aside and look?
_ _ _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it.
_ [C] We've got [Bm] to fulfill [D] the book.
_ _ Won't you [G] help to sing _ _ [C] these [E] _ [G] songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] am [G] _ is a redemption song, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption song.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery.
[C] Number ourselves, [G] can free our [A] minds.
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy,
because [C] none of them can stop the [Am] time.
_ _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets
[C] while [G] we stand [A] aside and look?
Some [G] say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book.
_ _ _ Won't you [G] help to sing _ [C] [D] these _ [G] songs of freedom?
Because all I am [Em] is a _
[C] _ _ [G] _ redemption song, [C] _
_ _ [G] redemption song.
_ [C] _
_ [E] These [G] songs of freedom.
Because all [D] I am [Em] is a _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ redemption _ _ _ [G] song. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [G] Oh pirates, yes, [Em] they robbed us, _ [C] sold [G] us to the [Am] merchant ship
_ _ [G] _ [D] minutes after [Em] they took us _ [C] [G] from the [Am] bottomless pit.
_ [G] My _ hands [Em] were made strong _ [C] by [G] the [Am] hand of the Almighty.
[A] _ [G] We fought in this [Em]
generation _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] triumphantly.
_ _ _ _ [G] Won't you help to sing _ _ [C] _ _ [G] these songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I am [Em] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] is a redemption song, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption _ song.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G]
Emancipate yourselves [Em] from mental slavery.
Number [C] ourselves, can [G] free [Am] our minds.
Have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy,
_ [C] because none of them [D] can stop the time.
_ [G] How long shall they kill our [Em] prophets
[C] while we [G] stand [Am] aside and look?
_ _ _ [G] Some say it's just [Em] a part of it.
_ [C] We've got [Bm] to fulfill [D] the book.
_ _ Won't you [G] help to sing _ _ [C] these [E] _ [G] songs of freedom?
Because all [D] I _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [C] am [G] _ is a redemption song, _ [C] _ _ [D] _ [G] redemption song.
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[G] Emancipate yourselves from [Em] mental slavery.
[C] Number ourselves, [G] can free our [A] minds.
Have [G] no fear for [Em] atomic energy,
because [C] none of them can stop the [Am] time.
_ _ [G] How long shall they kill [Em] our prophets
[C] while [G] we stand [A] aside and look?
Some [G] say it's just [Em] a part of it.
[C] We've got to [D] fulfill the book.
_ _ _ Won't you [G] help to sing _ [C] [D] these _ [G] songs of freedom?
Because all I am [Em] is a _
[C] _ _ [G] _ redemption song, [C] _
_ _ [G] redemption song.
_ [C] _
_ [E] These [G] songs of freedom.
Because all [D] I am [Em] is a _ [C] _
_ _ [D] _ redemption _ _ _ [G] song. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _