Redemption Song Chords by The Specials
Tempo:
110.25 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G]
[D] [C] [A] [G]
Old pirates, yes, [Em] their rabbi, [C] sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am] ships, [G] minute after [Em] they took I,
[C] [Em] from the [Am] bottomless pit, [G] my end [Em] was made strong, [C] by [Em] the hand of the [Am]
Almighty,
we [G] forward in this [Em]
generation, [C] [B] [D] triumphantly, won't you help to [G] sing, [C] [D] these songs [G] of freedom,
[C] cause [D] all I [Em] ever had, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] emancipate yourself from [Em] mental slaves,
none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind, [G] have no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time,
[G] how long shall they kill [Em] our prophets, while [C] we [B] stand aside [Am] and look, [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] we've got [Em] to fulfill [D] the proof, won't you [G] help to sing, [C] [D] these [G] songs of freedom, [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had,
[C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [G] emancipate yourself [D] from [Em] mental slaves, none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind,
have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time, how [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
while [C] we stand [Em] aside [Am] and look, [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it, [C] we've got [G] to fulfill [D] the proof, won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] these [D] songs [G] of freedom, [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
redemption [G] songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C]
[D] [G] redemption songs.
[Em] [N]
[D] [C] [A] [G]
Old pirates, yes, [Em] their rabbi, [C] sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am] ships, [G] minute after [Em] they took I,
[C] [Em] from the [Am] bottomless pit, [G] my end [Em] was made strong, [C] by [Em] the hand of the [Am]
Almighty,
we [G] forward in this [Em]
generation, [C] [B] [D] triumphantly, won't you help to [G] sing, [C] [D] these songs [G] of freedom,
[C] cause [D] all I [Em] ever had, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] emancipate yourself from [Em] mental slaves,
none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind, [G] have no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time,
[G] how long shall they kill [Em] our prophets, while [C] we [B] stand aside [Am] and look, [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
[C] we've got [Em] to fulfill [D] the proof, won't you [G] help to sing, [C] [D] these [G] songs of freedom, [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had,
[C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C] [D]
[Em] [C]
[D] [Em] [C]
[D] [G] emancipate yourself [D] from [Em] mental slaves, none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind,
have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time, how [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
while [C] we stand [Em] aside [Am] and look, [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it, [C] we've got [G] to fulfill [D] the proof, won't you [G] help to sing,
[C] these [D] songs [G] of freedom, [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C] [D]
redemption [G] songs, [C] [D]
[G] redemption songs, [C]
[D] [G] redemption songs.
[Em] [N]
Key:
C
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D
Em
Am
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _
Old pirates, yes, [Em] their rabbi, _ [C] sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am] ships, _ _ [G] _ minute after [Em] they took I,
_ [C] _ [Em] from the [Am] bottomless pit, _ [G] my end [Em] was made strong, _ [C] _ by [Em] the hand of the [Am]
Almighty,
we [G] forward in this _ [Em]
generation, _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [D] triumphantly, _ _ _ _ won't you help to [G] sing, _ _ [C] _ [D] these songs [G] of freedom,
_ [C] cause [D] all I [Em] ever had, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] emancipate yourself from [Em] mental slaves,
none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind, _ [G] have no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time,
_ [G] how long shall they kill [Em] our prophets, while [C] we [B] stand aside [Am] and look, _ [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
_ [C] we've got [Em] to fulfill [D] the proof, _ _ _ won't you [G] help to sing, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] these [G] songs of freedom, _ [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had,
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ _ [D]
[G] redemption _ songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] emancipate yourself [D] from [Em] mental slaves, none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind,
have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time, how [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
while [C] we stand [Em] aside [Am] and look, _ [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it, _ _ [C] we've got [G] to fulfill [D] the proof, _ _ _ won't you [G] help to sing,
_ [C] these _ [D] songs [G] of freedom, _ [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
redemption [G] _ songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] redemption songs.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [A] _ [G] _
Old pirates, yes, [Em] their rabbi, _ [C] sold I [Em] to the merchant [Am] ships, _ _ [G] _ minute after [Em] they took I,
_ [C] _ [Em] from the [Am] bottomless pit, _ [G] my end [Em] was made strong, _ [C] _ by [Em] the hand of the [Am]
Almighty,
we [G] forward in this _ [Em]
generation, _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _ [D] triumphantly, _ _ _ _ won't you help to [G] sing, _ _ [C] _ [D] these songs [G] of freedom,
_ [C] cause [D] all I [Em] ever had, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] emancipate yourself from [Em] mental slaves,
none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind, _ [G] have no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time,
_ [G] how long shall they kill [Em] our prophets, while [C] we [B] stand aside [Am] and look, _ [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it,
_ [C] we've got [Em] to fulfill [D] the proof, _ _ _ won't you [G] help to sing, _ _ [C] _ _ [D] these [G] songs of freedom, _ [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had,
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ _ [D]
[G] redemption _ songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[D] _ _ [G] emancipate yourself [D] from [Em] mental slaves, none but [C] our self [G] can free [Am] our mind,
have [G] no fear for atomic [Em] energy, cause [C] none of them [G] can stop [D] the time, how [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets,
while [C] we stand [Em] aside [Am] and look, _ [G] some say it's just [Em] a part of it, _ _ [C] we've got [G] to fulfill [D] the proof, _ _ _ won't you [G] help to sing,
_ [C] these _ [D] songs [G] of freedom, _ [C] cause all [D] I ever [Em] had, _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
redemption [G] _ songs, _ [C] _ _ [D] _
[G] redemption songs, _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] redemption songs.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _