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Redemption Song - Bob Marley
Intro:
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Verse:
Old [G] pirates, yes, they rob [Em] I  
Sold [C] I to the merchant [Am] ships
[G] Minutes after they [Em] took I [C] from the bottomless [Am] pit
But my [G] ha-a-and was made [Em] strong 
[C] By the [G] hand of the [Am] Almighty
We [G] forward in this gener[Em]ation [C] triu[Am7]mphant[D]ly

|Chorus:
|Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
|Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs [C]
|Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D]

Verse 2:
Emanci[G]pate yourself from mental [Em] slavery 
None but our[C]selves can [G] free our [Am] minds
Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy
Cause none of [C] them can [G] stop the [D] time
How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets  
While we [C] stand [G] aside and [Am] look?
Ooh, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
We've [C] got to ful-[Am7]fil the [D] book

|Chorus:
|Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
|Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs [C]
|Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D]

Instrumental:
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Em  C  D
Em  C  D
Em  C  D

Verse 3:
Emanci[G]pate yourself from mental [Em] slavery 
None but our[C]selves can [G]free our [Am] minds
Have no [G] fear for atomic [Em] energy
Cause none of [C] them can [G] stop the [D] time
How [G] long shall they kill our [Em] prophets  
While we [C] stand [G] aside and [Am] look?
Ooh, some [G] say it's just a [Em] part of it
We've [C] got to ful[Am7]fil the [D] book

|Chorus:
|Won't you help to sing [G] [C] these [D] songs of [G] freedom?
|Cause [C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs
|[C] all I [D] ever had, [Em] [C] re[D]demption [G] songs 
|[C] These [D] songs of [G] freedom, [C][D] songs of [G] freedom

Outro:
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