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Redemption Song

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Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer
Capo 3
[Intro]
 G   C      D2x
[Verse]
Old piGrates yes they Emrob I
Sold CI to the merchant Amships
GMinutes after they tEmook I
CFrom the bottomless pDit
But my hGand was mEmade strong
By the hCand of the alAmmighty
We foGrward in this geEmneration
CTriumpDhantly
[Chorus]
DWon’t you help to sGingC  
These soDngs of freGedom?
Cause aCll I eDver hEmave
CRedeDmption sonGgs
CRedeDmption sonGgs
  C           D
[Verse]
EmanciGpate yourselves from mental Emslavery
None but oursCelves can free our Amminds
Have no fGear for atomic eEmnergy
Cause nCone of them can stop the tDime
How lGong shall they kill our pEmrophets
While we sCtand aside and lAmook?
Some sGay it’s just a Empart of it
We’ve gCot to fulfill the bDook
[Chorus]
DWon’t you help to sGingC  
These soDngs of freGedom?
Cause aCll I eDver hEmave
CRedeDmption sonGgs
CRedeDmption sonGgs
  C           D
[Verse]
Old piGrates yes they Emrob I
Sold CI to the merchant Amships
GMinutes after they tEmook I
CFrom the bottomless pDit
How lGong shall they kill our pEmrophets
While we sCtand aside and lAmook?
Some sGay it’s just a Empart of it
We’ve gCot to fulfill the bDook
[Outro]
So WDon’t you help to siGngC  
These soDngs of freGedom?
Cause aCll I eDver hEmave
            CRedDemption soGngs
      ACll I eDver hEmave
            CRedDemption soGngs
CThese sonDgs of freeGdom?
      CSonDgs of freeGdom?
C        D         G

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Redemption Song

by Johnny Cash

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Johnny Cash and Joe Strummer

Capo 3

[Intro]

G C D

[Verse]

G Em

Old pirates yes they rob I

C Am

Sold I to the merchant ships

G Em

Minutes after they took I

C D

From the bottomless pit

G Em

But my hand was made strong

C Am

By the hand of the almighty

G Em

We forward in this generation

C D

Triumphantly

[Chorus]

D G C

Won’t you help to sing

D G

These songs of freedom?

C D Em

Cause all I ever have

C D G

Redemption songs

C D G

Redemption songs

C D

[Verse]

G Em

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery

C Am

None but ourselves can free our minds

G Em

Have no fear for atomic energy

C D

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

Some say it’s just a part of it

C D

We’ve got to fulfill the book

[Chorus]

D G C

Won’t you help to sing

D G

These songs of freedom?

C D Em

Cause all I ever have

C D G

Redemption songs

C D G

Redemption songs

C D

[Verse]

G Em

Old pirates yes they rob I

C Am

Sold I to the merchant ships

G Em

Minutes after they took I

C D

From the bottomless pit

G Em

How long shall they kill our prophets

C Am

While we stand aside and look?

G Em

Some say it’s just a part of it

C D

We’ve got to fulfill the book

[Outro]

D G C

So Won’t you help to sing

D G

These songs of freedom?

C D Em

Cause all I ever have

C D G

Redemption songs

C D Em

All I ever have

C D G

Redemption songs

C D G

These songs of freedom?

C D G

Songs of freedom?

C D G

About Redemption Song Chords by Johnny Cash

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