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Redemption Song

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John Legend
Redemption Song (Bob Marley cover)
GOld Empirates yes they rob I
Sold CI tAmo the merchant ships
GMinEmutes after they took I
CFroAmm the bottomless pit
BGut Emmy hand was made strong
BCy Amthe hand of the almighty
We forGwarEmd iCn Amthis generation triumphantly
WoDn't you helGp to CsiDngG, these songs of freedom
Cause all CI Dever EmhadC, redempDtiGon soCngs
DRedempGtion soCngsD  
GEmanEmcipate yourselves from mental slavery
NCone Am7but ourselves can free our minds
HGave no Emfear for atomic energy
CCause nC/Bone Am7of them can stop the time
How lonGg shEmall they kill our prophets
WChile wC/Be stand asAmide and look
Some say Git'Ems just a part of it
We've got Cto C/BfullDfill the book
WoDn't you helGp to CsiDngG, these songs of freedom
Cause all CI Dever EmhadC, redempDtiGon soCngs
DRedempGtion soCngsD  
 Em   C   Dx4
GEmanEmcipate yourselves from mental slavery
NCone Am7but ourselves can free our minds
HGave no Emfear for atomic energy
CCause nC/Bone Am7of them can stop the time
How lonGg shEmall they kill our prophets
WChile wC/Be stand asAmide and look
Some say Git'Ems just a part of it
We've got Cto C/BfullDfill the book
WoDn't you helGp to CsiDngG, these songs of freedom
Cause all CI Dever EmhadC, redempDtiGon soCngs
DRedempGtion soCngsD  
GRedemptCion sDongsG  
CThese sonDgs Gof freedom
Cause all CI Dever EmhadC, redempDtiGon soCngs
DRedempGtion soCngsD  
GRedemptCion sDongsG  

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Redemption Song

by John Legend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

C/B

John Legend

Redemption Song (Bob Marley cover)

G Em

Old pirates yes they rob I

C Am

Sold I to the merchant ships

G Em

Minutes after they took I

C Am

From the bottomless pit

G Em

But my hand was made strong

C Am

By the hand of the almighty

G Em C Am

We forward in this generation triumphantly

D G C D G

Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom

C D Em C D G C

Cause all I ever had, redemption songs

D G C D

Redemption songs

G Em

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery

C Am7

None but ourselves can free our minds

G Em

Have no fear for atomic energy

C C/B Am7

Cause none of them can stop the time

G Em

How long shall they kill our prophets

C C/B Am

While we stand aside and look

G Em

Some say it's just a part of it

C C/B D

We've got to fullfill the book

D G C D G

Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom

C D Em C D G C

Cause all I ever had, redemption songs

D G C D

Redemption songs

Em C D

G Em

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery

C Am7

None but ourselves can free our minds

G Em

Have no fear for atomic energy

C C/B Am7

Cause none of them can stop the time

G Em

How long shall they kill our prophets

C C/B Am

While we stand aside and look

G Em

Some say it's just a part of it

C C/B D

We've got to fullfill the book

D G C D G

Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom

C D Em C D G C

Cause all I ever had, redemption songs

D G C D

Redemption songs

G C D G

Redemption songs

C D G

These songs of freedom

C D Em C D G C

Cause all I ever had, redemption songs

D G C D

Redemption songs

G C D G

Redemption songs

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