(Repeat above lick 2x) GEm
Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.
CC/BAm
Sold I to the merchant ships
GEmCC/BAm
minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.
GEm
But my hand was made strong
CC/BAm
By the hand of the Almighty.
GEmCD
We forward in this generation triumphantly.
GCDG
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
CDEmCDG
'Cause all I ever have, redemption songs,
CDG
redemption songs.
GEm
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
CC/BAm
None but ourselves can free our minds.
GEm
Have no fear for atomic energy,
CC/BAm
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
GEm
How long shall they kill our prophets
CC/BAm
While we stand aside and look?
GEm
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
CD
We've got to fulfill the book.
GCDG
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
CDEmCDG
'Cause all I ever have, redemption songs,
Intro: (EmCD) (4x)
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
CC/BAm
None but ourselves can free our minds.
GEm
Have no fear for atomic energy,
CC/BAm
'Cause none of them can stop the time.
GEm
How long shall they kill our prophets
CC/BAm
While we stand aside and look?
GEm
Yes, some say it's just a part of it.
CD
We've got to fulfill the book.
GCDG
Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom?
CDEmCDG
'Cause all I ever have, redemption songs,
CDGCDG
These songs of freedom, songs of freedom.