Redemption Song Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros
This version is not only incredibly easy, but also sounds the most accurate.
(Capo 3rd Fret)
Intro: G, C, D (x2)
Old pi[G]rates yes they [Em]rob I
Sold [C]I to the merchant [Am]ships
[G]Minutes after they t[Em]ook I
[C] [D]
But my h[G]and was m[Em]ade strong
By the h[C]and of the al[Am]mighty
We fo[G]rward in this ge[Em]neration
[C]Triump[D]hantly
Chorus:
[D]Wonâ??t you help to[G] sing[C]
These so[D]ngs of fre[G]edom?
Cause a[C]ll I e[D]ver h[Em]ave
[C]Rede[D]mption son[G]gs
[C]Rede[D]mption son[G]gs
[C] [D]
Emanci[G]pate yourselves from mental [Em]slavery
None but ours[C]elves can free our [Am]minds
Have no f[G]ear for atomic e[Em]nergy
Cause n[C]one of them can stop the t[D]ime
How l[G]ong shall they kill our p[Em]rophets
While we s[C]tand aside and l[Am]ook?
Some s[G]ay itâ??s just [Em]a part of it
Weâ??ve[C] got to fulfill the[D] book
Chorus:
[D]Wonâ??t you help to[G] sing[C]
These so[D]ngs of fre[G]edom?
Cause a[C]ll I e[D]ver h[Em]ave
[C]Rede[D]mption son[G]gs
[C]Rede[D]mption son[G]gs
[C] [D]
Old pi[G]rates yes they [Em]rob I
Sold [C]I to the merchant [Am]ships
[G]Minutes after they t[Em]ook I
[C] [D]
How l[G]ong shall they kill our p[Em]rophets
While we s[C]tand aside and l[Am]ook?
Some s[G]ay itâ??s just [Em]a part of it
Weâ??ve[C] got to fulfill the[D] book
Outro/Chorus:
So W[D]onâ??t you help to [G]sing[C]
These so[D]ngs of fre[G]edom?
Cause a[C]ll I e[D]ver h[Em]ave
[C]These son[D]gs of free[G]dom?
Cause a[C]ll I e[D]ver h[Em]ave
[C] Red[D]emption so[G]ngs
[C]These son[D]gs of free[G]dom?
[C]These son[D]gs of free[G]dom?
[C] [D] [G]
END
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