Redemption Johnny Cash
So Johnny Cash's version of Redemption Song is not accurate. This one follows the
chords and lyrics fairly well
Capo on the 3rd Fret
G C D (2x)
Old[G] Pirates, yes, they rob I[Em]
Sold [C]I to the merchant ships[Am]
[G]minutes after they [Em]took I from the bottom[C]less pit.[Am]
But my [G]hand was made stron[Em]g
[C]By the hand of the Almighty.[Am]
We [G]forward in this generatio[Em]n triumphantly.[C] [D]
[(D)]Won't you help to sing [G]
these s[C]ongs [D]of freedom[G]?
Cause [C]all I [D]ever had,[Em]
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G],
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G].[C] [D]
[(D)]Emanci[G]pate yourselves from mental [Em]slavery,
None but our[C]selves can free our minds.[Am]
[G]Have no fear for atomic e[Em]nergy,
Cause none of [C]them can stop the time.[D]
How [G]long shall they kill our prophets[Em]
While we [C]stand aside and look?[Am]
Ooh, some [G]say it's just a part of it.[Em]
We've [C]got to fulfill the book.[D]
[(D)]Won't you help to sing [G]
these s[C]ongs [D]of freedom[G]?
Cause [C]all I [D]ever had,[Em]
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G],
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G],
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G].[C] [D]
Old[G] Pirates, yes, they rob[Em] I.
Sold [C]I to the merchant ships[Am]
[G]minutes after they [Em]took I from the [C]bottomless pit.[Am]
How [G]long shall they kill our prophets[Em]
While we [C]stand aside and look?[Am]
Yes, some [G]say it's just a part of it.[Em]
We've [C]got to fulfill the book.[D]
[(D)]Won't you help to sing [G]
these s[C]ongs [D]of freedom[G]?
Cause [C]all I [D]ever had,[Em]
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G],
Cause [C]all I [D]ever had,[Em]
[C]redempti[D]on songs[G],
[C]these so[D]ngs of f[G]reedom
[C]songs of[D] freedom[G] [C] [D] [G]
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