Redemption Song - Bob Marley - Virtual Songbook

Redemption Song

Bob Marley

Tempo: 117*

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Section in G

Guitar - Standard tuning

Verse 1

G		Em		Em7
Old	pirates, yes, they	rob	I	.

	C		G/B	Am
Sold	I	to the	merchant	ships

G		Em		C		G/B	Am
	minutes after they took		I		from the	bottomless	pit.

	G		Em		Em7
But my	hand	was made		st	rong

C		G/B		Am
	By the	hand	of the Al	mighty.

	G		Em	C		Am7	D
We	forward	in this gene	ration		tri	umphant	ly.

Chorus

G	C		D		G
Won't		you hel	p	to sing		these songs of freedom?

	C		D		Em	C		D	G		C
Cause	all	I	ever	had,			re	demption		songs,

	D	G		C	D
re	demption		songs.

Verse 2

G		Em		Em7
Emancipate	yourselves f	rom	men	tal	slavery,

	C		G/B		Am
None but ours	elves	can	free	our	minds.

	G		Em
Have no	fear	for atomic en	ergy,

	C		G/B		D
'Cause none of t	hem	can	stop	the	time.

	G		Em	Em7
How	long	shall they kill our	prop	hets

	C		G/B		Am
While we	stand	a	side	and	look?

	G		Em
Ooh, some	say	it's just a	part	of it.

	C		Am7		D
We've	got	to ful	fill	the	book.

Chorus

G	C		D		G
Won't		you hel	p	to sing		these songs of freedom?

	C		D		Em	C		D	G		C
'Cause	all	I	ever	had,			re	demption		songs,

	D	G		C		D	G		C	D
re	demption		songs,		re	demption		songs.

Instrumental

Verse 3

G		Em	Em7
Emancipate	yourselves from m	ental		slavery,

	C		G/B		Am
None but ou	rselves	can	free	our mind	s.

	G		Em
Woh, Have no	fear	for atomic e	nergy,

	C		G/B		D
'Cause none of	them-ah	can-ah	stop-ah	the tim	e.

	G		Em	Em7
How	long	shall they kill our	pro	phets

	C		G/B		Am
While we	stand	a	side	and loo	k?

	G		Em
Yes, some	say	it's just a		part of it.

	C		Am7		D
We've	got	to ful	fill	the boo	k.

Chorus

G	C		D		G
Won't		you hel	p	to sing		these songs of freedom?

	C		D		Em	C		D	G
'Cause	all	I	ever	had,			re	demption		songs,

	C		D		Em	C	D	Em	C
A	ll	I e	ver	had,		red	emption	songs,

	D		G	C		D		G
These s	ongs	of f	reedom,		s	ongs	of f	reedom

Outro

C/B

Am6

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Em7

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G/B

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Am7

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C/B

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Am6

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Last update: Apr 14, 2026, 04:57 PM