Redemption Song Ukulele Chords

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This is a part-chord, part-tab ukulele adaptation of the original song by Bob Marley & The Wailers. The intro, outro, choruses, and instrumental sections have detailed tablature written for ukulele. Also, the chords in the verses and strumming pattern are minorly updated from previous UG versions of this song.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	G C E A
Key:	G
Capo:	no capo
Author qwertylpm12 [a] 44. Last edit on Apr 12, 2024
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Chords

Em7
Cmaj7
Am6
Strumming

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Note: chords written into the tablature with asterisks (*) are meant to be strummed for a measure.
 
[Intro]
 
A|---0h2---3/7-5-2---0-2/5---2-3\2-0-----|
E|---------------------------------------|
C|---------------------------------------|
G|-0-----0---------0-----------------0---|
 
                                        old pirates...
A|---0h2---3/7-5-2---0-2/5-----3-2-0-----7--2*--------|
E|------------------------------------------3*--------|
C|------------------------------------------2*--------|
G|-0-----0---------0-----------------0------0*--------|
 
 
[Verse 1]
    G                  Em Em7
    pirates, yes, they rob I
A|--2*-----------------2-2*----|
E|--3*-----------------3-0*----|
C|--2*-----------------4-2*----|
G|--0*-----------------0-0*----|
 
         C        G        Am
    Sold I to the merchant ships
A|-------3--3-3---2--2-2---0*----|
E|-------0--0-0---3--3-3---0*----|
C|-------0--0-0---2--2-2---0*----|
G|-------0--0-0---0--0-0---2*----|
 
    G                  Em
    Minutes after they took I
A|--2*-----------------2*----|
E|--3*-----------------3*----|
C|--2*-----------------4*----|
G|--0*-----------------0*----|
 
    C        G          Am
    From the bottomless pit
A|--3--3-3---2--2-2-----0*----|
E|--0--0-0---3--3-3-----0*----|
C|--0--0-0---2--2-2-----0*----|
G|--0--0-0---0--0-0-----2*----|
 
           G        Em          Em7
    But my hand was made strong
A|---------2*-------2-2*----|
E|---------3*-------3-0*----|
C|---------2*-------4-2*----|
G|---------0*-------0-0*----|
 
    C      G             Am
    By the hand of the Almighty
A|--3--3-3-2--2-2--------0*----|
E|--0--0-0-3--3-3--------0*----|
C|--0--0-0-2--2-2--------0*----|
G|--0--0-0-0--0-0--------2*----|
 
       G                   Em
    We forward in this generation
A|-----2*------------------2*----|
E|-----3*------------------3*----|
C|-----2*------------------4*----|
G|-----0*------------------0*----|
 
    C      G       D
       Tri-umphant-ly
A|--3--3-3-2--2-2--0*----|
E|--0--0-0-3--3-3--2*----|
C|--0--0-0-2--2-2--2*----|
G|--0--0-0-0--0-0--2*----|
 
 
[Chorus]
                             G  C                           ↓G ↓G↑G
     Won't you help to sing         These songs of freedom?
A|----2-----5---2---0--------2*-3----------2----0---0--------2--2-2--|
E|---------------------------3*-0----------------------------3--3-3--|
C|---------------------------2*-0----------------------------2--2-2--|
G|-(0)------------------0----0*-0-----0-----------------0----0--0-0--|
 
                         Em  C                     G   C
   Cause all I ever had,         redemption songs,
A|--------2--5--7/9-7----2*--3-------2p0-----------2*--3--|
E|-----------------------3*--0---------------------3*--0--|
C|-----------------------4*--0---------------------2*--0--|
G|-0---------------------0*--0----0---------0------0*--0--|
 
                     C   D
   redemption songs,
A|----2p0------------3*--0--|
E|-------------------0*--2--|
C|-------------------0*--2--|
G|--0---------0------0*--2--|
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
        G                           Em Em7
  Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
A|------2*--------------------------2-2*----|
E|------3*--------------------------3-0*----|
C|------2*--------------------------4-2*----|
G|------0*--------------------------0-0*----|
 
      C                 G        Am
 None but ourselves can free our minds
A|----3--3-3------------2--2-2---0*----|
E|----0--0-0------------3--3-3---0*----|
C|----0--0-0------------2--2-2---0*----|
G|----0--0-0------------0--0-0---2*----|
 
         G               Em
 Have no fear for atomic energy
A|-------2*--------------2*----|
E|-------3*--------------3*----|
C|-------2*--------------4*----|
G|-------0*--------------0*----|
 
                 C        G        D
  'Cause none of them can stop the time
A|---------------3--3-3---2--2-2---0*----|
E|---------------0--0-0---3--3-3---2*----|
C|---------------0--0-0---2--2-2---2*----|
G|---------------0--0-0---0--0-0---2*----|
 
        G                        Em       Em7
    How long shall they kill our prophets
A|------2*-----------------------2-2*----|
E|------3*-----------------------3-0*----|
C|------2*-----------------------4-2*----|
G|------0*-----------------------0-0*----|
 
          C     G         Am
 While we stand aside and look?
A|--------3-3-3-2--2-2----0*----|
E|--------0-0-0-3--3-3----0*----|
C|--------0-0-0-2--2-2----0*----|
G|--------0-0-0-0--0-0----2*----|
 
           G               Em
 Ooh, some say it's just a part of it
A|---------2*--------------2*----|
E|---------3*--------------3*----|
C|---------2*--------------4*----|
G|---------0*--------------0*----|
 
       C         G        D
 We've got to fulfill the book
A|-----3--3-3----2--2-2---0*----|
E|-----0--0-0----3--3-3---2*----|
C|-----0--0-0----2--2-2---2*----|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0-0---2*----|
 
 
[Chorus]
                           G  C                           ↓G ↓G↑G
   Won't you help to sing         These songs of freedom?
A|--2-----5---2---0--------2*-3-----5----2----0---0--------2--2-2--|
E|-------------------------3*-0----------------------------3--3-3--|
C|-------------------------2*-0----------------------------2--2-2--|
G|--------------------0----0*-0-----------------------0----0--0-0--|
 
                         Em  C                     G   C
   Cause all I ever had,         redemption songs,
A|--------2--5--7/9-7----2*--3-------2-0-----------2*--3--|
E|-----------------------3*--0---------------------3*--0--|
C|-----------------------4*--0---------------------2*--0--|
G|-0---------------------0*--0----0---------0------0*--0--|
 
                     G   C                     C   D
   redemption songs,         redemption songs,
A|-----2-0-----------2*--3------2-0------------3*--0--|
E|-------------------3*--0---------------------0*--2--|
C|-------------------2*--0---------------------0*--2--|
G|--0---------0------0*--0----0---------0------0*--2--|
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
    Em                C     D
    >      >      >   >  >  >
A|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-3--3--0-(0)----|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0--0--2-(2)----|
C|--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-0--0--2-(2)----| x3
G|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2-(2)----|
    PM-------------------------------|
 
    Em                C     D
    >      >      >   >  >  >
A|--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-3--3--0----|
E|--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-0--0--2----|
C|--4-4-4--4-4-4--4-4-0--0--2----|
G|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--2----|
    PM--------------------|
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
        G                           Em Em7
  Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
A|------2*--------------------------2-2*----|
E|------3*--------------------------3-0*----|
C|------2*--------------------------4-2*----|
G|------0*--------------------------0-0*----|
 
      C                 G        Am
 None but ourselves can free our minds
A|----3--3-3------------2--2-2---0*----|
E|----0--0-0------------3--3-3---0*----|
C|----0--0-0------------2--2-2---0*----|
G|----0--0-0------------0--0-0---2*----|
 
               G               Em
 Woah! Have no fear for atomic energy
A|-------------2*--------------2*----|
E|-------------3*--------------3*----|
C|-------------2*--------------4*----|
G|-------------0*--------------0*----|
 
                C              G           D
 'Cause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time
A|--------------3--3-3---------2--2-2------0*----|
E|--------------0--0-0---------3--3-3------2*----|
C|--------------0--0-0---------2--2-2------2*----|
G|--------------0--0-0---------0--0-0------2*----|
 
        G                        Em       Em7
    How long shall they kill our prophets
A|------2*-----------------------2-2*----|
E|------3*-----------------------3-0*----|
C|------2*-----------------------4-2*----|
G|------0*-----------------------0-0*----|
 
          C     G         Am
 While we stand aside and look?
A|--------3-3-3-2--2-2----0*----|
E|--------0-0-0-3--3-3----0*----|
C|--------0-0-0-2--2-2----0*----|
G|--------0-0-0-0--0-0----2*----|
 
      G                    Em
 Yes, some say it's just a part of it
A|----2*-------------------2*----|
E|----3*-------------------3*----|
C|----2*-------------------4*----|
G|----0*-------------------0*----|
 
       C         G        D
 We've got to fulfill the book
A|-----3--3-3----2--2-2---0*----|
E|-----0--0-0----3--3-3---2*----|
C|-----0--0-0----2--2-2---2*----|
G|-----0--0-0----0--0-0---2*----|
 
 
[Chorus]
                           G  C                           ↓G ↓G↑G
   Won't you help to sing         These songs of freedom?
A|--2-----5---2---0--------2*-3-----5----2----0---0--------2--2-2--|
E|-------------------------3*-0----------------------------3--3-3--|
C|-------------------------2*-0----------------------------2--2-2--|
G|--------------------0----0*-0-----------------------0----0--0-0--|
 
                         Em  C                     G
   Cause all I ever had,         redemption songs,
A|--------2--5--7/9-7----2*--3-------2-0-----------2*--|
E|-----------------------3*--0---------------------3*--|
C|-----------------------4*--0---------------------2*--|
G|-0---------------------0*--0----0---------0------0*--|
 
                   Em  C                     G   C
   all I ever had,         redemption songs,
A|--2--5--7/9-7----2*--3-------2-0-----------2*--3--|
E|-----------------3*--0---------------------3*--0--|
C|-----------------4*--0---------------------2*--0--|
G|-----------------0*--0----0---------0------0*--0--|
 
                             G   C                     G
   These songs of freedom?          songs of freedom?
A|--------2----0---0---------2*--3---2----0---0--------2*--|
E|---------------------------3*--0---------------------3*--|
C|---------------------------2*--0---------------------2*--|
G|---0----------------0------0*--0---------------0-----0*--|
 
 
[Outro]
    C      Cmaj7  Am          Am6        >
A|--3-3-3--2-2-2--0---0-0-0---0---0-0-0--0----|
E|--0-0----0-0----0---0---0-2-2---2-2-2--2----|
C|--0-0----0-0----0---0---0---0---0---0--0----|
G|--0-0----0-0----2---2---2---2---2---2--2----|
                                         PM
 
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| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| *   Strum for a full measure
| >   Accented note
| PM  Palm mute
 
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