Redemption Song Chords
by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros96,307 views, added to favorites 3,144 times
Difficulty: | absolute beginner |
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Tuning: | E A D G B E |
Capo: | 3rd fret |
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This version is not only incredibly easy, but also sounds the most accurate.
(Capo 3rd Fret)
[Intro]
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------1/2-0---|-------0-----------|
A|----0-2---2/3-------2-|----0-2---2-3-2-0--|
E|-3------3-------------|-3----------------3|
e|----------------------|-------------------|
B|----------------------|-------------------|
G|----------------------|-------------------|
D|--------------1/2-0---|-------0-----------|
A|----0-2---2/3-------2-|----0-2-----3-2-0--|
E|-3------3-------------|-3----------------3|
G C D 2x
[Verse]
G Em
Old pirates yes they rob I
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
Minutes after they took I
C D
From the bottomless pit
G Em
But my hand was made strong
C Am
By the hand of the almighty
G Em
We forward in this generation
C D
Triumphantly
[Chorus]
D G C
Won’t you help to sing
D G
These songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever have
C D G
Redemption songs
C D G
Redemption songs
C D
[Verse]
G Em
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C Am
None but ourselves can free our minds
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C D
Cause none of them can stop the time
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
C Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Some say it’s just a part of it
C D
We’ve got to fulfill the book
[Chorus]
D G C
Won’t you help to sing
D G
These songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever have
C D G
Redemption songs
C D G
Redemption songs
C D
[Verse]
G Em
Old pirates yes they rob I
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
Minutes after they took I
C D
From the bottomless pit
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
C Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Some say it’s just a part of it
C D
We’ve got to fulfill the book
[Outro/Chorus]
D G C
So Won’t you help to sing
D G
These songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever have
C D G
These songs of freedom?
C D Em
Cause all I ever have
C D G
Redemption songs
C D G
These songs of freedom?
C D G
These songs of freedom?
C D G
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6 comments

Thank you so much. I've been dealing with crappy tabs all day. Probably written by 13 year old kids. Glad to find a correct one!
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Sounds perfect, cheers for this version
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Yeah Baby!!!
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