xThis version is not only incredibly easy, but also sounds the most accurate.
(Capo 3rd Fret)
[Intro]
G, C, D (x2)
[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
