G Em
Old pirates, yes, they rob I.
C Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
minutes after they took I
C Am
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: G C
Wonʼt you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D G C
Cause all I ever had,
D G C
redemption songs,
D G C D
redemption songs.
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
ʼCause 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
Ooh, some say itʼs just a part of it.
C D
Weʼve got to fulfill the book.
Chorus: G C
Wonʼt you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D G C
Cause all I ever had,
D G C
redemption songs,
D G C
redemption songs.
D G C D
redemption songs.
Instrumental:Em C D x4
G Em
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
C Am
None but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Woh, Have no fear for atomic energy,
C D
ʼCause none of them-ah can-ah stop-ah the time.
G Em
How long shall they kill our prophets
C Am
While we stand aside and look?
G Em
Yes, some say itʼs just a part of it.
C D
Weʼve got to fulfill the book.
Chorus: G C
Wonʼt you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D G C
Cause all I ever had,
D G C
redemption songs,
D G C
All I ever had,
D G C
redemption songs,
D G C
These songs of freedom,
D G C
songs of freedom
Coda:C G Am
