Intro : |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |----------------------0------------0~~-------------| x2 |-----0--2---2/3---5/7----2----0--2-----2-3-2-0-----| |--3-------3----------------3-------------------3~~-| 1st verse: G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Old Pirates, yes, they rob I Sold I to the merchant ships G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am But my hand was made strong, By the hand of the Almighty G G Em Em C C D D We forward in this generation triumphantly Chorus: D D G G C C - D D - G G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C C - D D - Em Em C C- D D - G G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C C - D D - G G C C - D D - redemption songs 2nd Verse : G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look? G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - D D Yes, some say it's just a part of it we've got to fulfil the book. Chorus: D D G G C C - D D - G G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C C - D D - Em Em C C- D D - G G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C C - D D - G G C C - D D - G G C C – D D - redemption songs, redemption songs Bridge : [Em Em][Em Em][C C][D D] x4 3rd verse : G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - Am Am How long shall they kill our prophets while we stand aside and look? G G Em Em C C - C/B C/B - D D Yes, some say it's just a part of it we've got to fulfil the book. Chorus: D D G G C C - D D - G G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C C - D D - Em Em C C- D D - G G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C C - D D - Em Em C C- D D - G G all I ever had, redemption songs, C C - D D - G G C C- D D - G G these songs of freedom, songs of freedom