Redemption Song

G C G  G D G (x2)
              G                           Em            C          C/B           Am
        Old pirates, yes, they rob I, sold I to the merchant ships
        Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit
        But, my hand was made strong by the hand of the almighty
              G                                Em  C                  D
        We forward in this generation triumphantly
                                                   G   C         D           G
                     Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom
                                 C     D        Em C D             G 
                     'Cause all I ever had- redemption songs
                  C     D             G      C  D
                     Redemption songs
                    G                                          Em                             C              C/B         Am
        Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds
      G                                      Em                                  C                             D
        Have no fear for atomic energy, 'cause none of them can stop the time
        How long shall they kill our prophets, while we stand aside and look
        Ooh~ some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfill the book
                     Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom
                     'Cause all I ever had- redemption songs
                     Redemption songs, redemption songs
                                         *Interlude*    Em   C D (x4)

        Emancipate yourself from mental slavery, none but ourselves can free our minds
        Oh, have no fear for atomic energy, 'cause none of them can stop the time
        How long shall they kill our prophets, while we stand aside and look
        Yes, some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfill the book
                    Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom
                    'Cause all I ever had- redemption songs
                    All I ever had- redemption songs
                       These songs of freedom
                          Songs of freedom...    C C/B   Am (add 6th)

      

In the first verse, the first three lines end in an Am and the last in a D. In the second and third verses, lines one and three end in an Am, and two and four end in a D. The 6th at the end is the F# on the high E string.

        
   Intro:
      e |-------------------|----------------
      B |-------------------|----------------
      G |-------------------|----------------
      D |-------------2-0---|-------00-------
      A |---0-2---2h3-----2-|---0-2----3-2---
      E |-3-----3-----------|-3------------3-

      e |-------------------|----------------
      B |-------------------|----------------
      G |-------------------|----------------
      D |-------------2-0---|-------0--------
      A |---0-2---2h3-----2-|---0-2----3-2---
      E |-3-----3-----------|-3------------3-

    h = hammer-on