[Verse]
Old [G]Pirates, yes, they rob [Em]I.
Sold[C]Sold I to the [G]merchant ships [Am]
[G]minutes after they took[Em]took I [C] from the [G]bottomless[Am]bottomless pit.
But my [G]hand was made[Em]made strong
[C]By the hand [G]of the Almigh[Am]Almighty.
We fo[G]rward in this gener[Em]ation[C] triumphant[D]ly.
[Chorus]
Won't you help to sing[G]sing [C] thes[D]these songs of [G]freedom?
'Cause [C]all I [D]ever had[Em]had, [C] red[D]emption[G] songs,
[C] red[D]redemption[G]emption songs. [C]
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[D]Emanci[G]Emancipate yourselves from mental [Em]slavery,
None but ou[C]ourselves can [G]free our minds. [Am]
Have no[G]no fear for atomic ener[Em]energy,
'Cause none of[C]of them can [G]stop the time. [Am]
How [G]long shall they kill our [Em]prophets
While we[C]we stand a[G]aside and look? [Am]
Yes, some say[G]say it's just a [Em]part of it.
We've [C]got to fulfill the[D]the book.
[Chorus]
Won't you help to sing[G]sing [C] thes[D]these songs of [G]freedom?
'Cause [C]all I [D]ever had[Em]had, [C] red[D]emption[G] songs,
[C] red[D]redemption[G]emption songs. [C]
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[G] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [G] [Em]
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,
None but ou[C]ourselves can [G]free our minds. [Am]
Have no[G]no fear for atomic ener[Em]energy,
'Cause none of[C]of them can [G]stop the t[D]time.
How [G]long shall they kill our [Em]prophets
While we[C]we stand a[G]aside and look? [Am]
Yes, some say[G]say it's just a [Em]part of it.
We've [C]got to fulfill the[D]the book.
[Chorus]
Won't yo[C]u help t[G]o sing these so[Am]ngs of freedom?
'Cause all I [G]ever had, red[Em]redemption songs,
These [C]songs of freedom, [D]songs of freedom.