Redemption Song Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Awole wile baba [C]wawa[G]
Cholemu Omo [Am]Afrika
[G]Old pirates, yes they rob I[Em]
Sold [C]I to the m[G]erchant s[Am]hips
[G]Minutes after they took I[Em]
[C]From the bot[G]tomless [Am]pit
But [G]my hand was made [Em]strong
[C]By the hand [G]of the [Am]Almighty,
we [G]forward in this genera[Em]tion,
[C]triumphantly.
[D]Lor[G]d won't you help to sin[Em]g[G]
[C]these [D]songs of [G]freedom?
Cause all I [D]ever have,
[Em]redemp[C]tion [D]son[G]gs,[C]
re[D]demption [G]songs
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
[Em]None but ourse[C]lves can
free [G]our mind[Am]s
Have no [G]fear for atomic energy
[Em]Cause none of [C]them can stop the time
[D]Oh, how lon[G]g shall they
kill our proph[Em]ets
While we [C]stand [G]aside and [Am]do
Some [G]say it's just a part [Em]of fate
We've [C]got to fulfill the [D]book
Oh, won't you [G]help to sing
[C]These [D]songs of [G]freedom,
cause all I [D]ever [Em]have,[C]
Re[D]demption [G]songs,[C]
Re[D]demption [G]songs,
[C]Redem[D]ption son[G]gs[Em][C][Am][Em]
[Am][C][Am][D][Em][C][Am][Em][C]
[Am]Emancipa[G]te yourselves
from mental slavery
[Em]None but ourse[C]lves can free our mind[G]
[Am]Who have no fear[G] for
atomic [Em]energy
Cause none of [C]them can [G]stop the [Am]time
Oh, how [G]long shall they kill
our prophet[Em]s
While we [C]stand [G]aside and look
[Am]Yes,[D] some say [G]it's just a part of it[Em]
We've got [C]to fulfill the proof
[D]Oh,[G] won't you hel[D]p to sin[G]g
[C]these [D]songs of [G]freedom?
Cause all I [D]ever have,
[Em]rede[C]mption son[D]gs[G]
[C]All [D]I ever h[Em]ave,
redemption [C]song[D] s[Em]
Redemption [C]songs
[D]These songs are [Em]freedom
Songs of [C]freedom
[D]Songs of [G]freedom
Songs of freedom