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Marley - Redemption Song guitar tab

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REDEMPTION SONG

by Bob Marley

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G Em7

Old Pirates, yes, they rob I.

C G/B Am

Sold I to the merchant ships

G Em C G/B Am

minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit.

G Em7

But my hand was made strong

C G/B Am

By the hand of the Almighty.

G Em C D

We forward in this generation triumphantly.

Chorus

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

redemption songs.

D G Em7

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,

C G/B Am

None but ourselves can free our minds.

G Em

Have no fear for atomic energy,

C G/B Am

'Cause none of them can stop the time.

G Em7

How long shall they kill our prophets

C G/B Am

While we stand aside and look?

G Em

Yes, some say it's just a part of it.

C D

We've got to fulfill the book.

Chorus

Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery,

None but ourselves can free our minds.

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,

These songs of freedom, songs of freedom.

G 320003 Em7 020000

C x32010 G/B x20003

Am x02210 Em 022000

D xx0232

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I got this a while ago from Chris Bray. I added the intro line

myself.

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Redemption Song

Bob Marley

transcription by csb1@engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)

with intro tab by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)

"Redemption Song" is my favorite Marley tune, although it is not the

best example of reggae, since he's playing in more a folk vein. We

do a cover version that is more reggae style. (this is from memory

and my band has totally reworked the middle section, so forgive me

if there are mistakes...) -Chris Bray

intro

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first verse:

G Em C Bmsus4 Am

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repeat twice

G Em C Bmsus4 D

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chorus:

(Won't you help me...)

D

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G C D G C D

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Em C D G C D

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G C D

| . . . | . . .

second verse:

(Emancipate yourself...)

G Em C Bmsus4 Am

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G Em C Bmsus4 D

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G Em C Bmsus4 Am

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G Em C Bmsus4 D

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repeat chorus.

middle section with acoustic guitar solo-type thing -- I can't recall

this from memory -- sorry

third verse: repeat the second verse

repeat chorus (extend ending to repeat "Redemption Song" lyrics...)

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here's what i know about "redemption song"

intro: play around on the bottom three strings, while fingering the g... all

the notes occur in the g-pentatonic scale (i figured this out by ear...

it's very easy)

verse: ...(D)emanci(G)pate yourself from mental (Em)slavery,

none but our(C)selves can free our (Am)minds.

(G)Have no fear for atomic (Em)energy,

'cos none of (C)them can stop the (D)time... etc...

chorus: (...D)won't you help to (G)sing,

(C) these songs of (D)freedom,

(G)'cos all i (C)ever (D)had (Em,C,D)

(was) (G)redemption (C)songs, (D) etc...

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