John Legend Redemption Song (Bob Marley cover) G Em Old pirates yes they rob I C Am Sold I to the merchant ships G Em Minutes after they took I C Am From the bottomless pit G Em But my hand was made strong C Am By the hand of the almighty G Em C Am We forward in this generation triumphantly D G C D G Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom C D Em C D G C Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C D Redemption songs G Em Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery C Am7 None but ourselves can free our minds G Em Have no fear for atomic energy C C/B Am7 Cause none of them can stop the time G Em How long shall they kill our prophets C C/B Am While we stand aside and look G Em Some say it's just a part of it C C/B D We've got to fullfill the book D G C D G Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom C D Em C D G C Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C D Redemption songs Em C D x4 G Em Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery C Am7 None but ourselves can free our minds G Em Have no fear for atomic energy C C/B Am7 Cause none of them can stop the time G Em How long shall they kill our prophets C C/B Am While we stand aside and look G Em Some say it's just a part of it C C/B D We've got to fullfill the book D G C D G Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedom C D Em C D G C Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C D Redemption songs G C D G Redemption songs C D G These songs of freedom C D Em C D G C Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C D Redemption songs G C D G Redemption songs