Intro: G C G G Em7 Old Pirates, yes, they rob I C G Am Sold I to the merchant ships G Em7 C G Am Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit G Em7 But my hand was made strong C G Am By the hand of the almighty G Em7 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 ( C ) Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C ( D ) Redemption songs Bridge: Em C D G Em7 Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery C G Am None but ourselves can free our minds G Em7 Have no fear for atomic energy C G D Cause none of them can stop the time G Em7 How long shall they kill our prophets C G Am While we stand aside and look G Em7 Ooh, some say it's just a part of it C Am7 D We've got to fulfill the book C D Em7 C D Em7 All I ever had, redemption songs C D G These songs of freedom Outro: C G Am