Below you will find the chords, strumming pattern, and everything you need to know about how to play the Redemption song by Bob Marley from start to end. This is an amazing song from Marley’s 1980 ‘Uprising’ album and the great thing is, it is super easy to play and have easy chords and strumming pattern.
Redemption Song Chords
As you can see the chords for Redemption Song by Bob Marley are G, Em, Em7, C, D, G/B, Am, and Am7. All easy and open chords. Best for beginners.
Redemption Song Strumming Pattern
This song has a very common strumming pattern which goes as D-DU-UDU, very easy to play. Refer to video mentioned above for a visual representation of this pattern.
Song – Redemption Song
Artist – Bob Marley
Chords – G, Em, Em7, C, D, G/B, Am, and Am7
Key – G
Tuning – Standard
Redemption Song Lyrics with Chords
[Verse 1]
Old [G]pirates, yes, they rob [Em]I
Sold [C]I to the [G/B]merchant [Am]ships
[G]Minutes after they [Em]took I
[C]From the bottomless [Am]pit
But my [G]hand was made [Em]strong
[C]By the [G/B]hand of the Al[Am]mighty
We [G]forward in this gene[Em]ration [C]
Triumphant[D]ly
[Chorus]
Won’t you help to [G] sing [C]
Thes[D]e songs [G]of freedom?
‘Cause [C]all I [D]ever had [Em] [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D]
[Verse 2]
Emancip[G]ate yourselves from men[Em]tal slavery
None but ours[C]elves can [G/B]free our [Am]minds
Have no [G]fear for atomic en[Em]ergy
‘Cause none of [C]them can [G/B]stop the [D]time
How [G]long shall they kill our [Em]prophets
While we [C]stand [G/B]aside and [Am]look?
Ooh, some [G]say it’s just a [Em]part of it
We’ve [C]got to full[Am7]fill the [D]book
[Chorus]
Won’t you help to [G]sing [C]
These [D] songs of [G]freedom?
‘Cause [C]all I [D]ever had, [Em] [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs, [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs [C] [D]
[Instrumental]
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
[Verse 3]
Emancip[G]ate yourselves from men[Em]tal slavery
None but ours[C]elves can [G/B]free our [Am]minds
Have no [G]fear for atomic en[Em]ergy
‘Cause none of [C]them-ah can-ah [G/B]stop-ah the [D]time
How [G]long shall they kill our [Em]prophets
While we [C]stand [G/B]aside and [Am]look?
Ooh, some [G]say it’s just a [Em]part of it
We’ve [C]got to full[Am7]fill the [D]book
[Chorus]
Won’t you help to [G]sing [C]
These [D] songs of [G]freedom?
‘Cause [C]all I [D]ever had, [Em] [C]
Re[D]demption [G] songs [C]
[Outro]
[C]All I [D]ever had, [Em]
[C]Red[D]emotion [G] [Em]songs [C]
These [D]songs of [G]freedom [C]
[D]Songs of [G]freedom
