Redemption Song Chords

Easy tutorial for beginners with some explanations, the tab, the lyrics and the chords to play the song Redemption Song chords by Bob Marley on guitar.

Redemption Song with chords

The two parts are played in the same way.

We will therefore only look at part 1 and chorus.

Verse 1 | Bob Marley song

To play the part 1, you will have to know and practice the next chords :

chords redemption song

When you master this positions, you can follow the next tab to play the two verses of first part :

Remember that the chords are written above the lyrics so that you can play them at the right time. Therefore, it’s better to play while singing. Chords that are to the right of a phrase (not above a word) are played between the two phrases.

lyrics redemption song
Tab text
G Em
Old pirates, yes they rob I
C Gsus4 Am
Sold I to the merchant ships
G Em
But minutes after they took I
C Gsus4 Am
To the bottomless pit
G Em
But my hand were made strong
C Gsus4 Am
By the hands of the almighty
G Em
We forward in this generation
C D
Triumphantly

Chorus | Redemption Song music

For the chorus, you don’t need to know other chords. You just need to master the precedents.

When the previous ones are ready, you can continue to play the chorus following the tab :

bob marley tab
Tab text
D G
So won’t you help me sing
C D G
These songs of freedom
C D Em
Is all I ever had
C D G C D
Redemption song

Redemption Song video with tab

If you want to play other reggae chords on guitar on the same style, you can watch for an another song of Bob Marley Three Little Birds.

Redemption Song lyrics

The song Redemption Song by Bob Marley is composed of two parts (with two verses each one) and a chorus.

The structure of the lyrics is simple:

Part 1 – Chorus – Part 2

Part 1

Old pirates, yes they rob I
Sold I to the merchant ships
But minutes after they took I
To the bottomless pit

But my hand were made strong
By the hands of the almighty
We forward in this generation
Triumphantly

Chorus

So won’t you help me sing
These songs of freedom
Is all I ever had
Redemption song

Part 2

Emancipate yourself from the mental slavery
None but ourselves can free our minds
Don’t be afraid of atomic energy
‘Cause none of them cannot test the time

So how long shall they kill our prophets
While we stand around and look
They say it’s just a part of it
We’ve got to fulfill the book

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PDF score for play Redemption Song by Bob Marley

The following score is a “home-made” PDF easy score for beginners that we created according to the above frameworks and explanations.

This score summarizes everything we just covered. You can download it for free to play the song Redemption Song chords by Bob Marley on guitar.