Tom: Bb [Intro] G C D G C D G Em C Am Old Pirates, yes, they rob I, sold I to the merchant ships G Em C D Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit G Em C Am But my hand was made strong by the hand of the Almighty G Em C D We forward in this generation triumphantly G D G C D G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? Em 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 Am None but ourselves can free our minds G Em Have no fear for atomic energy C D 'Cause none of them can stop the time G Em How long shall they kill our prophets C Am While we stand aside and look? G Em C D Some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfil the book G D G C D G So won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? Em D Em C D G C 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs D G C D G C D Redemption songs, redemption songs G Em C Am Old Pirates, yes, they rob I, sold I to the merchant ships G Em C D Minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit G Em How long shall they kill our prophets C Am While we stand aside and look? G Em C D Yes, some say it's just a part of it, we've got to fulfil the book G D G C D G So won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? Em D Em C D G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs Em D Em C D G C All I ever had, redemption songs D G C D G C D G These songs of freedom, songs of freedom