REDEMPTION SONG

by Bob Marley

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    G                      Em7
Old ..
    C         G/B             Am
Sold ..
G                      Em  C         G/B       Am
minutes ...
       G            Em7
But ..
C           G/B          Am
By..
     G                  Em   C          D
We ...

Chorus
                         G  C    D          G
   Won't..
          C     D       Em  C   D      G
   'Cause ..
  C   D      G        C
   redemption...
D     G                           Em7
Emancipate..,
           C           G/B             Am
None ..
       G                    Em
Have ..
              C         G/B            Am
'Cause ...
    G                        Em7
How ..
        C       G/B            Am
While ..
             G            Em
Yes, ...
      C                 D
We've ...

Chorus

verse

G       320003          Em7     020000
C       x32010          G/B     x20003
Am      x02210          Em      022000
D       xx0232





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Reply-To: pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


I got this a while ago from Chris Bray.  I added the intro line
myself.
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Redemption Song
	Bob Marley

transcription by csb1@engr.uark.edu (Chris Bray)
with intro tab by pat@jaameri.gsfc.nasa.gov (patrick m. ryan)


"Redemption Song" is my favorite Marley tune, although it is not the
best example of reggae, since he's playing in more a folk vein.  We
do a cover version that is more reggae style.  (this is from memory
and my band has totally reworked the middle section, so forgive me
if there are mistakes...)    -Chris Bray


intro
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---------------2-0----------0-----------o
-----0-2---2/3-----2----0-2---2-3-2-0---
--3------3-----------3----------------3-



first verse:

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     repeat twice

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

chorus:

     (Won't you help me...)
     D
     |   .   .   .

     G               C       D       G               C       D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     Em              C       D       G               C       D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               C       D      
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   . 

second verse:

     (Emancipate yourself...)
     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  Am
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |

     G               Em              C       Bmsus4  D
     |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |   .   .   .   |


repeat chorus.

middle section with acoustic guitar solo-type thing -- I can't recall
   this from memory -- sorry

third verse:  repeat the second verse

repeat chorus (extend ending to repeat "Redemption Song" lyrics...)
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here's what i know about "redemption song"

intro: play around on the bottom three strings, while fingering the g... all
       the notes occur in the g-pentatonic scale (i figured this out by ear...
       it's very easy)

verse: ...(D)emanci(G)pate yourself from mental (Em)slavery,
          none but our(C)selves can free our (Am)minds.
          (G)Have no fear for atomic (Em)energy,
          'cos none of (C)them can stop the (D)time... etc...

chorus: (...D)won't you help to (G)sing,
         (C) these songs of (D)freedom,
         (G)'cos all i (C)ever (D)had (Em,C,D)
         (was) (G)redemption (C)songs, (D) etc...

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