[Verse 1] G Em Old Pirates, yes, they rob I. C Am Sold I to the merchant ships G Em C Am minutes after they took I from the bottomless pit. G Em But my hand was made strong C Am By the hand of the Almighty. G Em C D We forward in this generation triumphantly. [Chorus] G C D G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C D Em C D G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C D G C redemption songs. [Verse 2] D G Em7 Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, C G Am None but ourselves can free our minds. G Em Have no fear for atomic energy, C G Am '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 Em Yes, some say it's just a part of it. C D We've got to fulfill the book. [Chorus] G C D G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C D Em C D G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C D G C redemption songs. [Verse 2] D G Em7 Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery, C G Am None but ourselves can free our minds. G Em Have no fear for atomic energy, C G Am '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 Em Yes, some say it's just a part of it. C D We've got to fulfill the book. [Chorus] G C D G Won't you help to sing these songs of freedom? C D Em C D G 'Cause all I ever had, redemption songs, C D G C redemption songs. D G C These songs of freedom x2 C Em All I ever have........ (fade out)