Song facts: The lyrics “Emancipate yourself from mental slavery” and “None but ourselves can free our minds” were taken from a speech made by Marcus Garvey which was published in Black Man magazine.
Harmonica type: diatonic
8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 -8 Old pirates, yes, they rob I 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 Sold I to the merchant ships -7 -6 6 6 7 -7 -7 Minutes after they took I 6 6 6 6 6 -6 From the bottomless pit -7 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 -8 But my ha-and was made strong 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 7 By the hand of the Almighty -7 -7 -7 -6 6 7 -6-7 -7 We forward in this generation 6 6 -6 -6 Triumphantly -7 -8 -7 -6 6 Won't you help to sing 6 -7 -6 -6 6 These songs of freedom -6 -7 -8 -7-6 6 Cause all I ever have 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs -7-7 8 -8 7 -7 7 7 -8 -8 -8 Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 None but ourselves can free our minds -7 -7 -7 -6 6 6 7 -7-7 Have no fear for atomic energy 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 Cause none of them can stop the time -7 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 -8 How long shall they kill our prophets 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 While we stand aside and look -7 -7 -6 6 7 -6 -7 -7 Some say it's just a part of it -7 -7 -7 6 6 -6 -6 We've got to fulfil the book -7 -8 -7 -6 6 Won't you help to sing 6 -7 -6 -6 6 These songs of freedom -6 -7 -8 -7-6 6 Cause all I ever have 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs -7-7 8 -8 7 -7 7 7 -8 -8 -8 Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery 8 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 None but ourselves can free our minds -7 -7 -7 -6 6 6 7 -7 -7 Have no fear for atomic energy 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 -6 Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time -7 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8 -8 How long shall they kill our prophets 8 8 8 -8 7 -7 7 While we stand aside and look -7 -7 -6 6 7 -6 -7 -7 Some say it's just a part of it -7 -7 -7 6 6 -6 -6 We've got to fulfil the book -7 -8 -7 -6 6 Won't you help to sing 6 -7 -6 -6 6 These songs of freedom -6 -7 -8 -7-6 6 Cause all I ever have 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs -7 -8 -7-6 6 All I ever had 6 -7 -6-6 6 Redemption songs 6 -7 -6 -6 6 These songs of freedom -7 -6 -6 6 Songs of freedom
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