Biography:
O.A.R. (Of A Revolution) is an alternative rock band which formed in Rockville, Maryland, United States in 1996. The band consists of Marc Roberge (vocals, guitar), Chris Culos (drums, percussion), Richard On (guitar, backing vocals), Benj Gershman (bass), and Jerry DePizzo (saxophone, guitar, backing vocals). The band has released seven albums: "The Wanderer" (1997), Soul's Aflame (2000), "Risen" (2001), "In Between Now and Then" (2003), "Stories of a Stranger" (2005), "All Sides" (2008), and King (2011).
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Other songs:
- Heaven
- Peace
- Shattered (Turn The Car Around)
- About An Hour Ago
- About Mr Brown
- Almost Easy
- Any Time Now
- Caroline The Wrecking Ball
- City On Down
- Coalminer
- Crazy Game Of Poker
- Dakota
- Delicate Few
- Earthward
- Favorite Song
- Heard The World
- Heres To You
- Hey Girl
- Hold On True
- I Feel Home
- I Go Through
- Irish Rose
- James
- Ladanday
- Living In The End
- Love And Memories
- Love And Memrories
- Love Is Worth The Fall
- Miss You All The Time
- Mr Moon
- My Life
- Night Shift
- On My Way
- One Day
- Over And Over
- Place To Hide
- Ran Away To The Top Of The World Today
- Redemption Song
- Revisited
- Right On Time
- Risen
- Shattered
- Short A Try
- Stranger
- That Was A Crazy Game Of Poker
- The Gas Is Low
- This Town
- Toy Store
- Valerie Rose
- War Song
- Well Pick Up Where We Left Off
- Whatever Happened
- When Can I Go Home
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O.A.R.- Of A Revolution - "Redemption Song" (Bob Marley cover)
These are the lyrics most often used when O.A.R. covers "Redemption Song" - this
particular version is from Carroll College - Waukesha, WI, 11/01/03.
Chords used:
G Em7 C G/B Am Em D Dsus
e|------3------------------------3-----------------------2--------3--|
B|----------------------1-----------------1--------------3--------3--|
G|----------------------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
D|----------------------2-----------------2-------2------------------|
A|------2-------2-------3--------2----------------2------------------|
E|------3------------------------------------------------x-----------|
Notes: The Dsus after the D in the last line of the verses isn't required. I play
it to give the song a slightly higher pitch right leading into the chorus. When
you play it, make sure you hit the first string U/U/D/U and then change back to a
D after that U/U/D/U strumming sequence. Give it a try, I think it sounds better
that way. Also, on the 4th line of second and third verses, Marc mutes the C
chord right after switching to it and finishes the line "a cappella." Then start
up with G again normally on the next line. Same thing with the last line on the
third verse - mute the G and then it's a cappella until the G in the beginning of the chorus.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2---0-----------------0---------------|
A|------0h2-------3-----------2-------0h2-------3p2---0-----|
E|--3---------3-------------------3-----------------------3-|(x2)
[Verse 1]
G Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
C G/B Am
sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C
Minutes after they took I
G/B Am
from the bottomless pit.
G Em7 C
But my hand was made strong
G/B Am
by the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D Dsus D
We forward in this generation...triumphantly.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 2]
G Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C G/B Am
none but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C -> mute
'cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets,
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
C Em
Some say it's just a part of it
G D Dsus D
we've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 3]
G Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C G/B Am
none but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C -> mute
'cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets,
C G/B Am
while we stand aside and look?
C Em
Oh,some say it's just a part of it
G -> mute
we've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
another song of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C
redemption songs.
D G C
These songs of freedom
D G
these songs of freedom
C Em
All I ever have
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
These are the lyrics most often used when O.A.R. covers "Redemption Song" - this
particular version is from Carroll College - Waukesha, WI, 11/01/03.
Chords used:
G Em7 C G/B Am Em D Dsus
e|------3------------------------3-----------------------2--------3--|
B|----------------------1-----------------1--------------3--------3--|
G|----------------------------------------2--------------2--------2--|
D|----------------------2-----------------2-------2------------------|
A|------2-------2-------3--------2----------------2------------------|
E|------3------------------------------------------------x-----------|
Notes: The Dsus after the D in the last line of the verses isn't required. I play
it to give the song a slightly higher pitch right leading into the chorus. When
you play it, make sure you hit the first string U/U/D/U and then change back to a
D after that U/U/D/U strumming sequence. Give it a try, I think it sounds better
that way. Also, on the 4th line of second and third verses, Marc mutes the C
chord right after switching to it and finishes the line "a cappella." Then start
up with G again normally on the next line. Same thing with the last line on the
third verse - mute the G and then it's a cappella until the G in the beginning of the chorus.
[Intro]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------2---0-----------------0---------------|
A|------0h2-------3-----------2-------0h2-------3p2---0-----|
E|--3---------3-------------------3-----------------------3-|(x2)
[Verse 1]
G Em7
Old pirates, yes, they rob I
C G/B Am
sold I to the merchant ships
G Em C
Minutes after they took I
G/B Am
from the bottomless pit.
G Em7 C
But my hand was made strong
G/B Am
by the hand of the Almighty.
G Em C D Dsus D
We forward in this generation...triumphantly.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 2]
G Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C G/B Am
none but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C -> mute
'cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets,
C G/B Am
While we stand aside and look?
C Em
Some say it's just a part of it
G D Dsus D
we've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
these songs of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C D G C D
redemption songs.
[Verse 3]
G Em7
Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery
C G/B Am
none but ourselves can free our minds.
G Em
Have no fear for atomic energy
C -> mute
'cause none of them can stop the time.
G Em7
How long shall they kill our prophets,
C G/B Am
while we stand aside and look?
C Em
Oh,some say it's just a part of it
G -> mute
we've got to fulfill the book.
[Chorus]
G C
Won't you help to sing
D G
another song of freedom?
C D Em C
'Cause all I ever have,
D G C
redemption songs.
D G C
These songs of freedom
D G
these songs of freedom
C Em
All I ever have
************************************
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
************************************
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