Chords for Candi Staton "I'm Just a Prisoner"

_ _ _ _ _ I'd rather [E] be lonely _ _ than _ [A] to _ lose you. _ _
[E] I'd rather be blue _ than to [Abm] be all [B] alone.
_ _ Cause [E] if you leave me, _ _ my [A] heart will [G] grieve [A] me.
_ And my [E] poor heart, _ [A] no no, just couldn't stand the pain.
_ _ Though your [E] love [Ab] _ _ [A] _ [E] has got me [A] up to [G] the teeth.
[D] [A] Yeah, yeah [D] if you [E] should leave me.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] Yeah, in [E] other words, in other words, listen.
[A] I just couldn't take it baby.
I'm _ _
[D] _ [E] _ not a man [A] for you to [D] say [A] goodbye.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ Prisoner, prisoner for _
[A] _ your sin. _ _ _
[D] I'm just [E] a slave, _ slave.
[A] I'm [B] in shame, [E] [B] I'm in shame.
No [E] no, I don't wanna ever be free.
_ _ So [A] please don't ever leave me.
_ My heart, _
[D] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [D] it [A] just couldn't stand the pain.
[E] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm]
Though your [F] love _ [Eb] [F] has got me _ [Eb]
[Bb] up to [Eb] the teeth.
[Bb] _ _ _
Yeah, if [F] you should leave [Fm] me.
[F] No no, [Eb]
I know I would.
_ _ _ Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah, _ [F] in other words, in other words, [Bb] listen.
I just couldn't take it baby. _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ I'm not [Bb] a man for you to say goodbye.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ [F] _ Prisoner, _ prisoner for _ [Bb] your sin.
Yes I am, listen.
[F] I'm just a slave, _ slave. _
[C] I'm in shame, [F] _ [Cm] I'm in shame.
No no, [F] _
_ I don't wanna ever be free.
Oh no, so [Bb] don't leave me.
_ _ For my [F] poor _ heart, [Bb] it [Fm] just couldn't [Bb] stand the pain.
[F] Yeah, _ _ _ I'm just a prisoner, I'm just a prisoner.
I'm a prisoner, [Bb] I'm a prisoner. _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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