Prisoner Chords by Lucky Dube
Tempo:
159.85 bpm
Chords used:
B
F#
E
C#m
G#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] [B]
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] I'm [E]
[B] going to be singing a song called,
me about [F#] it.
[B] When I was a [F#] little [E] boy, [B] he said to [F#] me,
God [B] has brought me.
[F#] [E]
[B]
[F#] I'm [E]
[B] going to be singing a song called,
me about [F#] it.
[B] When I was a [F#] little [E] boy, [B] he said to [F#] me,
God [B] has brought me.
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B
F#
E
C#m
G#m
B
F#
E
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I'm _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ going to be singing a song called,
Somebody told _ me about [F#] _ it.
_ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ When I _ was a [F#] little _ [E] boy, _ _ [B] _ _ he _ said to _ [F#] me,
_ _ _ [E]
God _ [B] has brought _ _ me.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ He _ said to _ [F#] me, _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] education's the _ _ _ key.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] Little _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ boy, [F#] _ I thought [C#m] I knew [B] what I was doing. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [B] I'm a _ _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ I [B] am a _ prisoner.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] I [B] am a _ _ prisoner.
I am a prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ I _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ don't _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] need God to [C#m] see [B] nothing.
_ _ But walls, gray walls [F#] staring at [C#m] me.
_ _ [B] _ The _ policeman said to [F#] me, son,
_ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] All they build [C#m] will be prison, [G#m] prison.
[B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] All they build [C#m] will be [G#m] prison, prison.
[B] _ They won't build no schools [F#] anymore.
All they build [E] will be prison, [B] prison.
For _ today, _ _ _ [F#] yeah,
_ _ [C#m] _
I [B] am a _ _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] I am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ I _ am a prisoner.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
asked the [F#] _ policeman _ [E] and said,
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ How [F#] must I pay for [E] my freedom?
[B] _ _ He said to _ [F#] me, _ son,
[C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build [E] no hospitals.
_ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build no [G#] hospitals.
[B] _ _ All they build will be prison, prison.
[F#] _ All they build will be prison, [B] prison.
_ All they build will be prison, prison.
[F#] _ All they build will [A#] be_
[B] I am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ _ _ _ _ [F#] prisoner.
Yes I am, _
[B] _ I am a _ _ Prince _ [F#] Lord
_ Yes _
_ [B] I am a Prince _
_ _ _ [F#] Lord
_ Yes _ [B] I am a Prince _ _ _ _ [F#] Lord _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] I'm _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ going to be singing a song called,
Somebody told _ me about [F#] _ it.
_ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ When I _ was a [F#] little _ [E] boy, _ _ [B] _ _ he _ said to _ [F#] me,
_ _ _ [E]
God _ [B] has brought _ _ me.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ He _ said to _ [F#] me, _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] education's the _ _ _ key.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [E] Little _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ boy, [F#] _ I thought [C#m] I knew [B] what I was doing. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
_ _ [B] I'm a _ _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ I [B] am a _ prisoner.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] I [B] am a _ _ prisoner.
I am a prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ I _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ don't _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] need God to [C#m] see [B] nothing.
_ _ But walls, gray walls [F#] staring at [C#m] me.
_ _ [B] _ The _ policeman said to [F#] me, son,
_ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] All they build [C#m] will be prison, [G#m] prison.
[B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] All they build [C#m] will be [G#m] prison, prison.
[B] _ They won't build no schools [F#] anymore.
All they build [E] will be prison, [B] prison.
For _ today, _ _ _ [F#] yeah,
_ _ [C#m] _
I [B] am a _ _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[B] I am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ I _ am a prisoner.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ I _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
asked the [F#] _ policeman _ [E] and said,
[B] _ _ _ _ _
_ How [F#] must I pay for [E] my freedom?
[B] _ _ He said to _ [F#] me, _ son,
[C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build [E] no hospitals.
_ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build no [G#] hospitals.
[B] _ _ All they build will be prison, prison.
[F#] _ All they build will be prison, [B] prison.
_ All they build will be prison, prison.
[F#] _ All they build will [A#] be_
[B] I am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ _ _ _ _ [F#] prisoner.
Yes I am, _
[B] _ I am a _ _ Prince _ [F#] Lord
_ Yes _
_ [B] I am a Prince _
_ _ _ [F#] Lord
_ Yes _ [B] I am a Prince _ _ _ _ [F#] Lord _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _