Chords for Lucky Dube - Prisoner Lyrics
Tempo:
159.7 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
C#m
G#
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[B]
[F#] [A#]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B] Somebody told me [F#] about [C#m]
[B]
a once [F#] willing little [C#m] boy
[B] He said to [F#] me, [C#m]
[F#] [A#]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B] Somebody told me [F#] about [C#m]
[B]
a once [F#] willing little [C#m] boy
[B] He said to [F#] me, [C#m]
100% ➙ 160BPM
F#
B
C#m
G#
A#
F#
B
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Somebody told me _ [F#] about _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
a once [F#] willing little [C#m] boy
_ _ _ [B] _ He _ said to [F#] me, _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] Granddad brought me _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] He _ _ said to _ _ [F#] me, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] Education's the _ key
_ _ _ [F#] _ Little _ [C#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ boy, [F#] _ I [C#m] thought I knew [B] what I was doing _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] But _ _ today here I [F#] am in _ _ [G#]
jail
_ [B] I'm a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I am a _ prisoner
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
I [B] am a _ _ prisoner
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Somebody told _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] me about to [C#m] see nothing
[B] _ _ But wall to wall _ [F#] staring at [C#m] me
_ _ [B] _ The _ policeman said to [F#] me, Son
_ [C#m] _
They _ [B] _ won't build no schools anymore
[F#] Or there will [A#] be prison, prison
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ But today _ _ _ [F#] here _ _ _ [C#m]
I _ [B] am
I _ am a prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ _ _ prisoner
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I am a _ _ _ prisoner
_ [F#] _ _ _ I _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ asked _ the [F#] _ policeman and [C#m] _ [B] said
_ _ How _ much must [F#] I pay for [C#m] my _ [B] freedom
_ He said to me, [F#] _ _ Son
[C#m] _
_ [B] They _ won't build no schools anymore
_ [F#] They won't build [C#m] no hospitals
_ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore
[F#] They won't build no [C#] hospitals
[B] _ Or there will be prison, prison
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Or there will be wedding _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ prisoner
_ _ _ [F#] Yes I am
[G#] _
_ [B] I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ Yes, _ I [B] am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ Yes, I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ I'm a _ _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [A#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Somebody told me _ [F#] about _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
a once [F#] willing little [C#m] boy
_ _ _ [B] _ He _ said to [F#] me, _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] Granddad brought me _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ [B] He _ _ said to _ _ [F#] me, _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] Education's the _ key
_ _ _ [F#] _ Little _ [C#m] _
_ _ [C#] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ boy, [F#] _ I [C#m] thought I knew [B] what I was doing _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] But _ _ today here I [F#] am in _ _ [G#]
jail
_ [B] I'm a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I am a _ prisoner
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m]
I [B] am a _ _ prisoner
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ Somebody told _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] me about to [C#m] see nothing
[B] _ _ But wall to wall _ [F#] staring at [C#m] me
_ _ [B] _ The _ policeman said to [F#] me, Son
_ [C#m] _
They _ [B] _ won't build no schools anymore
[F#] Or there will [A#] be prison, prison
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ But today _ _ _ [F#] here _ _ _ [C#m]
I _ [B] am
I _ am a prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ _ _ prisoner
[G#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] I am a _ _ _ prisoner
_ [F#] _ _ _ I _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ asked _ the [F#] _ policeman and [C#m] _ [B] said
_ _ How _ much must [F#] I pay for [C#m] my _ [B] freedom
_ He said to me, [F#] _ _ Son
[C#m] _
_ [B] They _ won't build no schools anymore
_ [F#] They won't build [C#m] no hospitals
_ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore
[F#] They won't build no [C#] hospitals
[B] _ Or there will be prison, prison
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ Or there will be wedding _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
I [B] am a _ prisoner
_ _ _ [F#] Yes I am
[G#] _
_ [B] I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ Yes, _ I [B] am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ Yes, I am a _ _ prisoner
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ I'm a _ _ _ prisoner
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _