Chords for Lucky Dube - Prisoner (Official Music Video)

Tempo:
159.3 bpm
Chords used:

B

F#

C#m

G#

C#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lucky Dube - Prisoner (Official Music Video) chords
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[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B]
[F#]
[C#m] [B]
[F#] I [E]
[B]
was [F#] with a little [C#m] boy.
[B] He said to [F#] me, [C#m]
crying [B] just for me.
[F#] [C#m]
He [B] said to [F#] me, everything I do is for you.
[C#m]
Education [B] is the key.
[F#] Little [G#]
[B] boy,
[F#] I [C#m] fall under [B] water or stones.
[F#] Yeah, my world [E]
is [B]
[F#] in [C#m]
shambles.
[B] I'm a prisoner.
[F#]
[C#] I [B] am a prisoner.
[F#] [G#]
I am [B] a [G#m] prisoner.
[F#] [C#]
[B] All [F#] [C#m]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B]
around [F#] me, but [G#] to see nothing.
[B] But Broadway walls [F#] staring at me.
[C#m]
[B] The policeman said to [F#] me, son.
[C#m]
[B] They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] Or they'll build where it feels [B] unpleasant.
They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] Or they'll build [C#m] where it feels unpleasant.
[B] They won't build no schools [F#] anymore.
Or they'll build [C#m] where it feels unpleasant.
[B] But today, [F#] yeah.
[F#m] I [B] am a
[F#]
prisoner.
I am [B] a prisoner.
[G#] [F#]
[B] I am a prisoner.
[F#]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B]
[F#] [C#m]
[B] I asked the [F#] policeman [C#] and said, [B] how much [F#] must I pay [C#m] for my freedom?
[B] He said to [F#] me, son.
[C#m]
[B] They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build no [C#] hospitals.
[B] They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build no [C#m] hospitals.
[B] Or they'll build where it feels unpleasant.
[F#] Or they'll build where it feels [B] unpleasant.
Or they'll build where it feels unpleasant.
[F#] Or they'll build where it [C#m] feels [B] unpleasant.
I am a prisoner.
[F#] I [G#]
[B] am a prisoner.
[F#] Yes, I [G#] am.
[B] I am a prisoner.
[F#] [G#] I [B] am a [G#m] prisoner.
[F#] Yes.
[B] I am a prisoner.
[F#] [G#]
[B]
[F#] [G#]
[B]
Key:  
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
G#
134211114
C#
12341114
B
12341112
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
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To learn Lucky Dube - (Official Music Video) Prisoner chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: E, C#m, B, F#, E and B. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 79 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 159. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: C# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] I _ _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ was [F#] with a little [C#m] boy.
_ _ [B] _ _ He _ said to _ [F#] me, _ _ [C#m] _
crying [B] just for _ _ me.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
He [B] _ _ _ _ said to _ [F#] me, _ everything I do is for you.
[C#m] _
Education [B] is the _ _ _ _ key.
[F#] _ Little [G#] _ _
_ _ [B] boy, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ I [C#m] fall under [B] water or _ _ stones.
_ _ [F#] Yeah, my world [E] _
is [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] in _ _ [C#m] _
shambles.
[B] I'm a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C#] _ I [B] am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] _ _
I am _ [B] a _ _ [G#m] prisoner.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ All _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
around _ [F#] me, but [G#] to see nothing.
[B] _ _ But Broadway _ walls [F#] staring at me.
[C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ The _ policeman said to [F#] me, son.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] Or they'll build where it feels [B] unpleasant.
_ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] Or they'll build [C#m] where it feels unpleasant.
[B] _ They won't build no schools [F#] anymore.
Or they'll build [C#m] where it feels unpleasant.
[B] _ But _ today, _ _ _ [F#] yeah. _ _ _
[F#m] I [B] am a _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
prisoner.
I am [B] _ a _ _ prisoner.
[G#] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] I am a prisoner. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] I _ _ _ asked the [F#] _ policeman _ [C#] and said, [B] _ _ _ how _ _ much [F#] must I pay [C#m] for my freedom?
[B] _ _ He said to _ [F#] me, son.
_ [C#m] _
_ _ [B] _ They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] They won't build no [C#] hospitals.
_ _ [B] They won't build no schools anymore.
[F#] _ They won't build no [C#m] hospitals.
[B] _ _ Or they'll build where it feels unpleasant.
_ [F#] _ Or they'll build where it feels [B] unpleasant.
_ _ Or they'll build where it feels unpleasant.
[F#] Or _ they'll build where it [C#m] feels [B] unpleasant.
I am a _ prisoner.
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ I [G#] _
_ _ [B] am a _ _ prisoner.
_ _ [F#] _ Yes, I [G#] am.
_ [B] I am a _ _ _ prisoner.
_ [F#] _ _ _ [G#] I _ _ [B] am a _ _ _ [G#m] prisoner.
_ [F#] _ _ _ Yes.
_ [B] I am a prisoner. _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _

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