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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[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]
[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
F#
C#m
G#
C#
B
F#
C#m
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _ _