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[Intro]
 Bm- Bm7/4 -  Bm- Bm7/4 -  Bm- Bm7/4 -  Bm(x2)
BmTake us to the prisoner
Let us Bm/Agaze into his eyes
To Gsee what kind of D9/F#man
It takes a Emnation to desCpise
BmTake us to the prisoner
Let us Bm/Alook upon his face
To Gsee why twenty D9/F#thousand men
                     Em   C-  C7M- C  
Would gladly take his place
Won't soGmeone give a drink to him?
RemD/F#ove the chains and Emlet him liveC  
            G-  G4-  G-  G4-  G-  G4- G  
Let him live
BmTake us to the prisoner
Let us Bm/Alisten to his voice
To Gsee why worlds of D9/F#wisdom's
In a cEmell without a chCoice
BmTake us to the prisoner
Torn and Bm/Abent beneath the chains
We Gwonder if the D9/F#world is really
             Em   C-  C7M- C  
Worthy of his name?
Won't soGmeone give a drink to him?
RemD/F#ove the chains and Emlet him liveC  
            G-  G4-  G-  G4-  G-  G4- G  
Let him live
CmWe know where we're going
For we heard the new winds blowing
And we're gGot to know,        D/F#for oursEmelvesG  
It won't hCelp to listen to someone eFlse
[Solo]
BmTake us to the prisoner
With his Bm/Aeyes so full of grace
The priGests have lied
And D9/F#kings have died
                         Em   C-  C7M- C  
Filled with their own disgrace
Won't soGmeone give a drink to him?
RemD/F#ove the chains and Emlet him liveC  
            G-  G4-  G-  G4-  G- G  
Let him live
            G-  G4-  G-  G4-  G- G  
Let him live
Let him livGe

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The Prisoner

by England Dan & John Ford Coley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bm7

Bm/A

D9/F#

C7M

D/F#

[Intro]

Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm Bm7 Bm

- /4 - - /4 - - /4 - (x2)

Take us to the prisoner

Bm/A

Let us gaze into his eyes

G D9/F#

To see what kind of man

Em C

It takes a nation to despise

Take us to the prisoner

Bm/A

Let us look upon his face

G D9/F#

To see why twenty thousand men

Em C C7M C

- -

Would gladly take his place

Won't someone give a drink to him?

D/F# Em C

Remove the chains and let him live

G G4 G G4 G G4 G

- - - - - -

Let him live

Take us to the prisoner

Bm/A

Let us listen to his voice

G D9/F#

To see why worlds of wisdom's

Em C

In a cell without a choice

Take us to the prisoner

Bm/A

Torn and bent beneath the chains

G D9/F#

We wonder if the world is really

Em C C7M C

- -

Worthy of his name?

Won't someone give a drink to him?

D/F# Em C

Remove the chains and let him live

G G4 G G4 G G4 G

- - - - - -

Let him live

We know where we're going

For we heard the new winds blowing

G D/F# Em G

And we're got to know, for ourselves

C F

It won't help to listen to someone else

[Solo]

Take us to the prisoner

Bm/A

With his eyes so full of grace

The priests have lied

D9/F#

And kings have died

Em C C7M C

- -

Filled with their own disgrace

Won't someone give a drink to him?

D/F# Em C

Remove the chains and let him live

G G4 G G4 G G

- - - - -

Let him live

G G4 G G4 G G

- - - - -

Let him live

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