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Prisoner

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First submission, hopefully it works for others.  Sounds right to my ears ^.^
INTRO/Verse:
  Am/    F/    C/  G  
[Verse]
AmI was born in a Fprison
Cno hope Gfor escape
AmI got used to the Fsilence
Cas I stuck in Gmy cage
[Chorus] x2
Fyou can not Gmiss
Cwhat you have never seen Ambefore
Fbut deep inside you Gknow
there must be Ammore
[Interlude]
  Am/    F/    C/  G  
[Verse]
AmI heard a voice but I could not Ffollow
Cit was a language I didn't Gknow
AmIve seen a light and it used to Fblind me
Cwas it real or just a Gdream?
[Chorus] x2
Fyou can not Gmiss
Cwhat you have never seen Ambefore
Fbut deep inside you Gknow
there must be Ammore
[Bridge]
Gas I left no one tried to Cstop me
Amso I learned
FI was always as Cfree as I Gwanted to Ambe
FI was always as Cfree as a Gbird
FI was always as Cfree as I Gwanted to Ambe
Fbut I was just too Cscared to Gsee
who I could Ambe.

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Prisoner

by STUMFOL

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First submission, hopefully it works for others. Sounds right to my ears ^.^

INTRO/Verse:

Am F C G

/ / /

[Verse]

Am F

I was born in a prison

C G

no hope for escape

Am F

I got used to the silence

C G

as I stuck in my cage

[Chorus] x2

F G

you can not miss

C Am

what you have never seen before

F G

but deep inside you know

there must be more

[Interlude]

Am F C G

/ / /

[Verse]

Am F

I heard a voice but I could not follow

C G

it was a language I didn't know

Am F

Ive seen a light and it used to blind me

C G

was it real or just a dream?

[Chorus] x2

F G

you can not miss

C Am

what you have never seen before

F G

but deep inside you know

there must be more

[Bridge]

G C

as I left no one tried to stop me

so I learned

F C G Am

I was always as free as I wanted to be

F C G

I was always as free as a bird

F C G Am

I was always as free as I wanted to be

F C G

but I was just too scared to see

who I could be.

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