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Prison Doors

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[Intro]
C#mHey, hEey, hG#mey, heBy
C#mHey, hEey, hG#mey, heBy
[Verse]
C#mI took all my courage to eExplain them
G#mAll those things they said won't make me fBear
And C#meven thought I told 'em I won't sEtay here
They just G#mput me in chains to make it cBlear
[Pre-Chorus]
(And so I'm singing now)
C#mOh, gimme light,  gimme strengtEh
Open eyes and vigilancG#me
I been waiting for this Btime to come
And so I'm beggin' you
[Chorus]
C#mPlease would you guide me,
The Eway that you used to,
I wanna G#mknow
Was it just the howling wind or a Bvoice so loud
And C#mnow that i called you,
the Eway as I used to,
I wanna G#mknow
are you gonna be a fire and a Bguiding cloud
[Verse]
C#mDays I spent just waiting for a wEonder
G#mNoticing that it may never cBome
C#mAll my soul was longing for that lEast chance
So IG#m, knocked down the prison doors that dBay
[Pre-Chorus]
(And so I'm singing now)
C#mOh, gimme light,  gimme strengtEh
Open eyes and vigilancG#me
I been waiting for this Btime to come
And so I'm beggin' you
[Chorus]
C#mPlease would you guide me,
The Eway that you used to,
I wanna G#mknow
Was it just the howling wind or a Bvoice so loud
And C#mnow that i called you,
the Eway as I used to,
I wanna G#mknow
are you gonna be a fire and a Bguiding cloud

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Prison Doors

by The Gardener & The Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

[Intro]

C#m E G#m B

Hey, hey, hey, hey

C#m E G#m B

Hey, hey, hey, hey

[Verse]

C#m E

I took all my courage to explain them

G#m B

All those things they said won't make me fear

C#m E

And even thought I told 'em I won't stay here

G#m B

They just put me in chains to make it clear

[Pre-Chorus]

(And so I'm singing now)

C#m E

Oh, gimme light, gimme strength

G#m

Open eyes and vigilance

I been waiting for this time to come

And so I'm beggin' you

[Chorus]

C#m

Please would you guide me,

The way that you used to,

G#m

I wanna know

Was it just the howling wind or a voice so loud

C#m

And now that i called you,

the way as I used to,

G#m

I wanna know

are you gonna be a fire and a guiding cloud

[Verse]

C#m E

Days I spent just waiting for a wonder

G#m B

Noticing that it may never come

C#m E

All my soul was longing for that last chance

G#m B

So I, knocked down the prison doors that day

[Pre-Chorus]

(And so I'm singing now)

C#m E

Oh, gimme light, gimme strength

G#m

Open eyes and vigilance

I been waiting for this time to come

And so I'm beggin' you

[Chorus]

C#m

Please would you guide me,

The way that you used to,

G#m

I wanna know

Was it just the howling wind or a voice so loud

C#m

And now that i called you,

the way as I used to,

G#m

I wanna know

are you gonna be a fire and a guiding cloud

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