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album "Broken Freedom Song: Live From San Fransisco" Corrections welcome. INTRO:  D   G   D   A   D   D  G  
ID'd like to say that I could see the taGrget of my destiny
And thDat it guided everything I Ado
ID'd like to think that I could take a drGink of you and walk away
DBut God and I both knAow that's it's not trDue
CHORUS 1: 
GSomeday I'm bound to be fDree
And I'll be stronger whatever I've been thrAough
FGor the moment I remain thDe captive of the human brCadd9ain
That blGew itself to pAieces over yDou.
I'm sorry that I put you through the one thing that we coudln't do
Was get along together or apart
I'm thaking you for leaving me wiser than I used to be
And just a little harder in the heart
CHORUS 2: 
Someday I'm bound to be free,
you know me
And I'll be ready for whatever road I choose
But for the moment I remain the captive of the human brain
That blew itself to pieces over you.
CHORDS: 
 Dxx0232 
 G320033 
 Ax0222x 
 Cadd9x32033

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The Captive

by Kris Kristofferson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Cadd9

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D G D A D D G

album "Broken Freedom Song: Live From San Fransisco" Corrections welcome. INTRO:

D G

I'd like to say that I could see the target of my destiny

D A

And that it guided everything I do

D G

I'd like to think that I could take a drink of you and walk away

D A D

But God and I both know that's it's not true

CHORUS 1:

G D

Someday I'm bound to be free

And I'll be stronger whatever I've been through

G D Cadd9

For the moment I remain the captive of the human brain

G A D

That blew itself to pieces over you.

I'm sorry that I put you through the one thing that we coudln't do

Was get along together or apart

I'm thaking you for leaving me wiser than I used to be

And just a little harder in the heart

CHORUS 2:

Someday I'm bound to be free,

you know me

And I'll be ready for whatever road I choose

But for the moment I remain the captive of the human brain

That blew itself to pieces over you.

CHORDS:

xx0232

320033

x0222x

Cadd9

x32033

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