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Prisoners

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Quite similar to Oedipus, chord wise.
Kind of simplified to make sure it's playable on guitar.
Capo 2
Chords:
       Amx02210
      G/Cx30003
      Dm7xx0211
     Fdimxx3101
        F133211
        E022100
    E7/G#420100
        Cx32010
    Fsus2133011
    Fmaj7133210
      F/Cx33211
      G/F1x0003
   Cadd11x32011
     Dm/Cx3x231
  Fadd9/Cx332x3
       C6x35555
   D7sus2xx0210
     Am/Exx2210
[Intro]
|   Am|  G/C|  Dm7|   Fdim|
|   Am|  G/C|  Dm7|      E|
|    F|   Am|    E|  E7/G#|
|  Dm7|    F|    E|  E7/G#|
[Verse 1]
AAmll of the prG/Cisoners seDm7rving life senFdimtences
WAmait for the eG/Carth to suDm7ddenly sEhake
FoFr the walls to somehow sudAmdenly come cruEmbling, tE7/G#umbling and
FoDm7r the bars to soFmehow maEgically E7/G#break
[Verse 2]
OAmh, there's nothing wrong with tG/Chem
That a thoDm7usand bucks can't Fdimfix
TAmhat a thousand aG/Crms can't hold Dm7do- oEwnF  
In the grouAmnd they're tatEtooing the E7/G#stones with
CusDm7ses like cavFemen, "Your mEomma was herE7/G#e"
[Chorus]
But they want to rFun through the Fsus2air with no baCrriers or obstacles
GunFmen or gG/Fuard dogs or prCiests
And to riFse from the Fmaj7mud and start Cmaj11over and F/Cover
  Cadd11With the pDm/Ceople all Fadd9/Cdead, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
[Verse 3]
If HAmans Christian AG/Cndersen could've Dm7had his way witFdimh me
Then nAmone of this shit wG/Could have ever gone Dm7do- oEwn
IFn my cellAm, I'm tattoEoing myselE7/G#f with
MeDm7rmaids and swaFllows and thEough I do E7/G#swallow
MFy mama thinks I'm gAmrown but I'm reEally just E7/G#little and
[Outro]
SAmomeC6day   D7sus2I    Am/Ewill   Fmaj7re   Ammem-  EbeE7/G#-  er
SAmomeC6day   D7sus2I    Am/Ewill   Fmaj7re   Ammem-  EbE7/G#e-  er
SAmomeC6day   D7sus2I    Am/Ewill   Fmaj7re   Ammem-  EbE7/G#e-  er
AAmh ah ah ah ah ah
AC6h ah ah ah ah ah
AD7sus2h ah ah ah ah ah
AAm/Eh ah ah ah ah ah
AFmaj7h ah ah ah ah ah
AAmh ah ah ah ah ah
AEh ah ah ah ah ah
AE7/G#h ah ah ah ah aAmh

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Prisoners

by Regina Spektor

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

G/C

Dm7

Fdim

E7/G#

Fsus2

Fmaj7

F/C

G/F

Cadd11

Dm/C

Fadd9/C

D7sus2

Am/E

Cmaj11

Quite similar to Oedipus, chord wise.

Kind of simplified to make sure it's playable on guitar.

Capo 2

Chords:

x02210

G/C

x30003

Dm7

xx0211

Fdim

xx3101

133211

022100

E7/G#

420100

x32010

Fsus2

133011

Fmaj7

133210

F/C

x33211

G/F

1x0003

Cadd11

x32011

Dm/C

x3x231

Fadd9/C

x332x3

x35555

D7sus2

xx0210

Am/E

xx2210

[Intro]

Am G/C Dm7 Fdim

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Am G/C Dm7 E

| | | | |

F Am E E7/G#

| | | | |

Dm7 F E E7/G#

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Am G/C Dm7 Fdim

All of the prisoners serving life sentences

Am G/C Dm7 E

Wait for the earth to suddenly shake

F Am E E7/G#

For the walls to somehow suddenly come crumbling, tumbling and

Dm7 F E E7/G#

For the bars to somehow magically break

[Verse 2]

Am G/C

Oh, there's nothing wrong with them

Dm7 Fdim

That a thousand bucks can't fix

Am G/C Dm7 E F

That a thousand arms can't hold do- own

Am E E7/G#

In the ground they're tattooing the stones with

Dm7 F E E7/G#

Cusses like cavemen, "Your momma was here"

[Chorus]

F Fsus2 C

But they want to run through the air with no barriers or obstacles

F G/F C

Gunmen or guard dogs or priests

F Fmaj7 Cmaj11 F/C

And to rise from the mud and start over and over

Cadd11 Dm/C Fadd9/C

With the people all dead, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Verse 3]

Am G/C Dm7 Fdim

If Hans Christian Andersen could've had his way with me

Am G/C Dm7 E

Then none of this shit would have ever gone do- own

F Am E E7/G#

In my cell, I'm tattooing myself with

Dm7 F E E7/G#

Mermaids and swallows and though I do swallow

F Am E E7/G#

My mama thinks I'm grown but I'm really just little and

[Outro]

Am C6 D7sus2 Am/E Fmaj7 Am E E7/G#

Someday I will re mem- be- er

Am C6 D7sus2 Am/E Fmaj7 Am E E7/G#

Someday I will re mem- be- er

Am C6 D7sus2 Am/E Fmaj7 Am E E7/G#

Someday I will re mem- be- er

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

D7sus2

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

Am/E

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

Fmaj7

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

E7/G# Am

Ah ah ah ah ah ah

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