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The Amtiger that Dmwaits on the Ambanks of the river
The Dmyoung dream of her that can never deliver
The Ememory of pain so you'll never forgive her
And Amnever go Dmhome Amagain.
(repeat pattern)
It's the fire that you get rubbing two sticks together
When you first learn that fire won't last forever
The quill of your pen when you're writing a letter
That you know you'll never send.
Well I Chope that you find what you're Amlooking for
But I won't be 'Ground to see it.
And I Chope that you find who you're Amlooking for
But I won't be 'Ground to see it.
There's a boot (?) here that's under your chin
That says you ain't never gonna win
And you wish you were dreaming 
But you know the nightmare's still there when you wake up again.
(verse pattern)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.
There's the whispering tombstone that roars like the thunder
The last breath you breathe right before you go under
It's the eyes of the child when they're flashing with wonder
And right when you take it away.
Well I hope when you find what you're looking for
That you're not too blind to see it.
And I hope when they open your prison cell
That you're not too afraid to flee it.
There's a boot (?) here that's under your chin
That says you ain't never gonna win
And you wish you were dreaming 
But you know the nightmare's still there when you wake up again.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.

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The Prisoner

by The Dutchess & The Duke

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Am Dm Am

The tiger that waits on the banks of the river

The young dream of her that can never deliver

The memory of pain so you'll never forgive her

Am Dm Am

And never go home again.

(repeat pattern)

It's the fire that you get rubbing two sticks together

When you first learn that fire won't last forever

The quill of your pen when you're writing a letter

That you know you'll never send.

C Am

Well I hope that you find what you're looking for

But I won't be 'round to see it.

C Am

And I hope that you find who you're looking for

But I won't be 'round to see it.

There's a boot (?) here that's under your chin

That says you ain't never gonna win

And you wish you were dreaming

But you know the nightmare's still there when you wake up again.

(verse pattern)

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.

There's the whispering tombstone that roars like the thunder

The last breath you breathe right before you go under

It's the eyes of the child when they're flashing with wonder

And right when you take it away.

Well I hope when you find what you're looking for

That you're not too blind to see it.

And I hope when they open your prison cell

That you're not too afraid to flee it.

There's a boot (?) here that's under your chin

That says you ain't never gonna win

And you wish you were dreaming

But you know the nightmare's still there when you wake up again.

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah-ah.

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