Prisoner
Lucky Dube · B · Capo 4
Prisoner
Lucky Dube
Jazz
Real Key
D#
Capo
Fret 4
Rate
Real Key
D#
Capo
Fret 4
B
D#
0.2x
120
BPM1
2
3
4
Rhythm
2/4
3/4
4/4
5/4
6/8
7/8
No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Intro
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 1
[G] [D] [C]
Somebody told me about it
[G] [D] [C]
When I was still a little boy
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]
He said to me, crime does not pay
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [C]
He said to me, education is the key, yeah
[G] [D] [C]
As a little boy I thought I know
[G] [D] [C]
What I was doing, yeah, man
[G] [D] [C]
But today, here I am in jail
Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Riff
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 2
[G] [D] [C]
I looked all around me but see nothing
[G] [D] [C]
But four gray walls staring at me
[G] [D] [C]
The policeman said to me, Son
[G]
They won' t build no schools anymore
[D] [C]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[G]
They won' t build no schools anymore
[D] [C]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[G]
They won' t build no schools anymore
[D] [C]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[G] [D] [C]
'Cos today, yeah
Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Riff
[G] [D] [C]
[G] [D] [C]
Verse 3
[G] [D] [C]
I asked the policeman and said,
[G] [D] [C]
How much must I pay for my freedom?
[G] [D] [C]
He said to me, Son, yeah
[G]
They won' t build no schools anymore
[D] [C]
They won' t build no hospitals
[G]
They won' t build no schools anymore
[D] [C]
They won' t build no hospitals
[G]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[D] [C]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[G]
All they'll build will be prison, prison
[D] [C]
All they'll build will be
Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Chorus
[G] [D] [C]
I'm a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
[G] [D] [C]
I am a prisoner (prisoner)
Chords Used (3)
Guitar
Ukulele
G
1 / 5
D
1 / 4
C
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
D#
Capo
Fret 4
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