Artist: Kris Kristofferson | Song: The Prisoner

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The Prisoner
K. Kristofferson


INTRO:  D  G

G                C          G
Thankin' you for openin' my eyes so clear
C                                                     G
Sweepin' old illusions from my soul
                C                 G
Most of all for turnin' somethin' simple and sincere
               A7                            )D
Into somethin' jaded and as jive as rock and roll


CHORUS:
          )G               C             G
Ain't you always looked at lovin' like a four-letter word
                                  C
That I made up to make you ill-at ease
                                  G
I've fought to free you from your castle of despair
               D               G
'Til I saw the prison wall was me
        C                       G
See the soul who calls itself a prisoner
            D                          G
'Cause it's still too frightened to be free
  C                          G
I feel so much older now and wiser
         D                         G
Ain't it sad how lonesome that can be


BREAK: G  C  G  C G  C  G  A7  D


CHORUS


OUTRO: D  C  G  C  G