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The Prisoners Song by Johnny Cash
The Prisoners Song
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
G C
Now if I had wings like an angel
D7 G
Over these prison walls I would fly
C
And I'd fly to the arms of my darling
D7 G
And there I'd be willing to die
C
Now I wish I had someone to love me
D7 G
Someone to call me their own
C
Oh I wish I had someone to live with
D7 G
'Cause I'm tired of living alone
G C
In my mind I have a grand ship on the ocean
D7 G
All mounted with silver and gold
C
And before my poor darling would suffer
D7 G
That ship would be anchored and sold
G C
I'll be carried to the new jail tomorrow
D7 G
Leaving my little darling all alone
C
With the cold prison walls all around me
D7 G
And my head on a pillow of stone
G C
Now if I had wings like an angel
D7 G
Over these prison walls I would fly
C
And I'd fly to the arms of my darling
D7 G
And there I'd be willing to die
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:G
Capo:1st fret
*NOTE: I am aware that there are a few different Johnny Cash versions of this song,
this is a live version from The Johnny Cash Show.
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Alternating Bass Line:
On beats 1 & 3, alternate between the low E and A string
for the G and G7 chord, the D and A string for
the C chord, and the G and D string for the D7 chord.
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[Intro]
G G G
[Verse 1]
G G7 C
Oh, I wish I had someone to love me,
D7 G
Someone to call me their own.
[Verse 2]
G G7 C
Oh, I wish I had someone to live with,
D7 G
'Cause I'm tired of living alone.
[Verse 3]
G G7 C
Oh, please meet me tonight in the moonlight,
D7 G
Please meet me tonight all alone.
[Verse 4]
G G7 C
For I have a sad story to tell you,
D7 G
It's a story that's never been told.
[Verse 5]
G G7 C
I'll be carried to the new jail tomorrow,
D7 G
Leaving my little darling all alone.
[Verse 6]
G G7 C
With the cold prison walls all around me,
D7 G
And my head on a pillow of stone.
[Verse 7]
G G7 C
Now if I had the wings of an angel,
D7 G
Over these prison walls I would fly.
[Verse 8]
G G7 C
I would fly to the arms of my darling,
D7 G
And there I'd be willing to die.
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