The Prisoner Chords by The Clash
- Key: D
- BPM: 194
- Capo: no capo
DOWNBEAT
THE PRISONER CHORDS
[Intro] [Verse] A7 D A ■ The prisoner meets the muppet hifi G Bm G A North of Watford Junction ■ ■ D A We get in but we don't have fun G B7 A An' we leave before the truncheons ■ G Gb7 G So it's back to watch the day to day Gb7 Saga of working people G Gb7 G Hanging out the washing and clipping coupons D A7 And generally being decent D A7 A Johnny too bad meets Johnny be good G A ■ In the charing cross road D A The only thing that happened today G Bm Says the west end jungle code G Gb7 And ■ all the Germans and all the French G Gb7 Jam themselves down the tube G Gb7 And reenact the second world war D A While the rude boys get rude D And I look to my left G And I look to my right [Chorus] D A7 And I'm looking for a man A7 I'm looking for a sign G I don't wanna be the the prisoner C I don't wanna be the prisoner D Bm G I don't wanna be the prisoner D Bm G D Bm G I ■ don't ■ ■ wanna be the prisoner D Bm G A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] D A7 G The prisoner lives in Camden town Bm7 Selling revolution D A G The prisoner loads his tracking arm up Bm G With selfdisillusion ■ Gb7 Your mother does the washing up G Gb7 Your old man digs the garden G Gb7 You're only free to dodge the cops D7 D A7 An' bunk the train to stardom D A7 D And I look to my left G And I look to my right [Chorus] D A A7 A ■ And I'm looking for a man ■ G I'm looking for a sign C D Bm7 G D I don't wanna be the prisoner ■ Bm G D Bm G D I don't ■ ■ wanna be the prisoner ■ D I don't wanna Bm G A7 E7 A7 E A7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] Bm A7 E A7 E A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E B7 Bm A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]