Prisoners Guards chords by Aisha Badru

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

The chord sequence is the same for the whole song: A augmentedA E MajorE BB A augmentedA

Verse 1:
A augmentedA            E MajorE
 I used to be afraid of the dark
BB                    A augmentedA
 I used to be afraid of what's inside my broken parts
A augmentedA                    E MajorE
 As I sat beside myself and picked them apart
    BB                       A augmentedA
 I made friends with the ghosts and the demons inside my heart

Chorus:
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Hmm...
BB   A augmentedA
Hmm...

Verse 2:
A augmentedA              E MajorE
 They ask me why I will not set them free
       BB                 A augmentedA
 They've been trapped within the walls I built inside me
A augmentedA                 E MajorE
 All this time I was the one I was holding on
   BB                A augmentedA
 So I cut that chain so they can go back home

Chorus:
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Hmm...
BB   A augmentedA
Hmm...

Verse 3:
A augmentedA           E MajorE
 We are the prisoners and we are the guards
 BB               A augmentedA
 Holding our pain hostage in our hearts
A augmentedA           E MajorE
 We are the prisoners and we are the guards
 BB              A augmentedA
 Holding our pain hostage in our hearts

Chorus: x4 (humming continues until outro)
A augmentedA   E MajorE
Hmm...
BB   A augmentedA
Hmm...

A augmentedA         E MajorE
I used to feel afraid
    BB
Of the dark
    A augmentedA
In my heart

A augmentedA         E MajorE
I used to feel afraid
    BB
Of the dark
    A augmentedA
In my heart

A augmentedA   E MajorE
Hmm...
BB
Of the dark
A augmentedA
Of the dark

A augmentedA   E MajorE
Hmm...
BB
Of the dark
A augmentedA
Of the dark

Outro:
A augmentedA          E MajorE
I used to be afraid of the dark
BB                  A augmentedA
 I used to be afraid of what's inside my broken parts