Prisoners Guards chords by Aisha Badru

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Novice

The chord sequence is the same for the whole song: A E B A

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

Chorus:
A      E
Hmm...
B     A
Hmm...

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

Chorus:
A      E
Hmm...
B     A
Hmm...

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

Chorus: x4 (humming continues until outro)
A      E
Hmm...
B     A
Hmm...


A                  E
I used to feel afraid
        B
Of the dark
        A
In my heart

A                  E
I used to feel afraid
        B
Of the dark
        A
In my heart

A      E
Hmm...
B
Of the dark
A
Of the dark

A      E
Hmm...
B
Of the dark
A
Of the dark

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