Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
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Key: E
β« π€ Intro:
N.C.
We want information, information, information
N.C.
Who are you? the new number two
N.C.
Who is number one? You are number six
N.C.
I am not a number
I am a free man!
β« π€ Interlude:
Bm A Bm Bm A Bm D
A G A F#m E F#m A E
Bm A Bm Bm A Bm D
A G A F#m E F#m G A
Bm A Bm Bm A Bm D
A G A F#m E F#m A E
Bm A Bm Bm A Bm D
A G A F#m E F#m G A
Bm D C# A Bm D E
Bm D C# A Bm D E
β« π€ Verse :
Bm D C# A
I'm on the run I kill to eat
Bm D E
And I'm starving now, feelin' dead on my feet
Bm D C# A
Goin' all the way I'm nature's beast
Bm D E
Do what I want and do as I please
β« π€ Pre-Chorus:
A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A
Run, fight to breathe, it's tough
E D E D
Now you see me, haha, now you don't
B Bsus4 A E
Break the walls
E B
I'm comin' out
β« π€ Chorus:
E B/E
Not a prisoner
I'm a free man
A C#m B
And my blood is my own now
E B/A
Don't care where the past was
A C#m D Bm D C# A Bm D E
I know where I'm going, out
β« π€ Verse 2:
Bm D C# A
If you kill me it's self-defense
Bm D E
But if I kill you, then I call it vengeance
Bm D C# A
Spit in your eye
I will defy
Bm D E
You'll be afraid when I call out your name
β« π€ Pre-Chorus:
A D/A A D/A A D/A A D/A
Run, fight to breathe, it's tough
E D E D
Now you see me, haha, now you don't
B Bsus4 A E
Break the walls
E B
I'm comin' out
β« π€ Chorus 2:
E B/E
Not a prisoner
I'm a free man
A C#m B
And my blood is my own now
E B/A
Don't care where the past was
A C#m B
I know where I'm going
E B/E
I'm not a number
I'm a free man
A C#m B
Live my life where I want to
E B/A
You'd better scratch me from your black book
A C#m D
Cos I'll run rings around you
β« π€ Solo:
Bm D A F# A E
Bm D A F# G A
Bm D A F# A E
Bm D A F# G A
Bm D A F# A E
Bm D A F# G A
Bm D A F# A E
Bm D A F# G A
β« π€ Chorus 3:
E B/E
Not a prisoner
I'm a free man
A C#m B
And my blood is my own now
E B/A
Don't care where the past was
A C#m B
I know where I'm going
E B/E
I'm not a number
I'm a free man
A C#m B
Live my life where I want to
E B/A
You'd better scratch me from your black book
A C#m D
Cos I'll run rings around you
E B/E
Not a prisoner
I'm a free man
A C#m B
And my blood is my own now
E B/A
Don't care where the past was
A C#m B E
I know where I'm going
Video/Audio
Other versions of this song
- The Prisoner (Tabs)
- The Prisoner (Bass)
Song History
Published: January 30, 2023
Last Updated: February 17, 2026