I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') — Candi Staton
Chords and lyrics for I'm Just A Prisoner (Of Your Good Lovin') by Candi Staton (key of F).
Verse 1
I'd rather be [E]lonely
Than to[A] lose you
I'd rather be [E]blue
Than to be all [B]alone[B7]
'Cause if you [E]leave me
My heart [A]would grieve me
And my poor [E]heart, [A]no, no
Just couldn't stand the pain[E]
Verse 2
Though your [E]love
Has got me in [A]captivity, yeah
Yet if you should [E]leave me
I know I would[B] die[B7]
Yeah, in other[E] words
In other words
Listen, I just couldn't [A]take it, baby
I couldn't [E]stand[A]
For you to say goodbye
Chorus
[E]Now, I'm just a prisoner
For your good [A]loving
I'm just a [E]slave
Bound and [B][B7]chained
No, no, [E]I don't wanna ever be free
So please don't ever [A]leave me
For my poor [E]heart
[A]Just couldn't stand the [E]pain
Verse
Though your [F]love
Oh, yeah, got me in[A#] captivity
Yet if you should [F]leave me
I know I would [C]die[C7]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
In [F]other words, in other words
I [A#]just couldn't take it, baby
I couldn't [F]stand, [A#]no
To say [F]goodbye
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Chorus
I'm just a [F]prisoner, oh
For [A#]your good loving, yes, I am
Listen, I'm just a [F]slave
Bound and [C]chained[C7]
No, no, no, no
[F]I don't ever wanna be free
Oh, no, so don't [A#]ever leave me
For my poor [F]heart[A#]
Just couldn't stand the [F]pain
Coda
[F]Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[F]I'm just a prisoner
[F]Just a prisoner
I[A#] done tried
I[A#] done tried and
I[F] can't live without him
I[F] can't live without him
I[F] can't live without him
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