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