The Prisoner's Anthem song lyrics and guitar chords
Written by Gerry O' Glacain and recorded by The Irish Brigade. Also recorded by Gary Óg and The Players Brigade. The tune used for the song is The Rose as sung by Bette Midler and was written by Amanda McBroom. There at least 3 versions of this on youtube. I usually choose the one that was either first recorded or by the singer / band that wrote the song. There's a many a song by The Irish Brigade that's written about prisoners and another one on the site is A Prisoner's Christmas .
Chorus
Let[D] us sing a Prisoners an[A]them Let it e[G]cho through the [D]cells All along the halls and [A]land[A7]ings Let our hearts [G]and voices [D]swell let [D]us sing of home [A]and loved [A7]ones And [G]the things that keep us [D]sane Of the friends who will be[D] waiting When [G]we all walk free[D] again Chorus Well there's a part that can't be captured In every woman and in every man For the spirit cannot be shackled Although they chain our feet and hands Chorus So come all ye screws and warders Don't you think that it's a crime? Although you do your best to break us We still stand as we do our time |
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