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