Billy Talent - Prisoners of Today: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Prisoners of Today" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

Gm
I'd never bite off more
     F
then i could chew
                      D#    F
But then she came and bit me
Gm
I'd never bite off
          F
more then i could chew
              D#     F
But then she bit my leg
        Gm
She said  Don't
                     F
wanna work I wanna play
And live my life
            D#    F
like it was Sunday
Gm                        F
The only problem is that Sunday
               D#
only comes now once a week
    F
And i'm a freak but

Chorus:
Gm
We're breaking up the city
F
No time for wasting away
Dm
So tell me why should we stay
F
prisoners of today

My body's tired, my soul's excited
And I wish that I was gifted
My body's tired, my soul's excited
And I wish I had some spunk
She said, I wanna run, I wanna hide
And leave this place just like it left me
The only problem is I need to find the balls
To follow through and that's the truth but

Chorus:
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me, why should we stay
A prisoner of today?
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me, why should I stay
A prisoner of today?
A prisoner of no time for one another
(We're breaking up the city)
No time for one another
(No time for wasting away)
No time for one another
(So tell me, why should I stay)
No time for one another
(A prisoner of today?)

Cm
  Well this is our time
A#
  Well this is our time
Dm
  Well this is our time
D#
And this place
Cm         A#
  History I  History I
Dm          D#
  History I Can't erase
Cm
  Well this is our time
A#
  Well this is our time
Dm
  Well this is our time
D#
And this space
Cm         A#
  History I  History I
Dm          D#
  History I Can't erase

Chorus:
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me, why should we stay
A prisoner of today?
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me, why should I stay
A prisoner of today?
We're breaking up the city
No time for wasting away
So tell me, why should I stay
A prisoner of today?
A prisoner of no time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
No time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
No time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
No time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
No time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
No time for one another
(We're prisoners of today)
There's no time for one another!
(We're prisoners of today)
There's no time for one another!
(We're prisoners of today)


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Prisoners of Today" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Prisoners of Today" by Billy Talent.