Alec Benjamin – Mind Is A Prison Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Alec Benjamin – Mind Is A Prison Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Mind Is A Prison by Alec Benjamin on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
F Dm Am C

[Verse 1]
F                                                                              Dm
I don’t live in California, I’ll inform you, that’s not where I reside
Am                                                 C
I’m just a tenant, paying rent inside this body and I
F                                                                                                 Dm
Got two windows and those windows, well I’ll call them my eyes
Am                                                                           C
I’m just going where the wind blows, I don’t get to decide

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[Pre-Chorus]
F                                                 Dm
Sometimes I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up
Am
I’m always stuck in my head
F                                                 Dm
I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday
Am
Took all the sheets off my bed

[Chorus]
F                                 Dm                                 Am
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
F
Scaled the side of the building
Dm                                 Am
I ran to the hills till they found me
F
And they put me back in my cell
Dm                                                 Am
All by myself, alone with my thoughts again
F                                 Dm                                 Am
I guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out

[Verse 2]
F                                                                 Dm
So they tranquilized me, analyzed me, threw me back in my cage
Am                                 C
Then they tied me to an IV, told me I was insane
F                                                 Dm
I’m a prisoner, a visitor inside of my brain
Am                                                                                 C
And no matter what I do, they try to keep me in chains

[Pre-Chorus]
F                                                 Dm
Sometimes I think too much, yeah, I get so caught up
Am
I’m always stuck in my head
F                                                                 Dm
I wish I could escape, I tried to yesterday
Am
Took all the sheets off my bed

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[Chorus]
F                                 Dm                               Am
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
F
Scaled the side of the building
Dm                                                 Am
I ran to the hills till they found me
F
And they put me back in my cell
Dm                                                 Am
All by myself, alone with my thoughts again
F                                 Dm                                                 Am
I guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out

[Bridge]
F                                                 Dm
Said even if it’s true, no matter what I do
Am
I’m never gonna escape
F                                                 Dm
I won’t give up on hope, secure another rope
Am
And try for another day
F                                                 Dm
Said even if it’s true, no matter what I do
Am
I’m never gonna escape
F                                                 Dm
I won’t give up on hope, secure another rope
Am
And try for another day

[Chorus]
F                                                 Dm                                 Am
Then I tied up my linen with five strips of ribbon I found
F
Scaled the side of the building
Dm                                 Am
I ran to the hills till they found me
F
And they put me back in my cell
Dm                                                                 Am
All by myself, alone with my thoughts again
F                                 Dm                                 Am
I guess my mind is a prison and I’m never gonna get out

How to play Mind Is A Prison: key, chords and progression

Mind Is A Prison by Alec Benjamin is built around A minor (no sharps or flats), with 4 chords in all: F, Dm, Am and C.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – Dm – Am – F (VI – iv – i – VI in A minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G

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Mind Is A Prison chords: questions

What key is Mind Is A Prison in?

Mind Is A Prison by Alec Benjamin is centred on A minor (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Mind Is A Prison?

Mind Is A Prison uses 4 chords: F, Dm, Am, C.

What is the chord progression of Mind Is A Prison?

The main progression is F – Dm – Am – F (VI – iv – i – VI).

Is Mind Is A Prison easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Em, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 75% without a capo).

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