Biography:
Candi Staton (born Canzetta Maria Staton on 13 March 1940, in Hanceville, Alabama, USA) is an American gospel singer. She is best known for her disco hit Young Hearts Run Free and dance hit You Got The Love.
Staton sang with the Jewell Gospel Trio and as teenagers, they toured the traditional gospel circuit in the 1950s with The Soul Stirrers, C. L. Franklin, and Mahalia Jackson. They recorded several sides for Nashbro, Apollo[disambiguation needed ], and Savoy Records between 1953 and 1963, before launching a solo career in 1968.
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[Verse 1]
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
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
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