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Prodigal Son

Steel Pulse

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...PRODIGAL SON... by Steel Pulse ------------------............... *from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)* Intro: Am Em (x4) Am Em G D Em, Am (x2) Break: Am Dm Em Woy! Am Dm Em Woy! Am Dm Em Woy! Am Dm Em Woy! Chorus 1: Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Over yonder, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Bridge 1: Am Dm Em Wild one, You are like the, Am Dm Em Prodigal Son yeah, Am And if you're the, Dm Em Prodigal Son, my friend, Am Dm Then you're the one. Verse 1: Em You left, Am Taking your, Dm Em Only pos-session Am Dm Em Your culture. Am To enter a world, Dm Em Known for hacklings, Am Dm Em In abundance, yeah. Am The hustlers of life, Dm Have hooked, Em And drained you. Am From the man, Dm From the man, Em From the man, Am From the man, Dm That you used, Em (n.c) To be, A G Turn your back on us. Verse 2: Am Return Rastaman, Dm Em Where you came from, Am Dm The land of your, Em Forefa-thers. Am Reaching the gates, Dm With your two, Em Long hands, Am Stretching out, Dm Em For clean water. Bridge 2: Am Dm Em Wild one, Am Dm Em Prodigal Son. Am And if you're the, Dm Em Prodigal Son, my friend, Am Dm Em Then you're the one, eh! Verse 3: Am Prodigal come forth, Dm And re-joice, Em With your voice, Am To the heavens. Dm Em Chant some song, Am Prodigal come forth, Dm And re-pent; Em Rasta-fari sins, Am Dm Em For-given. Chorus 2: Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Over yonder, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Interlude: Am Em (x4) Verse 4: Am One has returned, Dm Without, Em One's soul, Am Dm And has squandered all, Em His pos-sessions Am Let us cleanse, Dm Em Your body now, Am From your service, Dm Em To the swine, because; Am You've been dead, And now to, Dm Em A-noint your head; Am With wisdom, knowledge, Dm Em And over-standing. Am A lesson has been, Taught unto, Dm Em You my friend, Am Time for a feast, Dm Em And re-joicing. Bridge 3: Am Dm Em Wild one, Am Dm Em Prodigal Son. Am And if you're the, Dm Em Prodigal Son, my friend, Am Dm Em Then you're the one, eh! Verse 5: Am Prodigal come forth, Dm And re-joice, Em With your voice, Am To the heavens. Dm Em Chant some song, Am Prodigal come forth, Dm And re-pent; Em Rasta-fari sins, Am Dm Em For-given. Chorus 3: Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Am Woy! Desperation, Dm Em Has re-turn, Am Over yonder, Am Dm Sodom and Go-morrah, Em No deh yah so! Coda: Am Dm Prodigal has re-turned; Em To his culture, Am Dm (n.c) Prodigal has re-turned; Give him water, Am Dm Prodigal has re-turned, Em Has re-turned... Am Has re-turned, Has returned, Dm (n.c) Has re-turned, Eh! Am Dm Prodigal has re-turned; Em To his culture, Am Dm (n.c) Prodigal has re-turned; Give him water, Am Dm Em Prodigal has re-turned, Am Dm (n.c) Am Prodigal has re-turned now. CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Am Em G D Dm A EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE xxx555 xxx987 xxx787 xxx775 xxx765 xxx655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)
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