Tuning: Bb F Bb Eb G C

Band verse in part 1 is on a standard-tuned acoustic. ORDER: Pt 1 - I1 V V INT1 Pt 2 - I2 V C INT2 Pt 3 - I3 INT3 V1 PC C V2 PC FC O Part I: Funerale [INTRO 1] Am | | G | Am Am/G | F | Am | Dm7-5/F | E5 Dm/E | E | [VERSE] - organ/vocals

^AmEssence of ^Dmbeauty ^Gsus4Ta - ^Gken ^G7too ^Am/Esoon ^Em/G ^FPrincess of ^Am/Ehope ^Fdim7/DDeep in our ^Fdim7hearts you live ^Esus4on ^E7 ^AmEssence of ^Dmgoodness ^Gsus4God -^G ^G4dess ^G7of ^Amlife^Am/G ^FGive us the ^Ampower ^Fdim7/DGod give us ^Fdim7strength to live ^Fdim7/Abon ^Fdim7/Cb

[VERSE] - band

^EmEssence of ^Ambeauty ^DTa^Dsus2ken ^D5too ^Emsoon ^EPrin^Esus4cess ^Eof ^Amhope^Am/G Dsus2 Dsus2/C B5 B-9 B Deep in our hearts you live on ^EmEssence of ^Amgoodness ^DGod^Dsus2dess ^Dof^Em life ^EGive ^Esus4us ^Ethe ^Ampower^Am/G ^FGod give us strength ^Esus4Give us the strength to live^E on

[INTERLUDE 1] F#m | C# | A | E | F | Am | Gm | Gm | Gm | Part II: Burden of Guilt [INTRO 2] Gm | | | | Gm | | | | [VERSE]

^Em How could this hap^Asus2 - pen? Gsus2 B-9 Oh, what have we done? ^Em Will our ^Asus2tears ever ^Gsus2pay for our sin?^Gsus2/F# ^Em Mother forgive^Asus2 us Gsus2 B-9 We need all your love Em D Gm F Ebmaj7-5 To fight and to carry the burden of shame

[CHORUS] Em Asus2 Gsus2 B-9 Hereby we swear for as long as we live

^EmWe will not ^Asus2soil our^Gsus2 name^Gsus2/F# The ^Emtruth made of ^Asus2iron Gsus2 B-9 Will see it with pain until ^Emdeath^D, our ^Gmsecret^F re^Ebmaj7mains until ^Ebmaj9death, our ^Flove re^Bb/Ebmains And in ^Ebmaj9death, our ^Flove re^Bbmframed

[INTERLUDE 2] ( Bbm ) | Ebm | Ab | Bbm | Ebm | Bbm | Ebm | F | Part III: The Journey [INTRO 3]

A ^Gbminute away^Ebm7 But worlds ^Bbmunwind^Gb/Bb ^Bbdim ^Bbm ^Gb/Bb ^Bbm ^Cb ^GbBrothers in blood^Ebm Now divided ^Abin ^Bbm heart

[INTERLUDE 3] ( Bbm ) Gb/Bb Bbdim | Bbm Ebm Db Bbm Cb | [VERSE 1]

^Dm By grief and sorrow one is ^Amstriving to repay ^Dm Behind the palisade, he ^Bblives his destined life ^Dm The music and the tears are ^Ampiercing through the walls ^Dm Turns to nightmares and ^Gm7there's no ^F/Aescape at all

[PRE-CHORUS]

^Bb Oh joyful childhood, ^C you died so young

[CHORUS]

^Fm Every ^Bbmchild follows blind ^Ab On the jour^C7 - ney we call life ^Fm Learning ev^Cery ^Dbday ^Fm Given love^Bbm or given hate ^Ab Determines e^Cverybody's ^Fmfate^Eb in life^Db Be careful what ^Fmyou give^Eb

[VERSE 2]

^Dm A stranger to love and af^Amfection on the run ^Dm In search of shelter in the ^Bbsolitude of sin ^Dm A drifter in the dark, a ^Amsoldier of the pain ^Dm A constant slave under the ^Gmbelt of ^Ammisery

[PRE-CHORUS]

^Bb Oh joyful childhood, ^C you died so young

[FINAL CHORUS]

Kamelot - Prodigal son