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Tuning: E A D G B E
[Intro 1] pbm = 63 Am E F C G Am E F C G E [Intro 2] pbm = 108 Am Dm E F C G x2 Am Dm E F C G Csus C F C G Am Dm E F C G Csus C F C G Csus c [Intro 3] Csus/B C F/A Csus/G C/G F Csus/E C/E Dm7 G Csus C Csus/B C/B F/A Csus/G C/G F G7sus E Am Dm E F C G Am Dm E F C G Csus C F C G Csus C F C G Csus C Csus/B C/B F/A Csus/G C/G F F/G [Intro 4] bpm = 126 C (For a long while)Cm G [Intro 5] bpm = 132-138 Cm G/B Bb F/A x3 Cm G/B Eb/G F/A [Verse 1]
CmI was done G/Bhoeing, Bbout in the fields for the F/Aday CmI was thinking of gG/Boing, BbI had to leave right F/Aaway CmMy life was just G/Bfading,Bb and oh I felt so F/Aalone CmThe nearest young G/Bmaiden was,Eb/G a full day's ride from F/AhomeCm G/B Bb F/A
[Verse 2]
CmMy father was rG/Beading, Bbthe holy books in his F/Aroom CmMy heart was just bG/Bleeding,Bb I knew I had to go F/Asoon CmHe smiled and pG/Bointed,Bb to an old wooden cF/Ahair CmI wanted to G/Bhold him,Eb/G but then I just wouldn't F/Adare!
[Verse 3]
I said Am"Father there's so much to know, tChere's a world of things to see And I'm rDmeady, to go and make a life for myself Am E AmIf you give me what is mine, CI will go if I can have your blDmessing But if you won't bless my jBbourF2ney, I'm going to leave anyway.G"
[Verse 4] G2sus G2 G2sus "Son, I've always tried my, best for you, and if
You must be leaving hF69ome, then Ebmaj7go, with the blesF69sing, of God.Gsus2" Gm [Intro 6] Cm G/B Bb F/A
[Verse 5]
CmNot too many days G/Blater, BbI was well on my F/Away CmI met a traveling strG/Banger,Bb who seemed to have much to F/Asay CmHe told me tales of the G/Bcity, Bband all the women he F/Ahad CmI asked him wasn't that G/Bsinful? He said Eb/G"No, it isn't that F/Abad!"
[Verse 6]
CmThen a few days lG/Bater, Bbon an old city rF/Aoad CmWe were drowning in lG/Baughter,Bb and we had women to F/Ahold CmAnd this went on quite a lG/Bong time,Bb my father gave me aF/A lot CmBut when my pockets were G/Bempty Lord oh,Eb/G my "friends" all left me F/Arot!
[Verse 7]
Then a Amfamine hit and drained the land CEverywhere I looked I saw starvation And a Dmjob was so hard to find Am E I wAmandered through the city streets CoCmpeting for the food of common begDmgars Up till then I'd never known BbhungF2er But now I wasn't too proud Gsus
[Interlude] Gm Gsus Gm Gsus Gm/F Gsus/F Gm/G Gsus/G Gsus/Eb Ebmaj7 Gsus/Eb Ebmaj7 Gm/D D Gm/D Gm/D D Gm/D D Cm G/b Bb F/A [Verse 8]
CmI finally found some emplG/Boyment, Bbfeeding pigs on a F/Afarm. CmI wasn't treated too kG/Bindly Lord, BbI had to sleep in theF/A barn. CmI had to eat with G/Bswine!Bb The bread I ate was like F/Astone. CmIt didn't take too much tG/Bime until, Eb/GI was dreaming of hF/Aome!
[Verse 9]
All the Amservants there are better fed If CI could only have what my father gDmives them I would truly need nothing more Am Oh I will go and say to him, "CI'm no longer worthy to be in you fDmamily Will you take me as your BbservFant? And let me live with them?" Gsus
[Verse 10]
It dGsusidn't take too long to, Gpack my things I Gsusleft with only what I F69wore, and I Ebmaj7prayed, that I'd F69still have a hGsusome G Asus
[Intro 7] Bb2 F/A Bb2 F/A Fm/Ab C/G F6 F6/G [Verse 11] bpm = 96
Bb2I was near home, in F/Asight of the house My Bb2father just stared, dropped F/Aopen his mouth He Fm/Abran up the road, and C/Gfell to my feet, and F6cried, and F6/Gcried G "Bb2Father, I've sinned, F/AHeaven's ashamed I'm Bb2no longer worthy, to F/Awear your name I've Fm/Ablearned that my home, is C/Gright where you are Oh F6fatF6/Gher, take me inC." Fm/Ab C/G F6 G7 F/G C G
[Intro 8] bpm = 108 C F2 C/G G C F2 C/G G C [Verse 12]
"Bring the best rF2obe, put it C/Gon mGy sCon F2 C/G G C Shoes for his fF2eet, hurry, pC/Gut tGhem Aon D2 A/E A This is my sD2on, who I thouA/Eght haEd diAed D2 A/E A Prepare a feD2ast, for A/Emy sEon's lGbife! Cb2 Gb/Db Db Gb I prayed and prCb2ayed, never Gb/Dbheard Dba sGbound Cb2 Gb/Db Db Gb My son was lCb2ost, Oh Thank you Gb/DbGod! HDbe's fEbound! Ab2 Eb/Bb Eb My son was dAb2ead and he'sEb/Bb now aBblivEbe Ab2 Eb/Bb Eb Prepare a feAb2ast forEb/Bb my soBbn's lCife! F2 C/G G C My son was deFad,C/G G C my son was loFstC/G G C My son retF2urned in the hC/Gands of GGod."
[Outro] bpm = 108 Am Dm E F C G Am Dm E F C G Csus C F C G Am Dm E F C/F Dm/F F/C C G F/G G F/C C F C/F Dm F C G F/G G F/C C F C/F Dm/F C G F/G G F/C C F C/F Dm/F C Dm/C C G F/G G F/C C Csus/B C/B F/A Csus/G C/G F F/G C G C G C G C