...PRODIGAL SON... by Steel Pulse ------------------............... *from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)* Intro: Bm Bm (x4) Bm Bm E E Bm, Bm (x2) Break:

^Bm Woy!^Am ^Bm ^Bm Woy!^Am ^Bm ^Bm Woy!^Am ^Bm ^Bm Woy!^Am ^Bm

Chorus 1:

^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, ^Bm Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so! ^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, Over ^Bmyonder, Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so!

Bridge 1:

^Bm Wild one,^Am ^Bm You are like the ^BmProdigal Son, yeah,^Am ^Bm ^Bm And if you're the Prodigal ^AmSon, my ^Bmfriend, Then ^Bmyou're the one.^Am

Verse 1:

^Bm You left, ^Bmtaking your ^Amonly pos-^Bmsession; Your ^Bmculture.^Am ^Bm To ^Bmenter a world known for ^Amhacklings,^Bm In ^Bmabundance, yeah.^Am ^Bm The ^Bmhustlers of life have ^Amhooked and ^Bmdrained you. ^Bm From the man, from the ^Amman, Bm Bm Am Bm (n.G) From the man, from the man that you used to be. Turn your back on ^Eus.^E

Verse 2:

Return ^BmRastaman ^Amwhere you ^Bmcame from, The ^Bmland of your,^Am fore-fa-^Bmthers. ^Bm Reaching the gates with your ^Amtwo long hands,^Bm ^Bm Stretching out for clean ^Amwater.^Bm

Bridge 2:

^Bm Wild one,^Am ^Bm ^Bm Prodigal Son.^Am ^Bm ^Bm And if you're the Prodigal ^AmSon, my ^Bmfriend, Then ^Bmyou're the one, ^Ameh! ^Bm

Verse 3:

^Bm Prodigal, come forth and re-^Amjoice with your ^Bmvoice, To the ^Bmheavens, ^Amchant some ^Bmsong. ^Bm Prodigal, come forth and re-^Ampent; Rasta-^Bmfari sins for-^Bmgiven.^Am ^Bm

Chorus 2:

^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, ^Bm Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so! ^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, Over ^Bmyonder, Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so!

Interlude: Bm Bm (x4) Verse 4:

One has re-^Bmturned without,^Am one's ^Bmsoul, And has ^Bmsquandered all,^Am his pos-^Bmsessions. Let us ^Bmcleanse your body now,^Am ^Bm From your ^Bmservice to the ^Amswine, ^Bmbecause; ^Bm You've been dead and now to a-^Amnoint your ^Bmhead; With ^Bmwisdom, knowledge and over-^Amstanding.^Bm A ^Bmlesson has been taught, unto ^Amyou my ^Bmfriend, ^Bm Time for a feast and re-^Amjoicing.^Bm

Bridge 3:

^Bm Wild one,^Am ^Bm ^Bm Prodigal Son.^Am ^Bm ^Bm And if you're the Prodigal ^AmSon, my ^Bmfriend, Then ^Bmyou're the one, ^Ameh! ^Bm

Verse 5:

^Bm Prodigal, come forth and re-^Amjoice with your ^Bmvoice, To the ^Bmheavens, ^Amchant some ^Bmsong. ^Bm Prodigal, come forth and re-^Ampent; Rasta-^Bmfari sins for-^Bmgiven.^Am ^Bm

Chorus 3:

^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, ^Bm Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so! ^Bm Woy! Desperation ^Amhas re-^Bmturn, Over ^Bmyonder, Sodom and Go-^Ammorrah, no deh ^Bmyah so!

Coda:

^Bm Prodigal has re-^Amturned; to his ^Bmculture, Bm Am (n.G) Prodigal has re-turned; give him water. ^Bm Prodigal has re-^Amturned, has re-^Bmturned... Bm Am (n.G) Has re-turned, has returned, has re-turned, eh! To his ^Bmculture, Bm Am (n.G) Prodigal has re-turned; give him water. ^Bm Prodigal has re-^Amturned,^Bm Bm Am (n.G) Bm Prodigal has re-turned now.

CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- Bm Bm E E Am E EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 577555 x79987 355433 x57775 x57765 577655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Steel Pulse - Prodigal son