Prodigal Son — Steel Pulse
Chords and lyrics for Prodigal Son by Steel Pulse (key of D).
Verse 1
...PRODIGAL SON... by Steel Pulse
*from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)*
Intro
Am Em (x4)
Am Em G D Em, Am (x2)
Break:
[Am] [Dm]Woy![Em]
[Am] [Dm]Woy![Em]
[Am] [Dm]Woy![Em]
[Am] [Dm]Woy![Em]
Chorus 1
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
[Am] Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
Over [Am]yonder, Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
Bridge 1
[Am] Wild [Dm]one,[Em]
You are like the [Am]Prodigal Son, [Dm]yeah,[Em]
[Am] And if you're the Prodigal [Dm]Son, my [Em]friend,
Then [Am]you're the one.[Dm]
Verse 1
[Em] You left, [Am]taking your [Dm]only [Em]pos-session;
Your [Am][Dm]culture.[Em]
To [Am]enter a world known for [Dm]hacklings,[Em]
In [Am]abundance, [Dm]yeah.[Em]
The [Am]hustlers of life have [Dm]hooked and [Em]drained you.
[Am] From the man, from the [Dm]man,
From the [Em]man, from the [Am]man that you [Dm]used to [Em]be.
Turn your back on [A]us.[G]
Verse 2
Return [Am]Rastaman [Dm]where you [Em]came from,
The [Am]land of your,[Dm] [Em]fore-fa-thers.
[Am] Reaching the gates with your [Dm]two long hands,[Em]
[Am] Stretching out for clean [Dm]water.[Em]
Bridge 2
[Am] Wild [Dm]one,[Em]
[Am] Prodigal [Dm]Son.[Em]
[Am] And if you're the Prodigal [Dm]Son, my [Em]friend,
Then [Am]you're the one, [Dm]eh![Em]
Verse 3
[Am] Prodigal, come forth and [Dm]re-joice with your [Em]voice,
To the [Am]heavens, [Dm]chant some [Em]song.
[Am] Prodigal, come forth and [Dm]re-pent;
[Em]Rasta-fari sins [Am][Dm]for-given.[Em]
Chorus 2
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
[Am] Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
Over [Am]yonder, Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
Interlude
Am Em (x4)
Verse 4
One has [Am]re-turned without,[Dm] one's [Em]soul,
And has [Am]squandered all,[Dm] his [Em]pos-sessions.
Let us [Am]cleanse your body [Dm]now,[Em]
From your [Am]service to the [Dm]swine, [Em]because;
[Am] You've been dead and now to [Dm]a-noint your [Em]head;
With [Am]wisdom, knowledge and [Dm]over-standing.[Em]
A [Am]lesson has been taught, unto [Dm]you my [Em]friend,
[Am] Time for a feast and [Dm]re-joicing.[Em]
Bridge 3
[Am] Wild [Dm]one,[Em]
[Am] Prodigal [Dm]Son.[Em]
[Am] And if you're the Prodigal [Dm]Son, my [Em]friend,
Then [Am]you're the one, [Dm]eh![Em]
Verse 5
[Am] Prodigal, come forth and [Dm]re-joice with your [Em]voice,
To the [Am]heavens, [Dm]chant some [Em]song.
[Am] Prodigal, come forth and [Dm]re-pent;
[Em]Rasta-fari sins [Am][Dm]for-given.[Em]
Chorus 3
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
[Am] Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
[Am] Woy! Desperation [Dm]has [Em]re-turn,
Over [Am]yonder, Sodom and [Dm]Go-morrah, no deh [Em]yah so!
Coda
[Am] Prodigal has [Dm]re-turned; to his [Em]culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
[Am] Prodigal has [Dm]re-turned, has [Em]re-turned...
Am Dm (n.C)
Has re-turned, has returned, has re-turned, eh!
To his [Em]culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
[Am] Prodigal has [Dm]re-turned,[Em]
[Am] Prodigal has [Dm]re-turned now.[Am]
[Am] [Em] [G] [D] [Dm] [A]
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