Prodigal Son
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Intro:
(E) |----------------3--0------------|
(B) |---------------------0----------|
(G#)|-----------------------1p0-0----|
(E) |-3-0---0---0--------------------|
(B) |-----3--------------------------|
(E) |---------3----------------------|
The following two chords are played in a very fast strumming
pattern. Do not play all six strings all the time, but damp
them with you right hand. Every other bar a little riff is
played.
(E) (A)
(E) |-0-0|--0----0-----0-|-0-0-|--0----0-----0-|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
(B) |-0-2|----0h2--0h2---|-0-2-|----0h2--0h2---|-(2-2-3-4)-|-0-2-|
(G#)|-0-1|---------------|-0-1-|---------------|-(1-1)-----|-0-1-|
(E) |-0-0|---------------|-0-0-|---------------|-(0-0-0-0)-|-0-0-|
(B) |-0-2|---------------|-0-2-|---------------|0h2-2-3-4--|-0-2-|
(E) |-0-X|-0-------------|-0-X-|-0-------------|-----------|-0-X-|
|--(1)--| means not necessarily played
Now the singing starts, with the following basic pattern
accompanying the singing. The strumming rhythm `follows` the
voice, and I show only the `chords` played.
The poor boy took his father`s bread and started down the road
(E) |--3---0------------3---0---------------3-----------------0--|
(B) |--2---0------------2---0---------------2-----------------0--|
(G#)|-(0)-(0)----------(0)-(0)-------------(0)---------------(0)-|
(E) |------------------------------------------------------------|
(B) |------------------------------------------------------------|
(E) |------------------------------------------------------------|
Started down the road Took all he had and started down the road
(E) |--7---------------0-----|--0--0--|
(B) |--9---------------0-----|--0--2--|
(G#)|--8---------------0-----|--0--1--|
(E) |------------------------|--0--0--|
(B) |------------------------|--0--2--|
(E) |------------------------|--0--X--|
<-the same strumming pattern as above->
Goin` out in this world where God only knows
(E) |---0----0------0-|-0--0--|
(B) |-----0h2---0h2---|-0--2--|
(G#)|-----------------|-0--1--|
(E) |-----------------|-0--0--|
(B) |-----------------|-0--2--|
(E) |-0---------------|-0--X--|
<-the same strumming pattern as above->
And that will be the way to get along
(E) |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0--|
(B) |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-----|
(G#)|----(1)------(1)---------------------|--------------------|
(E) |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|--------------------|
(B) |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|--------------------|
(E) |-------------------------------------|-0------------------|
(E) |-------------------------------------|---0------0------0--|
(B) |----(2)------(2)----(3)---(4)--------|------0h2---0h2-----|
(G#)|----(1)------(1)---------------------|--------------------|
(E) |----(0)------(0)----(0)---(0)--------|--------------------|
(B) |-----2--------2------3-----4---------|--------------------|
(E) |-------------------------------------|-0------------------|
The outtro chord is:
(E) |--2---|
(B) |--3---|
(G#)|--0---|
(E) |------|
(B) |------|
(E) |------|
