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Prodigal

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Special chords:
    F/Bbx10011
 Fsus4/Dxx0566
     F/Dxx0565
   Cadd9x32033
[Intro]
D F#m F D F#m F
[Verse]
  DI don't F#mknow whose side I'm Fon
  DI don't F#mthink that I beFlong round here
  DIf I F#mleft the stage would Fthat be wrong?D  F#m  F  
  DI tried to F#mfind myself a Fbetter way
  DI got reF#mligion but I Fwent astray
  DThey took my F#mmoney and I Flost my faithD  F#m  F  
[Chorus]
   Fmaj7Rain keeps crawling down the Cmaj7glass
   Fmaj7The good times never seem to Cmaj7last
   F/BbClose your eyes and let the A7sus4thought A7pass
[Bridge]
D F#m F D F#m F
[Verse]
  DI tried the F#mcapsule and I Ftried the smoke
  DI tried to F#maid escape like Fnormal folk
  DBut I F#mnever seemed to Fget the jokeD  F#m  F  
[Chorus]
   Fmaj7Rain keeps crawling down the Cmaj7glass
   Fmaj7The good times never seem to Cmaj7last
   F/BbClose your eyes and let the A7sus4thought A7pass
[C-Part]
  D          Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9These are my Dold clothes
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is a Dnew low
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is my Dblood flow
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is my BmheadstoneF/Bb  
[Solo]
D F#m F D F#m F D F#m F D F#m F
[Verse]
  DI spend my F#mdays with all my Ffriends
  DThey're the F#mones on who my Flife depends
  DI'm gonna F#mmiss them when the Fseries endsD  F#m  F  
[Chorus]
   Fmaj7Rain keeps crawling down the Cmaj7glass (Pull yourself together)
   Fmaj7The good times never seem to Cmaj7last (You know it's not so bad)
   F/BbClose your eyes and let the A7sus4thought A7pass (Close your eyes and let it pass)
[C-Part]
  D          Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9These are my Dold clothes
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is a Dnew low
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is my Dblood flow
        Fsus4/D      F/D        Dsus4    D       Cadd9This is my BmheadstoneF/Bb  
[Solo]
D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9
D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9
D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9
D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9
Dsus2

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Prodigal

by Porcupine Tree

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F/Bb

Fsus4/D

F/D

Cadd9

F#m

Fmaj7

Cmaj7

A7sus4

Dsus4

Dsus2

Special chords:

F/Bb

x10011

Fsus4/D

xx0566

F/D

xx0565

Cadd9

x32033

[Intro]

D F#m F D F#m F

[Verse]

D F#m F

I don't know whose side I'm on

D F#m F

I don't think that I belong round here

D F#m F D F#m F

If I left the stage would that be wrong?

D F#m F

I tried to find myself a better way

D F#m F

I got religion but I went astray

D F#m F D F#m F

They took my money and I lost my faith

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Rain keeps crawling down the glass

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The good times never seem to last

F/Bb A7sus4 A7

Close your eyes and let the thought pass

[Bridge]

D F#m F D F#m F

[Verse]

D F#m F

I tried the capsule and I tried the smoke

D F#m F

I tried to aid escape like normal folk

D F#m F D F#m F

But I never seemed to get the joke

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Rain keeps crawling down the glass

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The good times never seem to last

F/Bb A7sus4 A7

Close your eyes and let the thought pass

[C-Part]

D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

These are my old clothes

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

This is a new low

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

This is my blood flow

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 Bm F/Bb

This is my headstone

[Solo]

D F#m F D F#m F D F#m F D F#m F

[Verse]

D F#m F

I spend my days with all my friends

D F#m F

They're the ones on who my life depends

D F#m F D F#m F

I'm gonna miss them when the series ends

[Chorus]

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Rain keeps crawling down the glass (Pull yourself together)

Fmaj7 Cmaj7

The good times never seem to last (You know it's not so bad)

F/Bb A7sus4 A7

Close your eyes and let the thought pass (Close your eyes and let it pass)

[C-Part]

D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

These are my old clothes

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

This is a new low

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D

This is my blood flow

Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 Bm F/Bb

This is my headstone

[Solo]

D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9 D Fsus4/D F/D Dsus4 D Cadd9

Dsus2

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