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[Intro]
A E
[Verse]
AI heard your Estories
AMother she read by my Ebed.
AStories of faith and Edeliverance C#mgrief and Brepentance Etoo
[Verse 2]
AI heard your Ewhispers
AMy father he kneeled by my Ehead
AWhispers of strength and Eweakness C#mgrace and Bforgiveness Etoo
[Chorus]
Would you C#mforgive me for Abeing your Eson
I was a Bbad one
C#mWould you forgiAve me for loving you Ewith
the barrel of a Bgun
After all I was a C#mbad BonEe
[Verse 3]
AAngels are singing sweet Elullabies
Aas you let me freely Eroam
AI've sinned with the Ebest of them
Now your C#mson is Bcoming Ehome
[Chrous 2]
Would you C#mforgive me for Abeing your Eson
I was a Bbad one
C#mWould you forgiAve me for loving you Ewith
the barrel of a Bgun
C#mWould you forgiAve me for being your Eson
I was a Bwayward one
[Outro]
Would you C#mforgive me for Aloving you Ewith my life as a Bprodigal son
 C#m   A   E   Bx2
 A   Ex2
E

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Son On The Run

by Sons

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C#m

[Intro]

A E

[Verse]

A E

I heard your stories

A E

Mother she read by my bed.

A E C#m B E

Stories of faith and deliverance grief and repentance too

[Verse 2]

A E

I heard your whispers

A E

My father he kneeled by my head

A E C#m B E

Whispers of strength and weakness grace and forgiveness too

[Chorus]

C#m A E

Would you forgive me for being your son

I was a bad one

C#m A E

Would you forgive me for loving you with

the barrel of a gun

C#m B E

After all I was a bad one

[Verse 3]

A E

Angels are singing sweet lullabies

A E

as you let me freely roam

A E

I've sinned with the best of them

C#m B E

Now your son is coming home

[Chrous 2]

C#m A E

Would you forgive me for being your son

I was a bad one

C#m A E

Would you forgive me for loving you with

the barrel of a gun

C#m A E

Would you forgive me for being your son

I was a wayward one

[Outro]

C#m A E B

Would you forgive me for loving you with my life as a prodigal son

C#m A E B

A E

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