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Prodigal Soul

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[Verse 1]
EmThe sun comes up Galone
Like a funeral for my Dhome
Like a mirror for my Asoul
But I should've known betterEm  
I was feeling like skin and Gbones
I kept chasing after these Dghosts
I kept giving up on these Ahopes when I found Your letter
[Pre-Chorus]
GI am Yours and Yours Bmalone
Forgive me for my Dwandering on my Aown
[Chorus]
I'm a prodigal EmsoulG  
And I want to come DhomeA  
I can't make it aEmloneG/F#  G  
Won't You bring me home?Em7  D  
[Verse 2]
EmTried to start on something Gnew
Tried to blame myself on DYou
But my nightmares all came Atrue
I felt so unsteadyEm  
I still see Your face when I close my G/F#eyes Gand
I think about You wide awake at night andD  
How far do I have to go to reaAlize what I know already
[Pre-Chorus]
GI am Yours and Yours aBmlone
Forgive me for my Dwandering on my Aown
[Chorus]
I'm a prodigal EmsoulG  
And I want to come DhomeA  
I can't make it aEmloneG/F#  G  
Won't you bring me home?A  
[Bridge]
AI was running on eEmmpty
I was feeling so Glow
When You made me a Dpromise
To never let me goA  
I was falling to Empieces
When You carried me Ghome
When You told me you lDoved me
And my prodigal EmsoulG  
And I want to come DhomeA  
I can't make it alEmoneG  
And I want to come EmhomeC  
Yeah, I want to come GhomeA  
[Outro]
I'm a prodigal EmsoulG  
Yeah, but I'm coming DhomeA  
I can't make, I can't Emmake it alone, yeahG  
And I want to come Dhome, Ayeah
In my Emdreams, all is forgiven
In my Gdreams, I'm by Your side
But when I Dwake up something's missing
Can You fAree me from my prodigal Emsoul?
G/F#Yeah, Gwon't You bring me home?Em7  D  

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Prodigal Soul

by Switchfoot

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

Em7

[Verse 1]

Em G

The sun comes up alone

Like a funeral for my home

Like a mirror for my soul

But I should've known better

I was feeling like skin and bones

I kept chasing after these ghosts

I kept giving up on these hopes when I found Your letter

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm

I am Yours and Yours alone

D A

Forgive me for my wandering on my own

[Chorus]

Em G

I'm a prodigal soul

D A

And I want to come home

Em G/F# G

I can't make it alone

Em7 D

Won't You bring me home?

[Verse 2]

Em G

Tried to start on something new

Tried to blame myself on You

But my nightmares all came true

I felt so unsteady

G/F# G

I still see Your face when I close my eyes and

I think about You wide awake at night and

How far do I have to go to realize what I know already

[Pre-Chorus]

G Bm

I am Yours and Yours alone

D A

Forgive me for my wandering on my own

[Chorus]

Em G

I'm a prodigal soul

D A

And I want to come home

Em G/F# G

I can't make it alone

Won't you bring me home?

[Bridge]

A Em

I was running on empty

I was feeling so low

When You made me a promise

To never let me go

I was falling to pieces

When You carried me home

When You told me you loved me

Em G

And my prodigal soul

D A

And I want to come home

Em G

I can't make it alone

Em C

And I want to come home

G A

Yeah, I want to come home

[Outro]

Em G

I'm a prodigal soul

D A

Yeah, but I'm coming home

Em G

I can't make, I can't make it alone, yeah

D A

And I want to come home, yeah

In my dreams, all is forgiven

In my dreams, I'm by Your side

But when I wake up something's missing

A Em

Can You free me from my prodigal soul?

G/F# G Em7 D

Yeah, won't You bring me home?

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