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Prodigal Son

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[Intro]
 C   Em   Gx2
[Verse 1]
CI had two sons, Emone of them loved me
GThe other one
CHe wanted out, aEmnd I loved him too much
GTo hold him down
CI gave him what he wanted, Emthen he took off
GDown the road
CIt shattered my heart, Emto watch my son walk out
GAnd leave town
[Pre-chorus]
DI gave him aCll he needed
DI told everyCone I saw
[Chorus]
GIf you see my sonB7, tell him I'm waiting
CFor his returnG  
And I don't carB7e, what he's done
I just wannCa, have him home againG  
GI'd hug his neck and I'd B7kiss his cheek
Oh, I'd hCold him one more timeG  
And I don't care B7what he's done
I just wannCa, have him home againG  
B7I wish he was Chome agaGin, agaB7in
OCh oh oh oh oh oh ohG  
[Verse 2]
CI made it out, EmI had my money
GReady to spend
CStuck in that house, Emdidn't want to miss out
OGn the world
CI bought all I couldEm, kissed every girl
GTo feel again
CI cried every Emnight
GMaybe I've made the wrong choice
[Pre-chorus]
DI had all CI needed
DI told everyone CI saw
[Chorus]
GIf you see my dad, B7tell him I'm sorry
CThat I'm not homeG  
And I'm ashamed, B7of what I've done
I just hope he'llC, have me home agaiGn
He'd hold my neck, and B7kiss my cheek
Oh, if he'll Chold me one more timeG  
And I'm ashamed of B7what I've done I just hope he'll
CHave me home aGgain
B7I wish I was hCome againG, againB7  
OCh oh oh oh oh oh ohG  
[Verse 3]
CIt's been five months, Emsince that day
GHe walked out
CSitting on my porch, pEmraying he remembers
GThe love I have
CI see a glimpse, Ema silhouette
GFar away
CIt was my boy, EmI ran straight to him
GAs fast as I could
[Pre-Chorus]
DI'll give him all he Cneeds
DThe wait was over Ctoday
[Chorus]
GI saw my son, B7and I have waited
CFor his returGn
I didn't care, B7what he'd done
I finallyC, had him home againG  
I hugged his neck and I B7kissed his cheek
Oh I Cheld him one more time
GI didn't care, B7what he'd done
I finally had Chim home aGgain
B7My son is homCe
B7I am hCome agaiGn

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Prodigal Son

by Matthew Ruiz

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C Em G

[Verse 1]

C Em

I had two sons, one of them loved me

The other one

C Em

He wanted out, and I loved him too much

To hold him down

C Em

I gave him what he wanted, then he took off

Down the road

C Em

It shattered my heart, to watch my son walk out

And leave town

[Pre-chorus]

D C

I gave him all he needed

D C

I told everyone I saw

[Chorus]

G B7

If you see my son, tell him I'm waiting

C G

For his return

And I don't care, what he's done

C G

I just wanna, have him home again

G B7

I'd hug his neck and I'd kiss his cheek

C G

Oh, I'd hold him one more time

And I don't care what he's done

C G

I just wanna, have him home again

B7 C G B7

I wish he was home again, again

C G

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse 2]

C Em

I made it out, I had my money

Ready to spend

C Em

Stuck in that house, didn't want to miss out

On the world

C Em

I bought all I could, kissed every girl

To feel again

C Em

I cried every night

Maybe I've made the wrong choice

[Pre-chorus]

D C

I had all I needed

D C

I told everyone I saw

[Chorus]

G B7

If you see my dad, tell him I'm sorry

C G

That I'm not home

And I'm ashamed, of what I've done

C G

I just hope he'll, have me home again

He'd hold my neck, and kiss my cheek

C G

Oh, if he'll hold me one more time

And I'm ashamed of what I've done I just hope he'll

C G

Have me home again

B7 C G B7

I wish I was home again, again

C G

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

[Verse 3]

C Em

It's been five months, since that day

He walked out

C Em

Sitting on my porch, praying he remembers

The love I have

C Em

I see a glimpse, a silhouette

Far away

C Em

It was my boy, I ran straight to him

As fast as I could

[Pre-Chorus]

D C

I'll give him all he needs

D C

The wait was over today

[Chorus]

G B7

I saw my son, and I have waited

C G

For his return

I didn't care, what he'd done

C G

I finally, had him home again

I hugged his neck and I kissed his cheek

Oh I held him one more time

G B7

I didn't care, what he'd done

C G

I finally had him home again

B7 C

My son is home

B7 C G

I am home again

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