Prodigal
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D D/Bb
We say good-bye
I turn my back
G
Run away, run away
So predictable
D
Not far from here
D/Bb
You see me crack
G
Like a bone, like a bone
I'm so breakable
D D/C# G
And I take everything from you
D D/C# G
But you'll take anything
Won't you?
D G
Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Bm
Don't you wait for me
G
Don't you wait for me
D G
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
Bm
And you wait for me
G
And you wait for me
(O mesmo que a primeria parte)
I'm on the road
To who knows where?
Look ahead, not behind
I keep saying
There's no place to go
Where you're not there
On your rope, I hold tight
But it's freeing
And I take everything from you
But you'll take anything
Won't you?
D G
Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Bm
Don't you wait for me
G
Don't you wait for me
D G
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
Bm
And you wait for me
G
And you wait for me
C
Everybody wants to be right
A
But only if it's not day light?
G
I keep trying to find my way back
D/Bb
My way back
D G
Run away, run away
Like a prodigal
Bm
Don't you wait for me
G
Don't you wait for me
D G
So ashamed, so ashamed
But I need you so
Bm
And you wait for me
G
And you wait for me
D
Runaway
G
Runaway
Runaway
Bm
From you
G
From you
From you
How to play Prodigal
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is D. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.