Prodigal Blues Chords by Billy Idol

Tempo:

103.95 bpm

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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[C] [G] [D]
[C] [G]
[D]
Riding my life like a runaway train, moving from one track [C] to that.
[G] [D] Howling, crying, screaming at the moon, [C] only my voice came back, [D] only [C] the echo came back.
[D]
When I was a boy, daddy told me grow tall, years of millie don't [C] fall.
[G]
Saw [D] me out a ride, sent me out on my own, [C] and I never came [G] back.
[D]
And he [C] said do it again, [G] oh [D] do it again, do it again, [G] [D] do
[C] it again, baby.
[D]
When you, remember
[C] when I lied, [D] just when [G] you needed me.
[D] Now I sit [C] alone and [G]
cry, cause now I believe in [D] mercy.
Remember [Am] when [G] I lied, [D] just when you [Am] needed me.
[G] Baby, [C] I [G]
believe [D] in mercy.
Riding, walking, [D] looking so cool, guess I crossed over the [C] borderline.
[G]
[D] Read it like a johnny spook, just can't read, [C] did I fool me [G] too?
[D]
And he [C] said do it again, oh [D] do it again, do it again, [G] uh [D] huh.
[C] I'd do it again, [G] baby, [D]
would you?
Remember [C] when I [G]
lied, [D] just when [G] you needed me.
[D] Now I sit [C] alone and [G] cry, cause now I believe in [D] mercy.
Remember when I [G] lied, [D] now that [Am] you needed [G] me.
[C] Yes, I [G] believe in [D] mercy.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
I sit again, look into my [C]
face, [D] and into my heart.
Hesitation could [A] [G] rearrange [D] the other side to [Am] your love.
[G]
[D] Take hold now, baby, [G]
and [D] take what other lovers [A] have lost.
[G]
Times [D] is changing, will they [C] rearrange [D] the other side to [A] your love?
[G]
[D]
[Dm]
[A]
[D]
[A] [C] [D]
[Am] [D]
[A] [A] [D]
[A] [G] [D] Come home, [A] baby, here he is, the [D] impatient one.
Come home, [A] here he is, the impatient one.
Come home to claim the [G] glory, [D] roddy go son.
[C] Come home, [A] [D] roddy go son.
Come home, roddy go son.
[A] [D]
[G] [D] Roddy go son, come home [C] to claim the [G] glory.
[D] Roddy go son, come home.
Roddy go son, come home.
Here he comes, [A] yeah, that [D] roddy go son.
He's the [A] one to tell the [D] story, tell the [A] story.
[G] [D]
Roddy go son, come home.
[A] [D]
[N]

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Let's start jamming Billy Idol - Prodigal Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, G, D, C, G, D and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 104. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Riding my life like a runaway train, moving from one track [C] to that.
_ [G] _ _ [D] Howling, crying, _ screaming at the moon, [C] only my voice came back, [D] _ _ only [C] the echo came back.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
When I was a boy, daddy told me grow tall, _ years of millie don't [C] fall.
_ [G]
Saw [D] me out a ride, sent me out on my own, [C] and I never came [G] back.
_ [D] _ _
And he [C] said do it again, [G] oh [D] do it again, do it again, [G] _ [D] do _ _
_ [C] it again, baby.
[D] _ _
When you, _ _ remember _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] when I lied, [D] _ just when [G] you needed me.
_ [D] _ Now I sit [C] alone and [G]
cry, cause now I believe in [D] mercy.
Remember _ [Am] when [G] I lied, _ [D] _ just when you [Am] needed me.
[G] Baby, [C] I [G]
believe [D] in mercy. _ _ _ _ _
_ Riding, walking, _ [D] looking so cool, guess I crossed over the _ [C] borderline.
[G] _
_ [D] Read it like a johnny spook, just can't read, [C] did I fool me [G] too?
_ [D] _ _
And he [C] said do it again, oh [D] do it again, do it again, [G] uh [D] huh. _ _
[C] I'd do it again, [G] baby, [D] _ _
would you? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Remember [C] when I [G]
lied, [D] just when [G] you needed me.
_ [D] Now I sit [C] alone and [G] cry, cause now I believe in [D] mercy.
Remember _ when I [G] lied, [D] now that [Am] you needed [G] me.
[C] Yes, I [G] believe in [D] mercy.
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I sit again, look into my [C]
face, [D] and into my heart. _
_ Hesitation could [A] _ [G] rearrange [D] the other side to [Am] your love.
[G] _
[D] Take hold now, baby, _ _ _ [G]
and [D] take what other lovers [A] have lost.
[G]
Times [D] is changing, will they [C] rearrange [D] the other side to [A] your love?
[G] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ Come home, [A] baby, here he is, the [D] impatient one.
Come home, [A] here he is, the impatient one.
Come home to claim the [G] glory, [D] roddy go son. _
[C] Come home, [A] _ [D] roddy go son. _
Come home, _ roddy go son. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] Roddy go son, come home [C] to claim the [G] glory.
[D] Roddy go son, come home.
Roddy _ go son, come home.
Here he comes, [A] yeah, that [D] roddy go son.
He's the [A] one to tell the [D] story, tell the [A] story.
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Roddy go son, come home. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _