Keith Green – The Prodigal Son Suite (Guitar)

Cm         G/B     Bb                        F/A
I was done hoeing, out in the fields for the day

Cm                 G/B   Bb                   F/A
I was thinking of going, I had to leave right away

Cm               G/B    Bb                F/A
My life was just fading, and oh I felt so alone

Cm                G/B        Eb/G                    F/A Cm G/B Bb F/A
The nearest young maiden was, a full day's ride from home

Cm             G/B     Bb                    F/A
My father was reading, the holy books in his room

Cm                 G/B     Bb                  F/A
My heart was just bleeding, I knew I had to go soon

Cm             G/B    Bb                 F/A
He smiled and pointed, to an old wooden chair

Cm          G/B      Eb/G                      F/A
I wanted to hold him, but then I just wouldn't dare!

       Am                                C
I said "Father there's so much to know, there's a world of things to see

         Dm                                     Am E
And I'm ready, to go and make a life for myself

Am                           C                              Dm
If you give me what is mine, I will go if I can have your blessing

                           Bb F2                             G
But if you won't bless my journey, I'm going to leave anyway."

 Gsus2                      G2                Gsus2
"Son, I've always tried my, best for you, and if

                     F6/9      Ebmaj7           F6/9         Gsus2   Gm
You must be leaving home, then go, with the blessing, of God."

Cm                G/B    Bb               F/A
Not too many days later, I was well on my way

Cm                   G/B   Bb                          F/A
I met a traveling stranger, who seemed to have much to say

Cm                      G/B   Bb                   F/A
He told me tales of the city, and all the women he had

Cm                      G/B
I asked him wasn't that sinful?

        Eb/G               F/A
He said "No, it isn't that bad!"

Cm               G/B   Bb              F/A
Then a few days later, on an old city road

Cm                   G/B     Bb                   F/A
We were drowning in laughter, and we had women to hold

Cm                        G/B      Bb                  F/A
And this went on quite a long time, my father gave me a lot

Cm                       G/B           Eb/G                      F/A
But when my pockets were empty Lord oh, my "friends" all left me rot!

       Am
Then a famine hit and drained the land

C
Everywhere I looked I saw starvation

      Dm                      Am E
And a job was so hard to find

   Am
I wandered through the city streets

  C                                 Dm
Competing for the food of common beggars

                             Bb  F2
Up till then I'd never known hunger

                           Gsus
But now I wasn't too proud

Cm                       G/B     Bb                F/A
I finally found some employment, feeding pigs on a farm.

Cm                    G/B         Bb                   F/A
I wasn't treated too kindly Lord, I had to sleep in the barn.

Cm                G/B   Bb                        F/A
I had to eat with swine! The bread I ate was like stone.

Cm                       G/B        Eb/G               F/A
It didn't take too much time until, I was dreaming of home!

        Am
All the servants there are better fed

   C                                 Dm
If I could only have what my father gives them

                                Am
I would truly need nothing more

                              C                                  Dm
Oh I will go and say to him, "I'm no longer worthy to be in you family

                         Bb  F                                Gsus
Will you take me as your servant? And let me live with them?"

    Gsus                    G
It didn't take too long to, pack my things

  Gsus                  F6/9        Ebmaj7           F6/9          Gsus   G Asus
I left with only what I wore, and I prayed, that I'd still have a home

Bb2                 F/A
I was near home, in sight of the house

   Bb2                         F/A
My father just stared, dropped open his mouth

   Fm/Ab                C/G                  F6         F6/G   G
He ran up the road, and fell to my feet, and cried, and cried

 Bb2                  F/A
"Father, I've sinned, Heaven's ashamed

    Bb2                  F/A
I'm no longer worthy, to wear your name

     Fm/Ab                    C/G
I've learned that my home, is right where you are

   F6 F6/G           C   Fm/Ab C/G F6 G7 F/G C G
Oh father, take me in."

                 F2          C/G G  C     F2 C/G G C
"Bring the best robe, put it on my son

               F2           C/G G   A   D2 A/E A
Shoes for his feet, hurry, put them on

            D2            A/E   E   A    D2 A/E A
This is my son, who I thought had died

            D2       A/E E     Gb     Cb2 Gb/Db Db Gb
Prepare a feast, for my son's life!

               Cb2         Gb/Db Db Gb     Cb2 Gb/Db Db Gb
I prayed and prayed, never heard a sound

            Cb2               Gb/Db Db   Eb    Ab2 Eb/Bb Eb
My son was lost, Oh Thank you God! He's found!

            Ab2         Eb/Bb Bb Eb     Ab2 Eb/Bb Eb
My son was dead and he's now alive

            Ab2    Eb/Bb Bb   C     F2 C/G G C
Prepare a feast for my son's life!

             F  C/G G C
My son was dead,

             F C/G G C
my son was lost

          F2            C/G      G
My son returned in the hands of God."