Billy Idol - Prodigal Blues: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Prodigal Blues" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Prodigal Blues Guitar Chords and Lyrics by Billy Idol

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Prodigal Blues" smoothly on your guitar.

D
Riding my life
D
Like a run-a-way train
D                         C   G
Moving from one track to that
D
Howling, crying,
D
Screaming at the moon
D        C             G
Only my voice came back
D        C             G
Only the echo came back
D
When I was a boy
D                       C G
Daddy told me Grow tall
D
Yes and, Billy, don't crawl"
D
Taught me how to ride
D
Set me out on my own
D      C              G D
And I never came back

D            C
And yes I'd do it again
G            D
Oh wouldn't you
D         C
Yeah I'd do it again
G            D
A-huh oh yeah
C
Do it again
G
Baby
D
Wouldn't you?

Chorus:
D          C     G
Remember when I lied
D              C      G
Just when you needed me
D           C         G
Now I sit alone and cry
C               G        D
'Cause now I believe in mercy
A          C      G
Remember when I lied
D              C      G
Just when you needed me
C    G        D
I believe in mercy

Riding, walking, looking so cool
Guess I crossed over the borderline
Treated like a dunce who just can't read
Did I fool me too?

And yes, I'd do it again
Oh, wouldn't you?
Yes, I'd do it again
Aha yeah, I'd do it again, baby
Wouldn't you?

Chorus:
Remember when I lied
Just when you needed me
Now I sit alone and cry
'Cause now I believe in mercy
Remember when I lied
Now that you
Needed me
Yes, I believe in mercy

I said, "Come here"
Look into my face
And hear into my heart
Hesitation could rearrange
The other side to your love
Take hold now, baby
And take what other lovers have not
Times is changing, will they rearrange?
The other side to your love

D
No-woah woah woah
D
Yeah
D
Wooooo
D        D Am C D Am C D Am
Come home

C                    D
Here he is impatient one
D
Come home
D
Come home
C          D
Tell the story

Come home
Here he is
The impatient one
Come home
To claim a glory
Prodigal son
Come home
Prodigal bum
Come home
Prodigal son
Prodigal son
Come home
To claim a glory
Prodigal son
Come home
Prodigal son
Come home
Prodigal bum
Here he comes
Yeah, that prodigal son
Ooh
He's the one
To tell his story
C'mon, to tell his story
C'mon, tell his story
C'mon, to claim his glory
Prodigal son

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Prodigal Blues" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Prodigal Blues" by Billy Idol.