OneRepublic - Prodigal: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Prodigal" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D            D+              Dsus4
We say "goodbye", I turn my back
                D
Run away, run away, so predictable
Not far from here, you see me crack
Like a bone, like a bone, I'm so breakable

D      D+        Dsus4
And I take everything from you
But you'll take anything
Won't you?

Chorus:
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

I'm on the road to who knows where
Look ahead, not behind, I keep sayin'
There's no place to go where you're not there
On your rope, I hold tight, but it's frayin'

And I take everything from you
But you'll take anything
Won't you?

Chorus

Everybody wants to be right,
but only if it's night or daylight
I keep tryin' to find my way back, my way back

Chorus

Run away, run away, away from you,
from you, from you, oh


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

D

Guitar chord D

D+

Guitar chord D+

Dsus4

Guitar chord Dsus4

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Prodigal" by OneRepublic.