IRON MAIDEN   Prodigal Son


from the album Killers (1981)





Intro:





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   Riff A                                                      (end Riff A)


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Em                  G                                       Riff B


Listen to me Lamia, listen to what I've got to say.       |-------------------|


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I've got these feelings, and they won't go away.          |-0h2-0h2-0-2-0h2p0-|


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I've got these fears inside that'll bring me to my knees. |-------------------|


Am                      C                 D [w/ Riff B]   |-------------------|


Oh help me Lamia or I'm sure I'll die, oh please.





Em                G 


I feel unsettled, now I know that I've done wrong.


Am                             C                        D [w/ Riff B]     


I've messed around with mystic things and magic for too long.


Em                              G


I feel I'm being paid with this nightmare inside me,


Am                                C                        D


The devil's got a hold on my soul and he just won't let me be.








[w/ Riff A]


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I'm on my knees,                oh help me please.


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I'm on my knees,                help me please. 











   A     B      C           B   E


Oh Lamia please try to help me.


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The devil's got a hold of my soul and he won't let me be.


A          B        C          B          E


Lamia I've got this curse, I'm turning to bad.


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The devil's got a hold of my soul, and it's driving me mad. Oh


 





Oh Lamia please try to help me.


The devil's got a hold of my soul and he won't let me be.


Lamia I've got this curse, I'm turning to bad.


The devil's got a hold of my soul, and it's driving me mad. Oh