Open E tuning
[Verse]
E
Well a poor boy took his father's bread and started down the road
Started down the road
A E
Took all he had and started down the road
A E
Going out in this world, where God only knows
B7 E
And that'll be the way to get along
E
Well poor boy spent all he had, famine come in the land
Famine come in the land
A E
Spent all he had and famine come in the land
A E
Said, "I believe I'll go and hire me to some man"
B7
And that'll be the way I'll get along
E
Well, man said, "I'll give you a job for to feed my swine
For to feed my swine
A E
I'll give you a job for to feed my swine"
A E
Boy stood there and hung his head and cried
B7
Cause that is no way to get along
E
Said, "I believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home
Believe I'll go back home
A E
Believe I'll ride, believe I'll go back home
A E
Or down the road as far as I can go"
B7
And that'll be the way to get along
E
Well, father said, "See my son coming home to me
Coming home to me"
A E
Father ran and fell down on his knees
A E
Said, "Sing and praise, Lord have mercy on me"
B7
Mercy...
E
Oh poor boy stood there, hung his head and cried
Hung his head and cried
A E
Poor boy stood and hung his head and cried
A E
Said, "Father will you look on me as a child?"
B7
Yeah....
E
Well father said, "Eldest son, kill the fatted calf,
Call the family round
A E
Kill that calf and call the family round
A E
My son was lost but now he is found
B7
Cause that's the way for us to get along"
B7 E
Hey -------
Songwriters: Rev. Robert Wilkins
[Outro]
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