Biography:
Steel Pulse is a British roots reggae band from Birmingham, England. They were the first non-Jamaican act to win the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for their 1986 album Babylon The Bandit.
Steel Pulse originally formed at Handsworth Wood Boys School, Birmingham, and comprised David Hinds (lead vocals, guitar), Basil Gabbidon (lead guitar, vocals) and Ronnie McQueen (bass).
However, it is Hinds who, as songwriter, has always been the engine behind Steel Pulse
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Other songs:
- A Who Responsible
- Back To My Roots
- Bad Man
- Blues Dance Raid
- Bodyguard
- Bootstraps
- Brown Eyed Girl
- Chant A Psalm
- Earth Crisis
- Find It Quick
- Handsworth Revolution
- Islands Unite
- Ku Klux Klan
- Leggo Beast
- Macka Splaff
- Man No Sober
- Prediction
- Prodigal Son
- Rally Round
- Ravers
- Reggae Fever
- Roller Skates
- Soldiers
- State Of Emergency
- Steppin Out
- Taxi Driver
- Wild Goose Chase
- Your House
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...PRODIGAL SON... by Steel Pulse
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*from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)*
Intro:
Am Em (x4)
Am Em G D Em, Am (x2)
Break:
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Chorus 1:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Bridge 1:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
You are like the Prodigal Son, yeah,
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm
Then you're the one.
Verse 1:
Em Am Dm Em
You left, taking your only pos-session;
Am Dm Em
Your culture.
Am Dm Em
To enter a world known for hacklings,
Am Dm Em
In abundance, yeah.
Am Dm Em
The hustlers of life have hooked and drained you.
Am Dm
From the man, from the man,
Em Am Dm Em (n.C)
From the man, from the man that you used to be.
A G
Turn your back on us.
Verse 2:
Am Dm Em
Return Rastaman where you came from,
Am Dm Em
The land of your, fore-fa-thers.
Am Dm Em
Reaching the gates with your two long hands,
Am Dm Em
Stretching out for clean water.
Bridge 2:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
Prodigal Son.
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm Em
Then you're the one, eh!
Verse 3:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal, come forth and re-joice with your voice,
Am Dm Em
To the heavens, chant some song.
Am Dm
Prodigal, come forth and re-pent;
Em Am Dm Em
Rasta-fari sins for-given.
Chorus 2:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Interlude:
Am Em (x4)
Verse 4:
Am Dm Em
One has re-turned without, one's soul,
Am Dm Em
And has squandered all, his pos-sessions.
Am Dm Em
Let us cleanse your body now,
Am Dm Em
From your service to the swine, because;
Am Dm Em
You've been dead and now to a-noint your head;
Am Dm Em
With wisdom, knowledge and over-standing.
Am Dm Em
A lesson has been taught, unto you my friend,
Am Dm Em
Time for a feast and re-joicing.
Bridge 3:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
Prodigal Son.
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm Em
Then you're the one, eh!
Verse 5:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal, come forth and re-joice with your voice,
Am Dm Em
To the heavens, chant some song.
Am Dm
Prodigal, come forth and re-pent;
Em Am Dm Em
Rasta-fari sins for-given.
Chorus 3:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Coda:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned; to his culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned, has re-turned...
Am Dm (n.C)
Has re-turned, has returned, has re-turned, eh!
Em
To his culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned,
Am Dm (n.C) Am
Prodigal has re-turned now.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Am Em G D Dm A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
------------------...............
*from 'Handsworth Revolution' (1978)*
Intro:
Am Em (x4)
Am Em G D Em, Am (x2)
Break:
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Am Dm Em
Woy!
Chorus 1:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Bridge 1:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
You are like the Prodigal Son, yeah,
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm
Then you're the one.
Verse 1:
Em Am Dm Em
You left, taking your only pos-session;
Am Dm Em
Your culture.
Am Dm Em
To enter a world known for hacklings,
Am Dm Em
In abundance, yeah.
Am Dm Em
The hustlers of life have hooked and drained you.
Am Dm
From the man, from the man,
Em Am Dm Em (n.C)
From the man, from the man that you used to be.
A G
Turn your back on us.
Verse 2:
Am Dm Em
Return Rastaman where you came from,
Am Dm Em
The land of your, fore-fa-thers.
Am Dm Em
Reaching the gates with your two long hands,
Am Dm Em
Stretching out for clean water.
Bridge 2:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
Prodigal Son.
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm Em
Then you're the one, eh!
Verse 3:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal, come forth and re-joice with your voice,
Am Dm Em
To the heavens, chant some song.
Am Dm
Prodigal, come forth and re-pent;
Em Am Dm Em
Rasta-fari sins for-given.
Chorus 2:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Interlude:
Am Em (x4)
Verse 4:
Am Dm Em
One has re-turned without, one's soul,
Am Dm Em
And has squandered all, his pos-sessions.
Am Dm Em
Let us cleanse your body now,
Am Dm Em
From your service to the swine, because;
Am Dm Em
You've been dead and now to a-noint your head;
Am Dm Em
With wisdom, knowledge and over-standing.
Am Dm Em
A lesson has been taught, unto you my friend,
Am Dm Em
Time for a feast and re-joicing.
Bridge 3:
Am Dm Em
Wild one,
Am Dm Em
Prodigal Son.
Am Dm Em
And if you're the Prodigal Son, my friend,
Am Dm Em
Then you're the one, eh!
Verse 5:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal, come forth and re-joice with your voice,
Am Dm Em
To the heavens, chant some song.
Am Dm
Prodigal, come forth and re-pent;
Em Am Dm Em
Rasta-fari sins for-given.
Chorus 3:
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Am Dm Em
Woy! Desperation has re-turn,
Am Dm Em
Over yonder, Sodom and Go-morrah, no deh yah so!
Coda:
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned; to his culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned, has re-turned...
Am Dm (n.C)
Has re-turned, has returned, has re-turned, eh!
Em
To his culture,
Am Dm (n.C)
Prodigal has re-turned; give him water.
Am Dm Em
Prodigal has re-turned,
Am Dm (n.C) Am
Prodigal has re-turned now.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Am Em G D Dm A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
577555 x79987 355433 x57775 x57765 577655
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 ([email protected])
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