IRON MAIDEN   Prodigal Son
from the album Killers (1981)

Originally tabbed by schwebel@labri.u-bordeaux.fr (Olivier SCHWEBEL [93-94])
Slight correction by Jimmy Pena . Note the chord change in Riff A.

Additional Corrections Feb. 25, 2003 (Re-Tabbed Intro) by C. Fallon

H = Hammer On
P = Pull Off

Intro:

|-----------------------0------------------------0-----|
|-----------------------0------------------------0-----|
|--------9-8--------9-8-----------7-6--------7-6-------|
|------9----------9-------------7----------7-----------|
|----9----------9-------------7----------7-------------|
|--7---------7--------------5----------5---------------|


|-----------------------0---------0---0-------0---0----|
|-----------------------0---------0^--0-------0^--0----|
|--------5-4--------5-4-----------2p0-0-------2p0-0----|
|------5----------5-------------2-----------2----------|
|----5---------5--------------2-----------2------------|
|--3---------3--------------0-----------0--------------|


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Strumming Part of Intro:

|--0--------0--------0-------0--------0--------0---------|
|--0-------^0-------^0-------0-------^0-------^0---------|
|--8--/-/-8H9--/-/-9P8--/-/--6--/-/-6H7--/-/-7p6---------|
|--9--/-/---9--/-/---9--/-/--7--/-/---7--/-/---7---------|
|--9--------9--------9-------7--------7--------7---------|
|--7--------7--------7-------5--------5--------5---------|


|--0--------0--------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|--0-------^0-------^0-------0-------0-------0-------0---|
|--4--/-/-4H5--/-/-5P4--/-/--2--/-/--1--/-/--2--/-/--1---|
|--5--/-/---5--/-/---5--/-/--2--/-/--2--/-/--2--/-/--2---|  
|--5--------5--------5-------2-------2-------2-------2---|
|--3--------3--------3-------0-------0-------0-------0---|


_________________________________________________________



   Riff A                                                      (end Riff A)
||--------------------------------------------------------------------------||
||-----0----------0----------0----------2-----3-2-3-2------0----------0-----||
||-----1-/-/------1-/-/------1-/-/------2-/-/-2-2-2-2------1-/-/------1-/-/-||
||-5-7-2-/-/--5-7-2-/-/--5-7-2-/-/--5-2-2-/-/-4-2-4-2--5-7-2-/-/--5-7-2-/-/-||
||-5-7-2------5-7-2------5-7-2------5-2-0-----0-0-0-0--5-7-2------5-7-2-----||
||-3-5-0------3-5-0------3-5-0------3-0----------------3-5-0------3-5-0-----||



Em                  G                                       Riff B
Listen to me Lamia, listen to what I've got to say.       |-------------------|
Am                       C                 D [w/ Riff B]  |-3---3---3-3-3-----|
I've got these feelings, and they won't go away.          |-0h2-0h2-0-2-0h2p0-|
Em                          G                             |-0---0---0-0-0-----|
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]
    G5 A5 E                        G5   A5 E
I'm on my knees,                oh help me please.
    G5 E5 A D/A A D/A A         G5   A5 E
I'm on my knees,                help me please. 


   A     B      C           B   E
Oh Lamia please try to help me.
    A       B     C          B                        D   Dsus4   D
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.
    A       B     C          B                         E    D    E    D
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


            OLIVIER SCHWEBEL
      (schwebel@labri.u-bordeaux.fr)
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