Kris Kristofferson

The Prophet

Kris Kristofferson

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The Prophet

	  		
   
   
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Intro: G ^ v G6 ^ v ||-----3--3---------3--3----|| ||-----0--0---------0--0----|| ||o----0--0---------0--0---o|| ||o----0--0---0h2---2--0---o|| ||--------------------------|| ||--3-----------------------||
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INTRO Recitation (over riff above): "I started out writin' this song about . . . insert own music gods!" Notes: * each chord name below = one entire "bum-chicky-bum-chicky"; * (...sus4) = add sus4 to 2nd half of measure) * letters in < > are bass notes than can optionally be incorporated into guitar accompaniment verse 1: add sus4 to 2nd half of G measures at will G G G G See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans, C C G G Wearin' yesterday's misfortunes like a smile-- C C G Em Once he had a future full of money, love, and dreams, A7 A7 D (...sus4) D Which he spent like they was goin' outa style-- G G G G And he keeps right on a'changin' for the better or the worse, C D G G Searchin' for a shrine he's never found-- C C G G Never knowin' if believin' is a blessin' or a curse, C D G G Or if the goin' up was worth the comin' down-- =
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C C He's a poet, he's a picker-- G G He's a prophet, he's a pusher-- D D D G He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned-- C C G G He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction, D D D G G Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.
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modulate whole-step up: A (...sus4) A (...sus4) verse 2: add sus4 to 2nd half of A measures at will A A A A He has tasted good and evil in your bedrooms and your bars, D D A A And he's traded in tomorrow for today-- D D A F#m Runnin' from his devils, Lord, and reachin' for the stars, B7 B7 E E And losin' all he's loved along the way-- A A A A But if this world keeps right on turnin' for the better or the worse, D E A A And all he ever gets is older and around-- D D A A From the rockin' of the cradle to the rollin' of the hearse, D(or Bm) E A A The goin' up was worth the comin' down--
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D D He's a poet, he's a picker-- A A He's a prophet, he's a pusher-- E E E A He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem when he's stoned-- D D A A He's a walkin' contradiction, partly truth and partly fiction, E E E A A / G# F# Takin' ev'ry wrong direction on his lonely way back home.
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E E E A:coda riff There's a lotta wrong directions on that lonely way back home.
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CODA Riff: Am6 1 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 hold |----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------|| |----------------------------------|---------------------/2-----------|| |----------------------------------|-----2---------------/2-----------|| |-------------------2---4---2------|---------------------/2-----------|| |--0----2---3---4------------------|-------------0========0-----------|| |----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
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