You Are the One! Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C][G][C][Em][C][F][G][C][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]I w[G]as d[C]one
hoeing, out [F]in [C]the [Dm]fields for the day,
[Gsus4]I was thi[G]nking of going,
I [C]had to leave [G]right away,
My life [C]is just fading,
and oh I felt so alone,
[F]The nearest young maiden was,
[G]a full day's ride [C]from [G]hom[C]e.
My [G]father was reading,
[C]the holy books in his room,
My heart was just bleeding,
I [F]knew I had to go [C]soon,
He smiled [Dm]and pointed
at an old [Gsus4]wooden ch[G]air,
[C]I w[G]anted t[C]o hold him,
[Em]but [C]then I jus[F]t wouldn't dare.
I said, father, there's so [G]much to know,

[Verse 2]
[C]
There's [A]a world o[D]f things to see,
And I'm ready to go and make
a [A]life [D]for myself
If you give me what [G]is mine,
I will [D]go, if I can have your blessing,
But if [Em]you won't b[A]less my journey,
I'm [D]gonna leave anyway.
Son, I've always [A]tried my best

[Verse 3]
[D]for you,
And if you must be [G]leaving home,
then go with [A]the blessing of god.
[D]Not too many days later,
[A]I w[D]as [A]well on my way,[D]
I met a traveling stranger,
who seemed to have much to say,
[G]He told me tales [D]of [Em]the city,
and all the [A]women he'd [D]had,
I asked him, [A]wasn't [D]that sinful,

[Verse 4]
He said, no, it isn't that bad.
[G]And then a f[A]ew days later,
on an old [D]city [B]road,
We were drowning in laughter, and
we [E]had women to hold,
And this went on [B]quite a long
time, my father gave me a [E]lot,
But when my pockets were empty,
my friends all left me [A]to rot.
Then a famine hit [E]and drained the land,

[Verse 5]
Everywhere [F#m]I
looked I saw starvation,
and a job [B]was [E]nowhere to [B]find,
I wandered through [E]the city streets,
[A]competing for the food of [B]common beggers,
Until then I'd never known hunger
[E], but [B]now I wasn't too proud.

[Verse 6]
[E]I f[B]inally found some employment,
[E]feeding pigs on a farm,
I wasn't [A]treated to kindly,
[E]I had t[F#m]o sleep in the barn,
[B]I had t[E]o eat with t[B]he swine,
The bread [E]I a[A]te w[B]as like stone,
It [E]didn't take too much time until,
I [B]was dreaming of [E]home.
Oh, the servants there are [B]better fed, If I could only

[Verse 7]
[E]
have what my
father gives them,
I would truly need [A]nothing more.
Oh, I will go [E]and say to [F#m]him,
I'm no longer [B]worthy [E]to be in your fam[B]ily,
Will you take me as [E]your servant,
and let me [A]live with them
[E]It didn't take too long to

[Verse 8]
[F#m]pack my things,
[E]I left w[A]ith only what I[B] wore,
And I [E]prayed that I still had [B]a home.

[Verse 9]
I was near [E]home,
[B]in site of the house,
[E]My father just stared,
dropped open his mouth,
He ran [A]up the road, [E]and fell to my feet,
[F#m]and cried, and cr[B]ied,
[E]Father [B]I've sinned,
[E]heaven ashamed,
[A]I'm no longer worthy [B]to wear your [E]name,
I've learned [B]that my home
is right where you are,
[E]Oh father, take me in.
Bring the [B]be st robe, put it on

[Verse 10]
[E]
my son,
Shoes for his feet, [A]hurry put them [E]on,
[F#m]This is my son who I[B]
thought [E]had died,
Prepare a feast for [B]my son's alive,
I've prayed and prayed,
[E]never heard [E]a sound,
My son was lost, oh thank you God [A]he's found,
My son was dead and he's now alive,
Prepare a feast for my son's alive,
My son was dead,
My son was lost,
My son's returned in the hands of god.