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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 53Position: 9

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OK Go - Return
standard tuning EADGBe
chords used:    
D:              xx0232
Bbdim7:         x1202x
Bm:             x24432
G:              355433
intro/chorus:
guitar 1:  D   Bbdim7   Bm  G  
guitar 2/synth thingie:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------10----------------|
G|-11-9-11---11-9-11---11-9-11----11-9-11--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-11-9-11---11-9-11---11-9-11----11-9-7---------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
verse 1:
Now its Dyears since your body went Bbdim7flat and even memories of Bmthat
are all think and dGull, all gravel and glass. DBut who needs them
Bbdim7now displaced they're easily more safBme
the worst of it nGow: I can't remember your face.
chorus:
   D    Bbdim7RetuuBmurnG  
verse 2:
D Bbdim7 Bm G
For a wDhile, with the vertigo Bbdim7cured, we were alive we were pBmure.
The void took the sGhape of all that you Dwere, but years take their Bbdim7toll,
and things get bent into sBmhape
Antiseptic and tGired, I can't remember your face. 
chorus:
   D    Bbdim7RetuuBmurnG  
bridge:
guitar 1 does octaves instead of chords. 
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---7--------3---------2----------------------|
D|----(x8)------(x8)------(x8)---5-------------|
A|---5--------1---------4-----------(x8)-------|
E|-------------------------------3-------------|
     D*       Bb*       B*       G*
guitar 2/synth has a tremolo picking bit
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--2--3--4--3-------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
and a bendy bit
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------7-------|
G|--7-------11b-----7--------9b------|
D|---(x8)----(x8)----(x8)-------(x8)-|
A|--5-------9b------5----------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
D* Bb* B* G* (x2) + tremolo picking bit
D*                         Bb*                             B*
You were supposed to grow old. You were supposed to grow old.                         
                               G*
Reckless, unfrightened, and old, you were supposed to grow old. 
last chorus:
this part is hard to tab out with chords, but you play it the same way as the normal choruses.
it's really overproduced & 
there's a lot of different vocals in the mix, so i cant sync the lyrics to the chords
D  Bbdim7 Bm G
You were supposed to grow old / Return / You were supposed to return

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Return

by OK Go

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbdim7

OK Go - Return

standard tuning EADGBe

chords used:

D: xx0232

Bbdim7: x1202x

Bm: x24432

G: 355433

intro/chorus:

D Bbdim7 Bm G

guitar 1:

guitar 2/synth thingie:

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------10----------------|

G|-11-9-11---11-9-11---11-9-11----11-9-11--------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|

B|-----------------------------------------------|

G|-11-9-11---11-9-11---11-9-11----11-9-7---------|

D|-----------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------|

verse 1:

D Bbdim7 Bm

Now its years since your body went flat and even memories of that

G D

are all think and dull, all gravel and glass. But who needs them

Bbdim7 Bm

now displaced they're easily more safe

the worst of it now: I can't remember your face.

chorus:

D Bbdim7 Bm G

Retuuurn

verse 2:

D Bbdim7 Bm G

D Bbdim7 Bm

For a while, with the vertigo cured, we were alive we were pure.

G D Bbdim7

The void took the shape of all that you were, but years take their toll,

and things get bent into shape

Antiseptic and tired, I can't remember your face.

chorus:

D Bbdim7 Bm G

Retuuurn

bridge:

guitar 1 does octaves instead of chords.

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---7--------3---------2----------------------|

D|----(x8)------(x8)------(x8)---5-------------|

A|---5--------1---------4-----------(x8)-------|

E|-------------------------------3-------------|

D* Bb* B* G*

guitar 2/synth has a tremolo picking bit

e|-------------------|

B|-------------------|

G|--2--3--4--3-------|

D|-------------------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

and a bendy bit

e|-----------------------------------|

B|---------------------------7-------|

G|--7-------11b-----7--------9b------|

D|---(x8)----(x8)----(x8)-------(x8)-|

A|--5-------9b------5----------------|

E|-----------------------------------|

D* Bb* B* G* (x2) + tremolo picking bit

D* Bb* B*

You were supposed to grow old. You were supposed to grow old.

Reckless, unfrightened, and old, you were supposed to grow old.

last chorus:

this part is hard to tab out with chords, but you play it the same way as the normal choruses.

it's really overproduced &

there's a lot of different vocals in the mix, so i cant sync the lyrics to the chords

D Bbdim7 Bm G

You were supposed to grow old / Return / You were supposed to return

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