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1/8

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 8Position: 7

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
Bm(/F#)         E Esus4
e|---9-10-9-7-----7-7--
B|---7--------10--9-10-
G|---7------------9-9--
D|---9------------9-9--
A|---9------------7-7--
E|-7-------------------
[Verse]
You're no Bmwiser now
Returning with your Ehead bowed Esus4low
Tired of trying to Bmmake it happen
Trying to break out on Eyour ownEsus4  
It seems you're always oBmn the fence
you're neither one side nor tEhe other nEsus4ow
well you better Bmmake some choices
before they all start rEunning outEsus4  
But AohAmaj7  
Tell me do yoBmu hear the noise
Its AgrowiAmaj7ng
Tell me do you Bmhear the noise
[Interlude]
Bm  E  Bm  E
[Verse]
Battles lBmost and won
And you're feeling like you've EonlyEsus4  
- you've only Bmjust begun
To stand up on your EownEsus4  
Do you feeBmlE  Esus4  
Do you feelBm  E  Esus4  
ohA  Amaj7  
Tell me do you feel Bmthe noise
Its AgrowiAmaj7ng
Tell me do you feel Bmthe noise
AIn the hot Amaj7blown dust we'd kneelBm  
Awhere we oAmaj7nce layed long in the tall grBmass
Aand the heAmaj7art penned it's appealBm  
[Chorus]
BmReturnE  Esus4  
BmReturnE  Esus4  
BmReturnE  Esus4  
BmReturnE  Esus4  
[Interlude]
Bm      E   Esus4
Bm      E   Esus4
[Bridge]
OhA, In the hAmaj7ot blown dust we'd kneBmel
Awhere we oAmaj7nce layed long in the tall grBmass
Aand the heAmaj7art penned it's appealBm  
[Chorus]
  BmReturn
ERetuEsus4rn
   BmReturn
ERetuEsus4rn
BmLie-la-la-la
ELie-Esus4la-la-la
BmLie-la-la-la
ELie-Esus4la-la-la
BmLie-la-la-la
EWoahEsus4-oah lay la la
BmLie-la-la-la
ELie-Esus4la-la-la
        Bm/F#   Esus44x

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Return

by Glen Hansard

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Esus4

Amaj7

Bm/F#

[Intro]

Bm(/F#) E Esus4

e|---9-10-9-7-----7-7--

B|---7--------10--9-10-

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

D|---9------------9-9--

A|---9------------7-7--

E|-7-------------------

[Verse]

You're no wiser now

E Esus4

Returning with your head bowed low

Tired of trying to make it happen

E Esus4

Trying to break out on your own

It seems you're always on the fence

E Esus4

you're neither one side nor the other now

well you better make some choices

E Esus4

before they all start running out

A Amaj7

But oh

Tell me do you hear the noise

A Amaj7

Its growing

Tell me do you hear the noise

[Interlude]

Bm E Bm E

[Verse]

Battles lost and won

E Esus4

And you're feeling like you've only

- you've only just begun

E Esus4

To stand up on your own

Bm E Esus4

Do you feel

Bm E Esus4

Do you feel

A Amaj7

Tell me do you feel the noise

A Amaj7

Its growing

Tell me do you feel the noise

A Amaj7 Bm

In the hot blown dust we'd kneel

A Amaj7 Bm

where we once layed long in the tall grass

A Amaj7 Bm

and the heart penned it's appeal

[Chorus]

Bm E Esus4

Return

Bm E Esus4

Return

Bm E Esus4

Return

Bm E Esus4

Return

[Interlude]

Bm E Esus4

[Bridge]

A Amaj7 Bm

Oh, In the hot blown dust we'd kneel

A Amaj7 Bm

where we once layed long in the tall grass

A Amaj7 Bm

and the heart penned it's appeal

[Chorus]

Return

E Esus4

Return

E Esus4

Return

Lie-la-la-la

E Esus4

Lie-la-la-la

E Esus4

Lie-la-la-la

E Esus4

Woah-oah lay la la

Lie-la-la-la

E Esus4

Lie-la-la-la

Bm/F# Esus4

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