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Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
A/D       x-x-0-2-2-0
G/D       x-x-0-4-3-x
G6        3-x-0-0-0-0
Gmaj7     3-x-0-0-0-2
Em7       0-2-2-0-3-0
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-0
Asus4     x-0-2-2-3-0
A/C#      x-4-2-2-2-0
F/C       x-3-x-2-1-1
G/C       x-3-x-0-0-3
G7/C      x-3-x-0-3-1
Bb/C      x-3-x-3-3-1
D6/F#     2-x-0-2-0-2
Amaj7     x-0-7-6-5-4
Bm/A      x-0-4-4-3-2
Dsus2     x-x-0-3-2-0
Dmaj7     x-x-0-2-2-2
Am/D      x-x-0-2-1-0
Asus2/D   x-x-0-2-0-0
D6        x-x-0-2-0-2
Gm6/D     x-x-0-3-3-0
Daug      x-x-0-3-3-2
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[Intro]
|  A/D   G/D| % | 
[Verse 1]
A/DHey little G/Dgirl A/Dplaying in the G/Dstreet
A/DNaked as an G/Dapple, no A/Dshoes on your G/Dfeet
  EmI think I can remember you
You look a Cmaj7whole lot better off than you used to doA  
[Verse 2]
A/DHey little G/Dboy A/Dthrow me the G/Dball
The A/Dkids in the G/Dpark say you're the A/Ddirtiest of G/Dall
  EmAin't I met you sometime before
When the Cmaj7old street was here and the grocer's storeA  
[Chorus]
You A/Dcame Dback, you A/Dcame Dback
And I'm G6glad you Gmaj7picked my timeG6  Gmaj7  
You A/Dcame Dback, you A/Dcame Dback
And by that G6mischievous Gmaj7look in your G6eyeGmaj7  
I'd say beEm7fore long, if I'm Cadd9not wrong
You'll Asus4be back, you'll A/C#come back aA/DgainD  A/D  D  A/D  D  A/D  D  
[Chorus]
|  A/D   D| % |  G6   Gmaj7| % |
(instrumental)
|  A/D   D| % |  G6   Gmaj7| % |
(instrumental)
BeEm7fore long and I'm Cadd9not wrong
You'll Asus4be back, you'll A/C#be come agaA/DinD  A/D  D  A/D  D  A/D  D  
[Middle 8]
Things have F/Cfallen into G/Cplace
Puttin' G7/Cnames on every Cface
ReF/Cmember bein' G/Cdead and aBb/Cli-i-Cive
G/DWhat could be the C/Dkey
Am I G/Dcrazy as I Dseem
Can G/DI believe what I C/Dsee with my own C/Deye-D6/F#esE  E7  
[Verse 3]
That Amaj7girl with the umBm/Abrella Amaj7used to be a Bm/Afella
He Amaj7used to be my Bm/Avery good friAmaj7endBm/A  
Bm7Now I recall and the mystery of things
I've Gmaj7been here before and done a Esus4million thingsE  
[Verse 4]
If it's Amaj7all right with Bm/Ayou, I reAmaj7member you, Bm/Atoo
But I Amaj7won't tell you who you Bm/Awere last Amaj7timeBm/A  
 Bm7But you're making up for it now
I Gmaj7suffer amnesia when you kiss my Asus4browA  
[Chorus]
You A/Dcame Dback, you A/Dcame Dback
And I'm G6glad you Gmaj7picked my timeG6  Gmaj7  
You A/Dcame Dback, you A/Dcame Dback
And by that G6mischievous Gmaj7look in your G6eyeGmaj7  
I'd say beEm7fore long, if I'm Cadd9not wrong
You'll Asus4be back, you'll A/C#come back aA/DgainD  A/D  D  A/D  D  A/D  D  
[Coda]
|  Dsus2   D|  A/D   Dmaj7|  Am/D   D7|  Asus2/D   D6|
|  Gm6/D   Daug| % | Dsus2  

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You Came Back

by Pete Townshend

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/D

G/D

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

Em7

Cadd9

Asus4

A/C#

F/C

G/C

G7/C

Bb/C

C/D

D6/F#

Amaj7

Bm/A

Bm7

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Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A/D x-x-0-2-2-0

G/D x-x-0-4-3-x

G6 3-x-0-0-0-0

Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2

Em7 0-2-2-0-3-0

Cadd9 x-3-2-0-3-0

Asus4 x-0-2-2-3-0

A/C# x-4-2-2-2-0

F/C x-3-x-2-1-1

G/C x-3-x-0-0-3

G7/C x-3-x-0-3-1

Bb/C x-3-x-3-3-1

D6/F# 2-x-0-2-0-2

Amaj7 x-0-7-6-5-4

Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2

Dsus2 x-x-0-3-2-0

Dmaj7 x-x-0-2-2-2

Am/D x-x-0-2-1-0

Asus2/D x-x-0-2-0-0

D6 x-x-0-2-0-2

Gm6/D x-x-0-3-3-0

Daug x-x-0-3-3-2

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[Intro]

A/D G/D

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[Verse 1]

A/D G/D A/D G/D

Hey little girl playing in the street

A/D G/D A/D G/D

Naked as an apple, no shoes on your feet

I think I can remember you

Cmaj7 A

You look a whole lot better off than you used to do

[Verse 2]

A/D G/D A/D G/D

Hey little boy throw me the ball

A/D G/D A/D G/D

The kids in the park say you're the dirtiest of all

Ain't I met you sometime before

Cmaj7 A

When the old street was here and the grocer's store

[Chorus]

A/D D A/D D

You came back, you came back

G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7

And I'm glad you picked my time

A/D D A/D D

You came back, you came back

G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7

And by that mischievous look in your eye

Em7 Cadd9

I'd say before long, if I'm not wrong

Asus4 A/C# A/D D A/D D A/D D A/D D

You'll be back, you'll come back again

[Chorus]

A/D D G6 Gmaj7

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(instrumental)

A/D D G6 Gmaj7

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(instrumental)

Em7 Cadd9

Before long and I'm not wrong

Asus4 A/C# A/D D A/D D A/D D A/D D

You'll be back, you'll be come again

[Middle 8]

F/C G/C

Things have fallen into place

G7/C C

Puttin' names on every face

F/C G/C Bb/C C

Remember bein' dead and ali-i-ive

G/D C/D

What could be the key

G/D D

Am I crazy as I seem

G/D C/D C/D D6/F# E E7

Can I believe what I see with my own eye-es

[Verse 3]

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

That girl with the umbrella used to be a fella

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

He used to be my very good friend

Bm7

Now I recall and the mystery of things

Gmaj7 Esus4 E

I've been here before and done a million things

[Verse 4]

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

If it's all right with you, I remember you, too

Amaj7 Bm/A Amaj7 Bm/A

But I won't tell you who you were last time

Bm7

But you're making up for it now

Gmaj7 Asus4 A

I suffer amnesia when you kiss my brow

[Chorus]

A/D D A/D D

You came back, you came back

G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7

And I'm glad you picked my time

A/D D A/D D

You came back, you came back

G6 Gmaj7 G6 Gmaj7

And by that mischievous look in your eye

Em7 Cadd9

I'd say before long, if I'm not wrong

Asus4 A/C# A/D D A/D D A/D D A/D D

You'll be back, you'll come back again

[Coda]

Dsus2 D A/D Dmaj7 Am/D D7 Asus2/D D6

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Gm6/D Daug Dsus2

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