Return to sender    (intro) (midi)

 

C                    Am      F                 G7

      Return to sender,    return to sender !

   C                                 Am         Dm                    G7

1.   I gave a letter to the postman,     he put in his sack.

C                                     Am               Dm            G7      C

    Bright and early next morning, he brought my letter back.

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    She wrote upon it :

 

F                   G7      F                       G7

    Return to sender,     address unknown,

F                  G7       C                C7

    no such number,     no such zone.

F                     G7      F                 G7

    We had a quarrel,      a lovers spat.

D7                                                                       G7

    I write I'm sorry, but my letter keeps coming back.

 

    C                                             Am      Dm                              G7

2.              So then I dropped it in the mailbox,     and sent it Special D.

C                                    Am            Dm             G7        C

    Bright and early next morning, it came right back to me.

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    She wrote upon it.

F                   G7      F                      G7

    Return to sender,    address unknown,

F                 G7       C                 C7

    no such person,     no such zone.

F                                                                                            C

    This time I'm gonna take it myself and put it right in her hand.

           D7

    And  if  it comes back the very next day,

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    then I'll understand the writing on it.

F                   G7       F                      G7

    Return to sender,     address unknown,

F                 G7        C                 C7

    no such number,     no such zone.

F                   G7       F                 G7

    Return to sender,    return to sender ....(rep. and fade)

 

(capo 3rd)           (Elvis Presley)