Return to Sender

Elvis Presley

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(D)Return to (Bm)sender, (Em)return to (A)sender
(D)I gave a letter to the (Bm)postman, (Em)he put it his (A7)sack
(D)Bright and early next (Bm)morning, he (Em)brought my (A7)letter (D)back

(She wrote upon it)
(G)Return to (A7)sender, (G)address un(A7)known
(G)No such (A7)number, (D)no such (D7)zone
(G)We had a (A7)quarrel, (G)a lover's (A7)spat
(E7)I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming (A7)back

(D)So then I dropped it in the (Bm)mailbox, (Em)and sent it special (A7)D
(D)Bright and early next (Bm)morning it (Em)came right (A7)back to (D)me

(She wrote upon it)
(G)Return to (A7)sender, (G)address un(A7)known
(G)No such (A7)number, (D)no such (D7)zone

(G)This time I'm gonna take it myself
And (D)put it right in her hand
And (E7)if it comes back the very next day
(A)Then I'll understand

(The writing on it)
(G)Return to (A7)sender, (G)address un(A7)known
(G)No such (A7)number, (D)no such (D7)zone
(G)Return to (A7)sender, (G)return to (A7)sender...


A     x02220
A7    x02020
Bm    x24432(bar chord) or xx4432
D     xx0232
D7    xx0212
E7    020100
Em    022000
G     320003

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Return to Sender van Elvis Presley op Gitaartabs en ontdek deze klassieke pop-nummer uit 1962. Dit vrolijke meesterwerk uit het album Girls! Girls! Girls! is perfect voor gitaristen die net beginnen en een tijdloos nummer willen toevoegen aan hun repertoire.

Return to Sender speelt op beginner-niveau en werkt met eenvoudige akkoorden: A7, G, D, Bm, Em en D7. Het format is akkoorden, waardoor je snel in het nummer kunt meespelen zonder ingewikkelde tabnatatie te hoeven doorgronden. Start met deze klassieker en voel zelf waarom dit nummer blijft resoneren.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Bm
Bm is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: A7 ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.