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Return of the Grievous Angel chords by
Gram Parsons
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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
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G

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Won't you scratch my
C
C

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G

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itch sweet Annie Rich
D
D

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G

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And welcome me back to town

Come out on your porch or I'll step
C
C

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G

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into your parlour
A
A

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D
D

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And I'll show you how it all went down
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G

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Out with the truckers and the kickers
C
C

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and the cowboy angels
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G

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And a good saloon in every single town
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C

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Verse 2


Oh and I remember something
D
D

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G

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you once told me
C
C

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D
D

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And I'll be damned if it did
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G

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not come true
C
C

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D
D

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G
G

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Twenty thousand roads I went down,
D
D

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F#dim
F#dim
4

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down, down
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G

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C
C

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And they all lead me straight
D
D

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G

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back home to you
Verse 3
Bm
Bm
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C
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'Cause I headed West to grow
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G

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up with the country
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Em
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D
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Across those prairies with
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those waves of grain
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Bm
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And I saw my devil,
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D

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G

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and I saw my deep blue sea
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D

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And I thought about a calico bonnet
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D

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G

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from Cheyenne to Tennessee
Verse 4
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G

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We flew straight across that river bridge,
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G

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last night half past two
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The switch- man wave his lantern goodbye
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and good day as we went roling through
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G

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Billboards and truck stops pass
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by the grievous an gel
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G

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D
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Em
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And now I know just what I have to do (pick for me
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G

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A
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Em
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James)
Verse 5
Bm
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And the man on the radio won't
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leave me alone
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He wants to take my money for something
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that I've never been shown
Bm
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And I saw my devil,
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and I saw my deep blue see
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D
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And I thought about a calico bonnet
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D
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from Cheyenne to Tennessee
G
G

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Verse 6

The news I could bring I
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met up with the king
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On his head an amphetamine crown

He talked about unbuckling
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that old bible belt
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D
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And lighted out for some desert town
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Out with the truckers and the kickers
C
C

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and the cowboy an gels
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And a good saloon in every single town
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Verse 7


Oh but I remember something
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you once told me
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D
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And I'll be damned if it
G
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did not come true
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D
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Twenty thousand roads I went down,
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down, down
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And they all lead me straight
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back home to you
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D
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Twenty thousand roads I went down,
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down, down
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And they all lead me straight
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back home to you

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Chords
  • G

  • C

  • D

  • A

  • F#dim

    4
  • Em

  • Bm

    2

Capo: 3

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Return of the Grievous Angel by Gram Parsons is Bb major.

The primary chords used in Return of the Grievous Angel are Bb, Eb, F, C, Adim, Gm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 3 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Bb, Eb, F, C, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Return of the Grievous Angel is approximately 128 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Return of the Grievous Angel using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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