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Slight Return chords by The Bluetones (Official Version)

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D
Dmaj7
G
A7
F#m/C#
Bb
C
F/C
F
G/D
A/D

Verse 1
D 
Dmaj7 
Where did you go
G 
A7 
When things went wrong for you
G 
A7 
When the knives came out for you?
D 
Dmaj7 
Where did you go?
G 
A7 
All you needed was a friend
G 
A7 
You just have to ask and then

Chorus 1
D 
You don't have to have the solution
F#m/C# 
You've    got to understand the problem
G 
Bb 
C 
And don't go hoping for a miracle
G 
A7 
G 
All this will fade away
D 
A7 
So I'm coming home
D 
A7 
I'm coming home

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Verse 2

D

Dmaj7

What did you learn

G

A7

Locked away all on your own

G

A7

Chance and your head all blown

D

Dmaj7

What did you learn

G

A7

It was unfortunate

G

A7

You missed you chance to find out that

Chorus 2
D 
You don't have to have the solution
F#m/C# 
You've    got to understand the problem
G 
Bb 
C 
And don't go hoping for a miracle
G 
A7 
G 
All this will fade away
D 
A7 
So I'm coming home
D 
A7 
I'm coming home

Interlude 1

D

Dmaj7

G

A7

G

A7

D

Dmaj7

G

A7

G

A7

Chorus 3
D 
You don't have to have the solution
F#m/C# 
You've    got to understand the problem
G 
Bb 
C 
And don't go hoping for a miracle
G 
A7 
G 
All this will fade away
D 
A7 
So I'm coming home
D 
A7 
I'm coming home
D 
A7 
I'm coming home
F/C 
C 
G 
Because for a short while
F 
G 
D 
Dmaj7 

Outro 1

D

Dmaj7

D

Dmaj7

D

Dmaj7

G/D

A/D

D

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0

D
Dmaj7
G
A7
F#m/C#
Bb
C
F/C
F
G/D
A/D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: D majorBPM: 104

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Dmaj7: x-x-0-2-2-2
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
F#m/C#: x-4-4-2-2-2
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F/C: x-3-3-2-1-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
A/D: x-x-0-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Slight Return by The Bluetones, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of D major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of The Bluetones's performance.

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