The Cure - Return: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Return" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

      A              Bm
Oh I really love it here!
            D
Oh you've thought of it all!
 A              G              D
Candlelight! coconut ice! and fur on the floor!
       A              Bm                 D
And I really love the way you wear your hair
And nothing more
    Bm
So tell me
         C#m     D
What is going on?
       Bm         C#m       D
I was sure I'd already gone

Chorus:
             A                 G
But all you say is we're all spinning
      D
It's really not just me
          A               G              D
But that doesn't seem to help me figure out
how I can be

    A         G        D
A prisoner in P-V-C a minute after three
    Bm           C#m         D
It didn't used to be like this
 Bm               C#m          D
Must be all that sleep I missed

Yeah but I really love it here!
You've done everything to please!
Stolichnaya! Banco de Gaia! Bad Timing on tv!
And I really love the way you turn
Your smile into striptease
But I'm still not sure what's going on
And I can't help feeling something's wrong

Chorus

Still wrapped inside your rubber as I wriggle
at your feet
No it didn't used to be like this
Must be something strange I kissed

                          A
Maybe when my eyes were closed?

    Bm             C#m    D
So tell me what is going on
     Bm              C#m       D
I'm sure that I've already gone

Chorus

       A                  G        D
Still fixed inside your fantasy a TV refugee

So tell me what is going on?
I'm sure that I've already gone

Chorus

Still fixed inside your fantasy
A tv refugee
So tell me what is going on?
Just can't help feeling something's wrong
Or is it right this way I feel?
Someone get me out of here!
I'm waiting on my knees


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

D

Guitar chord D

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Return" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Return" by The Cure.

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