Return To Earth Chords by The Contortionist

Tempo:
151.1 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Abm

Gb

Dbm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Contortionist - Return To Earth chords
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[Ab] .
[B] .
[Dbm] .
[E] .
[Dbm] .
[C] .
[E] .
[Db] [Ab] .
Return [Db] to the earth, [E] rain [Dbm] .
on black [E] clouds.
.
[Abm] [Gb] [E] Return .
[Gb] to [C] the earth, [E] .
[Abm] return to the earth.
[B] .
[E] .
[Bb] .
[Abm] .
[Gb] .
[E] .
[Abm] .
[Gb] .
[E] .
[Cm] .
[B] .
[E] .
[Dbm] .
[C] .
[E] .
[Abm] .
[Gb] .
Wasn't [B] technically perfect, .
[Ebm] [Abm] .
could it have been any better?
.
[B] Was it all [E] worth it?
.
[Abm] I don't feel any [Gb] better.
.
And you [B] were so sick, [E] you were skin and bones.
[Abm] So you fed yourself excuses just to [Bb] keep it going.
[Abm] Nodding on and on, [E] .
[B] raining on and on.
[Gb] .
So he bounced up into [Ab] the end of the earth.
[B] .
[E] Like a cloud sinking into the ground.
He [Ebm] bounced up into [Dbm] the end of the .
[B] earth.
[C] .
All of his work [E] was wasted.
[Gb] .
Wasn't technically [E] perfect, could it have been [Abm] any better?
.
[Ebm] Falling faster and faster, here you [B] still feel clever.
[Abm].
Couldn't stop the [E] momentum, couldn't stop you [Dbm] from crashing.
.
Wish that I had seen it [B] coming.
.
[Gb] And you were so sick, [E] you were skin and bones.
So [Abm] you fed yourself excuses [Ebm] just to keep it going.
[Gb] Nodding on and .
[E] on, .
[Db] raining on and on.
[B] .
[E] So keep on slipping to the end of the earth.
Knew you'd remember [Abm] what was said.
You [B] could lose the sleep of [G] those nauseous days.
[E] All we [Ebm] really [Abm] want is you to [B] come on.
.
[Abm] [B] [G] .
[C] .
[Abm] .
[E] .
[Dbm] .
[C] .
[E] .
[B] .
[Ab] .
Return [B] .
[E] to the land of you from now.
.
[Dbm] [A].
Return [Dbm] to [Am] [C] .
the earth.
[E] .
So keep [B] on slipping to [C] the end of the earth.
[B] .
[E] Like a cloud sinking into the ground.
[B] She bounced up into [Dbm] the end of the earth.
[Gb] [C] And all of his [Gbm] work was [E] .
[B] .
[A] .
[D] .
wasted.
.
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
Dbm
13421114
E
2311
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
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To learn The Contortionist - (Box Set, Live From Atlanta) Return To Earth chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Gb, E, Abm, B, E, Dbm, C and E. Kick off your practice at a gentle 75 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 151 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Major.

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_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ .
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Return _ [Db] to the earth, _ [E] _ _ _ rain [Dbm] _ .
on black _ _ [E] clouds.
_ .
_ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [E] Return _ .
_ _ _ [Gb] to [C] the earth, _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] return to the earth.
[B] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ .
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ .
Wasn't [B] technically perfect, _ _ _ .
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ .
could it have been any better?
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Was it all _ [E] worth it?
_ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ I don't feel any [Gb] better.
_ _ _ .
_ And you [B] were so sick, _ _ [E] you were skin and bones.
[Abm] So you fed yourself _ excuses _ _ just to [Bb] keep it going.
[Abm] _ _ _ Nodding on and _ _ on, [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [B] raining on and _ on.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ .
_ _ _ So he bounced up into [Ab] the end of the _ earth.
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [E] Like a cloud sinking into the ground.
He [Ebm] bounced up into [Dbm] the end of the _ .
_ [B] earth.
[C] _ _ _ _ .
All of his work [E] was _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
wasted.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ .
Wasn't technically [E] perfect, _ _ could it have been [Abm] any better?
_ _ _ .
[Ebm] Falling faster and faster, _ _ here you [B] still feel clever.
_ _ [Abm].
Couldn't stop the [E] momentum, _ _ couldn't stop you [Dbm] from crashing.
_ _ .
Wish that I had seen it [B] coming.
_ _ _ .
_ _ [Gb] And you were so sick, _ [E] _ you were skin and bones.
So [Abm] you fed yourself _ _ excuses [Ebm] just _ to keep it _ going.
_ [Gb] _ Nodding on and _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ on, _ _ .
_ _ _ [Db] raining on and on.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [E] So keep on slipping to the end of the earth.
_ Knew _ you'd _ remember [Abm] _ _ what was said.
You [B] could _ _ _ lose the sleep of [G] those _ _ _ _ nauseous _ _ days.
_ [E] All _ _ we _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] really [Abm] want _ _ _ _ _ is you to [B] come on.
_ _ _ .
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ .
Return _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] to the land of you from now.
_ _ _ .
_ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [A].
Return [Dbm] to _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ .
the earth.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ So keep [B] on slipping to [C] the end of the _ earth.
[B] _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [E] Like a cloud sinking into the ground.
[B] She bounced up into [Dbm] the _ end of the earth.
[Gb] _ _ [C] And all _ of his [Gbm] work was [E] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ wasted.
_ .

Facts about this song

This song finds its place within the Retrospective: Live From Atlanta album.

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