Never Returned
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Intro: A
verse 1
A
He dropped outta school when he was 16
E
He said: "Mum and Dad I'm gonna be a Royal Marine"
B
So he went down to the AFCO
D
and signed his name to the Queen's payroll
A
Basic training went by in the breeze
E
Didn't break a sweat, he passed it with ease
B
A lot dropped out but not our boy
D
The next thing he knows, he is on foreign soil
A
Shoved to the front with a gun in his hand
E
The boy that went out came back a different man
B
His eyes once bright, now seem dull
D A
What he saw, he never told
A
For six month at a time he's on the front line
E
then back home again to see his family and friends
B
But time moves quick and he's off again
D
that's the last time we’ll - see - him
[Refrão]
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
verse 2
A
He dropped outta school when he was 16
E
He said: "Mum and Dad I'm gonna be a Royal Marine"
B
So he went down to the AFCO
D
and signed his name to the Queen's payroll
A
Was it worth all the broken hearts?
E
Fighting wars that ain't even ours?
B
Believe me or not but he did come back
D
in the wooden box drapped in Union Jack...
[Refrão]
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
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Solo
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------6-7-6----------|
D|--7--11-9-7-9---11-9-7-9------9-7------| x2
A|----------------------------------7-9--|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--14--18-16-14-16--18-16-14-16-18--18-16-18-14-------14-16-18-16-14--| x2
D|-----------------------------------------------14-16-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
D B
Don't know what he saw
A G# F#
He never said a word
D E A
Coz the boy that went away never re-turned
How to play Never Returned
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.