Return To Oz
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Intro: C#m
C#m
Once there was a man
E B G#
who had a little too much time on his hands
A
he never stopped to think that he was getting older.
C#m
When his night came to an end
C G
He tried to grasp for his last friend and pretend
B A
That he could wish himself health on a four leaf clover
C
He said is this the return to Oz?
F G# C
The grass is dead, the gold is brown and the sky has claws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
F G# C
What once was Emerald City is now a crystal town
C#m
Its three o' clock in the morning
E B G#
You get a phone call from the queen with a hundred heads
A
She says that they're all dead
C#m
She tried the last one on
It couldn't speak, fell off
C
And now she just wanders the halls
G B A
Thinking nothing, thinking nothing at all
C
He said is this the return to Oz?
F G# C
The grass is dead, the gold is brown and the sky has claws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
F G# C
What once was Emerald City is now a crystal town
(solo) C B Bb G
C B Bb G# G C
C#m
The wheelies are cutting pavement
E B
and the Skeksis at the rave meant
G#
to hide deep inside
A
their sunken faces
C#m
and their wild, rolling eyes
C
But their callous wordsreveal
G
That they can no longer feel
B
Love or sex appeal
A
The patchwork girl has come to cinch the deal
C F
To return to Oz we've fled the world
G# C
With smiles and clenching jaws
Please help me friend from coming down
F G# C
I've lost my place now and it cant be found
Is this the return to Oz?
F G# C
The grass is dead, the gold is brown and the sky has claws
There's a wind up man walking round and round
F G# C
What once was Emerald City is now a crystal town
C#m C G B A - (4x)
How to play Return To Oz
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C#m. 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.