Squeeze's songs are so catchy and immediate yet they often feature unusual structures. This is a case in point. Wonderful - from the magnificent Sweets From A Stranger album Standard tuning Intro ===== I've re-turned

^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E ^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E ^Esus2 ^E

Verse 1 =======

^B Last night I played the ^Abmdrunken fiddle ^Gb Dis-abled love with a ^Eword of dribble ^B On and on about some ^Abm jumbled subject ^Gb I said your friends were a ^Ebunch of Muppets ^G I said your sister should have ^Emgrown a moustache B B/Bb A Abm Sa-aid you didn't need to take off your mask ^G Down the staircase I ^Emmade my stagger B B/Bb A Abm I left you crying but it didn't matter

Verse 2 =======

^B So I sat inside my ^Abmcar in wonder ^Gb A headache in my head ^Elike the thunder ^B I chewed my nails like a ^Abmguilty victim ^Gb I couldn't see or feel the ^Enight or nothing ^G I wanted to explain but ^Emall so desperate B B/Bb A Abm Lo-ove was like it was some in-vestment ^G Then I don't remember ^Emwho said what when B B/Bb A Abm On a scrap of paper I placed my pen

Refrain ======= staccato Abm x 6, Gb

^Gb When I woke up in the morning ^F ^Gb Beside you in the bed^G ^Gb My mouth was full of nothing ^F ^Gb My arm around your ^Gbhea^Gd ^Ab ^B ^C ^Db D /Db /B A And I don't know how I got there I ^Edidn't want to ^Gbcheck ^A D /Db /B A Now back between each other We're ^Esalvaging our ^Gbwreck Now I've returned

Verse 3 =======

^B You've thrown my jigsaw all ^Abmover the floor ^Gb We're at the deepest ^Edeep ^B I thought our love had ^Abmdied forever ^Gb But it just went to ^Esus2sleep ^E

Out ===

^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E ^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E ^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E ^B I've re-^Abmturned ^Gb ^Esus2 ^E

Esus2 E G B ----------------------------------------- I hope I've done it justice! Kevin O'Brien Watford England October 2012 watfordkev@gmail.com

Squeeze - Ive returned