Originally in Eb, I play in D
| D | Bm |
| Return to | sender |
| Em | A7 |
| Return to | sender |
| D | Bm |
| I gave a letter to the | postman |
| Em | A7 |
| He put it in his | sack |
| D | Bm |
| Bright and early next | morning |
Hard stop no “back”
| Em | A7 | D | |
| He | brought my | letter | back (she wrote upon it) |
| G | A7 | G | A7 |
| Return to | sender, | address un | known |
| G | A7 | D | D7 |
| No such | number, | no such | zone |
| G | A7 | G | A7 |
| We had a | quarrel, | a lover’s | spat |
| E7 | A7 |
| I write I’m sorry but my letter keeps coming | back |
| D | Bm |
| So when I dropped it in the | mailbox |
| Em | A7 |
| And sent it special | D |
| D | Bm |
| Bright and early next | morning |
| Em | A7 | D | |
| It | came right | back to | me (she wrote upon it) |
| G | A7 | G | A7 |
| Return to | sender, | address un | known |
| G | A7 | D | D7 |
| No such | person, | no such | zone |
Bridge
Vox on the 5 of the chord
| G |
| This time I’m gonna take it myself |
| D | |
| And | put it right in her hand |
Vox in the same place, now the b7 of the chord
| E7 | |
| And | if it comes back the very next day |
| A7 |
| Then I’ll understand (the writing on it) |
| G | A7 | G | A7 |
| Return to | sender, | address un | known |
| G | A7 | D | D7 |
| No such | number, | no such | zone |
| G | A7 | |
| Aaah, | return to | sender |
| G | A7 |
| Return to | sender |
| G | A7 |
| Return to | sender |
| D9 |