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Return To Sender

(Otis Blackwell / Winfield Scott)


Copyright R & H Music Corp.


Soundtrack recording for Paramount - Girls! Girls! Girls! - March 23, 26-28, 1962 - Radio Recorders - Hollywood

 March 27 - 1-5:50 pm

Studio matrix: F0-02 - RCA matrix: N2PB 3279-02
October 1962 Single B side RCA 47-8100 Return To Sender / Where Do You Come From
November 1962 LP RCA LSP 2621 Girls! Girls! Girls!
Re-mixed version:
September 24, 2002 CD RCA BMG 07863 68079-2 Elvis 30 N° 1 Hits





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Return to sender, return to sender


I gave a letter to the postman
He put it in his sack
Bright an' early next morning
He brought my letter back


She wrote upon it
Return to sender
Address unknown
No such number
No such zone


We had a quarrel, a lovers spat
I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back
So then I dropped it in the mail box and sent it Special D
Bright an' early next morning it come right back to me


She wrote upon it
Return to sender
Address unknown
No such person
No such zone


This time I'm gonnna take it myself
And put it right in her hand
And if it comes back the very next day
Then I'll understand


The writing on it
Return to sender
Address unknown
No such number
No such zone


Return to sender, return to sender, return to sender, return to sender 



Standard tuning.
    Eb        Cm      Fm        Bb
    Return to sender, return to sender
    Eb                     Cm
    I gave a letter to the postman,
    Fm            Bb
    he put it his sack.
    Eb                    Cm
    Bright and early next morning,
       Fm         Bb     Eb
    he brought my letter back.
    [NC]
    She wrote upon it
    Ab        Bb      Ab        Bb
    Return to sender, address unknown.
    Ab      Bb     Eb
    No such number, no such zone.
    Ab       Bb       Ab        Bb
    We had a quarrel, a lover's spat
    F7                                           Bb
    I write I'm sorry but my letter keeps coming back.

    So then I dropped it in the mailbox
    And sent it special D.
    Bright and early next morning
    it came right back to me.
    She wrote upon it
    Return to sender, address unknown.
    No such number, no such zone.
    Ab
    This time I'm gonna take it myself
    Ab                      Eb
    and put it right in her hand.
        F7
    And if it comes back the very next day
    Bb                   [NC]
    then I'll understand the writing on it
    Return to sender, address unknown.
    No such person, no such zone.