King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Eternal Return (Guitar)

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[Intro] A B F#m B F#m B F#m [Verse 1]
B                     F#m
This old dog’s coming home to you

B
Always return

         F#m
I'm on a round-trip perpetual

B
Always revolving

     F#m
It's habitual

C#m             E             E7
Eternal return, eternal return
[Verse 2]
A
(It was, it was) It was a heavy dawn this morn' (This morn’)
The raining sky even mourned
                                   D
Your eyes - usually full of life - hiding tears not yet cried

G          A                          G     D
That smile from my child as I waved a brave goodbye

A             A7                D
Drippin' wet, I dream of future memories

       A7
A life unfolds in front of me
[Verse 3]
D                     F     D             C     G
I worry which reality (Reality) she would see

D                             D7        C
Did I do it for her, or did I do it for me?

D                   Bb      D    Bm                 C
As I compose myself emotionally, I have a vision of where she will be

D
Pulling petals off a daisy

                                 G
Just don’t forget I return eternally
[Chorus]
B
Eternal (Eternal)

F#m              B
(Return) Return (Return)

        F#m                  B
Always (Always) (Ah, ahh-ah, always)

B
On wing (On wing)

F#m
Flying (Flying) (Woo!)

C#m
Eternal return (Ah-ha, ah-ha)

          E
Eternal return
(Woo!) [Verse 4]
A                                        G
Although I’m in love with the long road (Long road)

A                                         D
Running from my limping shadow back home (Back home)

A7
Sharp green leaves of laurel turn to gold in the Oregon fall
Crimson rust, rising tide
                            D
Sparkles in the Californian sun

A7                                         D          A7           D                        A7          D7
But I must admit I miss the sweet smell of gum leaves and the unpredictable, ever-changing, ever-seasonally
[Verse 5]
D                  G         C                    D
We had our life on lock, oh, yes, we did (yes, we did)

D                                D7                        G            D
There’s more to it now than just leaving ‘cause there’s so much more to miss

D                   Bm         D7
But now that you’re here, it’s harder and less clear

D7                   G       D7
But I guess distance needs a yardstick for real love to hit
[Verse 6]
D                                  D7
Which way is the right way down the yellow brick road of life? (Life)

D7                                                                      G
I’m tossing and turning between my time with a scarecrow and my tin man wife (wife)

D                                    D7
There’s a monkey on my back and he’s telling me this ain’t a bushwhack (whack)

D7                                                                                    B
Everywhere looks the same when you’re looking through a magnifying glass in a small man’s world
[Verse 7]
B                   F#m                         G#m7
But as your face is changing, I have to turn my back

G#m7         E                            B
Please don’t judge me for the sacrifice I make

B                F#m                  G#m
Fuck, I miss the smell hidden in your clothing

G#m                   E                             B
I tell myself: "Don't worry, because I’ll be coming back"
[Outro]
B   F#m   C#m    E
Do, do, do...

B                     F#m
This old dog’s coming home to you

C#m        E        C#m
Do, do, do... (Bow, bow, bow...)

B                       F#m
Always return, I'm on a round-trip perpetual

C#m    E       G#7  A7
Do, do, do... (Bow, bow, bow...)