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Return To Fantasy



  1. Return To Fantasy
  2. Shady Lady
  3. Devil's Daughter
  4. Beautiful Dream
  5. Prima Donna
  6. Your Turn To Remember
  7. Showdown
  8. Why Did You Go
  9. A Year Or A Day
  10. Shout It Out (bonus track on the remastered release, B-side to "Prima Donna", also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")
  11. The Time Will Come (bonus track on the remastered release, B-side to "Return To Fantasy", also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")
  12. Beautiful Dream (bonus track on the remastered release - longer alternate version, possibly with Gary Thain on bass)
  13. Return To Fantasy (bonus track on the remastered release - single version, also on "Rarities From The Bronze Age")


  1. Return To Fantasy (Hensley/Byron)

    |Cm---|-----|G/B---|-----||Bb---|----|Gb---|----||Cm---|----|G/B---|----|
    |Bb---|----|Gb---|----||Cm----|----|G/B---|----||Bb---|----|Gb---|----|
    |Cm---|G---|Cm---|Gm---||Cm---|Ab---|F----|Ab---|

    [Fm]Searching every day looking every way trying to make a con[Db]nection
    To find a piece of the [Fm]action
    [Fm]Like a hungry poet who doesn't know he is close to perfec[Db]tion
    Choice is the [Fm]question
    [Bb]Moon light night after [Bbm]moon light night... [Bb]side by side
    They will [C]see us ride
    But if they [Cm]cared to look then they would [G/B]see it's [G+]our return to [Cm]fantasy
    [Gsus4]Fantasy...[G]...[Bb]fantasy..[Gb]...[Cm]fantasy
    [Gsus4]Fantasy...[G]...[Bb]fantasy... [Gb]

    [Fm]Can you understand that in every man there's a need to un[Db]wind
    That's never been de[Fm]fined
    [Fm]Somewhere deep within there's another being you are somehow abu[Db]sing
    By the person you're [Fm]using
    [Bb]Moon light night after [Bbm]moon light night... [Bb]side by side
    They will [C]see us ride
    But if they [Cm]cared to look then they would [G/B]see
    It's just [G+]our return to [Cm]fantasy
    [Gsus4]Fant[G]asy...[Bb]...fantasy..[Gb]...[Cm]fantasy
    [Cm]Fantasy...[Gsus4]...fant[G]asy... [Bb].. fantasy [Gb]

    |Cm---|G----|Cm---|G----||Cm---|Ab---|F----|Ab---|

    [Cm]Travelling faster than ligh[G]tening... [Cm]closer than ever be[G]fore
    [Cm]We can go on for you and [Ab]take you nearer to the [F]legend of mystery
    From [Ab]the beginning of [Eb]time
    [Gm]Dream[D]ing [Eb]time... [Gm]dream[D]ing... [G]we can re[Em]turn
    To the [Ab]land of the [G]good and [F]kind [Em]
    [Eb]Time... [Gm]Dream[D]ing [Eb]time.... [Gm]dream[D]ing
    [G]Why don't you [Em]come to our [A]party and [G]open your [F]minds [Em]

    |Cm---|G----|Cm---|G----||Cm---|Ab---|F----|Ab---|

    [Fm]In another place there's a newer face like an unfinished [Db]painting
    Your creator is [Fm]waiting
    [Fm]The brush and pen describe what it is inside that will set your mind thin[Db]king
    While the others are [Fm]sinking
    [Bb]Moon light night after [Bbm]moon light night... [Bb]side by side
    They will [C]see us ride
    But if they [Cm]cared to look then they would [G/B]see
    It's just [G+]our return to [Cm]fantasy
    [Gsus4]Fant[G]asy...[Bb]...fantasy..[Gb]...[Cm]fantasy
    [Cm]Fantasy...[Gsus4]...fant[G]asy... [Bb].. fantasy [Gb]

    |Cm---|----|G/B---|----||Bb---|----|Gb---|----| (repeat 3x then fade)


  2. Shady Lady (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake)

    |n.c.---|----|----|----||A----|B/A----|C/A----|D/A----|
    |A----|B/A----|C/A----|D/A----| (repeat this line 4x)
    |A----|B/A----|C/A----|DADC|

    [A]Out from St.Louis I wasn't choosy
    I just wanted to get [D]back on the [C]road
    [A]I hitched in cars and worked in bars
    Lookin' for a place to [D]lay down my [C]load
    [A]I met a lady..a Shady Lady and someone told her I was [D]all on my [C]own
    [A]She poured a beer and said "When I'm finished here hang around
    'Cause I'm [D]taking you [C]home

    [G]Don't worry I'll [Bb]treat you all [F]right
    [G]don't worry you can [Bb]stay all [F]night"
    [G]I thought it was any [Bb]easy [F]ride but
    [C]I didn't know where I [E]was till I got in[A]side

    [A]She said OK sonny give me your money
    And don't start any [D]foolin' a[C]round
    [A]I said What?.. I said What don't you think
    You're turning [D]me upside [C]down
    [A]She I don't care I've been everywhere
    And I've not been [D]looking for [C]you
    [A]But I'll take you in and give you a spin
    You'll know some tricks by the [D]time we get [C]through

    [G]Shady Lady you want it [Bb]all your own [F]way
    [G]Shady Lady you won't let [Bb]go of your [F]prey
    [G]Shady Lady eat me [Bb]up and spit [F]me out
    But [C]let's get started now I [E]know what you're talking [D]about [C] [B]

    |A--B|C--CB|G--A|D--CB|(repeat 5x)
    |D--E|F--G|Ab--A|C--DE|

    [A]Now in the morning as the day was dawning
    Shady asked me if I'd [D]stay there a[C]while
    [A]I said Stay?... baby no way.. but I couldn't keep my[D]self from a [C]smile
    [A]I said Now no bye byes go in and dry your eyes
    That ain't fittin' for a [D]lady like [C]you
    [A]Why not be smart and give your life another start
    But take care now what[D]ever you [C]do

    [G]Shady Lady I'm [Bb]on my [F]way
    [G]Shady Lady we'll meet a[Bb]gain one [F]day
    [G]And don't worry 'cause [Bb]when we [F]do
    I'm [C]gonna make sure that [E]there ain't very much left of you

    |A----|B/A----|C/A----|D/A----| (repeat and fade w/vocal adlib)


  3. Devil's Daughter (Hensley/Byron/Box/Kerslake)

    |E---|----|----|----|(repeat 3x)

    [E]I don't believe in your [G]kind of affec[A]tion
    Your [E]taking me in the [G]wrong direc[A]tion
    [E]Don't give me none of that [G]holy wat[A]er
    [E]Com'in on like you're the [G]Devil's Daugh[A]ter

    Just [E]take me to your cha[D]pel... [A]show me to your [G]lea[E]der
    [E]Take me to your cha[D]pel... I [A]wanna meet your [G]lea[D]der

    |D---|----|----|----||----|----|----|----|
    |E---|----|----|----||----|----|----|----|

    [E]How do you find the [G]time to exist[A]
    I've [E]got to keep my strength of [G]mind to resist[A]
    [E]Don't give me none of that [G]holy wat[A]er
    [E]Com'in on like you're the [G]Devil's Daugh[A]ter

    Just [E]take me to your cha[D]pel... [A]show me to your [G]lea[E]der
    [E]Take me to your cha[D]pel... I [A]wanna meet your [G]lea[D]der

    |E---|----|----|----|(repeat 17x w/effects) |D---|----|----|----||GD---|----|----|----||E---|----|----|----|

    [E]Where do you come from and [G]where do you go[A]
    [E]Can I touch without [G]havin' to know[A]
    [E]Don't give me none of that [G]holy wat[A]er
    [E]Com'in on like you're the [G]Devil's Daugh[A]ter

    Just [E]take me to your cha[D]pel... [A]show me to your [G]lea[E]der
    [E]Take me to your cha[D]pel... I [A]wanna meet your [G]lea[D]der

    |E---|----|----|----|(fade out w/effects/crashes)


  4. Beautiful Dream (Hensley/Box/Byron/Kerslake)

    |n.c.--|----|----|----||n.c.--|----|----|----|
    |A---|----|----|----||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF|

    [Em]Sail down the stre[D]am.... [C#m]such a beautiful..[C]dream[D]
    [Em]Never stopping never [D]touching anything
    [C#m]till dawn awakes you with a [C]breath of the [D]spring

    |Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF|

    [Em]Far from the cro[D]wds..[C#m]way above the..[C]clouds[D]
    [Em]We can take you to the [D]edge of the day
    [C#m]And show you living in a [C]new kind of [D]way

    |Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF|

    [D]We'll take you floating to..[B].. a sea of morning dew
    [D]Where everyone's the same..[B].. and no one knows your name
    [D#m]And there you'll see that you can [A]live your life... to the ex[C#m]treme
    Such a beautiful [G]dream____[F]

    |Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF|
    |Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF||Em---|---GA|Em---|---GF|

    [D]We'll take you floating to..[B].. a sea of morning dew
    [D]Where everyone's the same..[B].. and no one knows your name
    [D#m]And there you'll see that you can [A]live your life... to the ex[C#m]treme
    Such a beautiful [G]dream____

    [D#] [C#m]...Such a beautiful [G]dream______(repeat 3x then fade)


  5. Prima Donna (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake)

    |G---|----|F---|Bb---||G---|----|F---|Bb---|

    I'll [G]go down fightin' but rather be delightin'
    All the [C]people that come to [G]see
    The [G]devil's from Chicago now where the hell do they go
    When we [C]get in our limou[G]sine

    'Cause [F]we just want to [C]be... where__ it's all going [G]on
    But [F]tell me what do you [C]do when it's over
    And everyone who [D]loved you is gone?
    They're [G]gone... I said they're [F]gone [Bb]

    |G---|----|F---|Bb---|

    You're [G]our kind of people you're the church and we're the steeple
    But we're [C]all inside the [G]hall
    If [G]we've got what you need then we'll give you the speed
    To [C]get up and have a [G]ball

    'Cause [F]we just want to [C]be... where__ it's all going [G]on
    But [F]tell me what do you [C]do when it's over
    And everyone who [D]loved you is gone?
    You're [F]just another prima [C]donna of a rock'n [G]roll
    So [F]please let me kn[C]ow when you want me to [D]go

    |G---|----|F---|Bb---||G---|----|F---|Bb---|

    You're [G]our kind of people you're the church and we're the steeple
    But we're [C]all inside the [G]hall
    If [G]we've got what you need then we'll give you the speed
    To [C]get up and have a [G]ball

    'Cause [F]we just want to [C]be... where__ it's all going [G]on
    But [F]tell me what do you [C]do when it's over
    And everyone who [D]loved you is gone?
    You're [F]just another prima [C]donna of a rock'n [G]roll
    So [F]please let me kn[C]ow when you want me to [D]go(repeat last two lines 3x)

    |G---|----|F---|Bb---||G---|----|F---|Bb---|(fade out)


  6. Your Turn To Remember (Hensley)

    |----||F#m---|D----|F#m---|D--E--||A---|Bm---|D---|E----|

    I was [A]always the [E]one who did the [D]thinkin'
    It was [A]me I'm sorry [E]I made the [D]plans
    There was [A]never a thought we might [E]do something be[D]tween us
    And it's so [F#m]clear I think I'm beginning to under[D]stand
    [F#m]I was the one who had to lay it out and [D]pay it out
    I would [F#m]work all night even though I wanted to [D]play out..and [E]stay out

    Now it's [A]your turn.. to re[Bm]member
    And it's [D]your turn.. to [E]try to under[A]stand____ [Bm]

    When the [A]time came..[E]. for stayin' to[D]gether
    You re[A]fused to even [E]talk about for[D]ever
    It was [A]easy... [E]tellin' me you [D]love me
    And I was a [F#m]little late in find-in' out the [D]truth

    The [F#m]rule of love was there you had to [D]bend it
    Now the [F#m]damage is done it's impossible to [D]mend it... I can't [E]mend it

    Now it's [A]your turn... to re[Bm]member
    It's [D]your turn..to [E]feel a little [A]pain__[A7]

    I [D]feel a little better...[D]talkin' about her
    Yet her mem[A]ory's not good for [F#m]me
    The [D]skies are not so grey now..I've [Dm]found a new tune to play now
    It's a [Bm]better song... it'll be [E]followin' on

    When the [A]time came..[E]. for stayin' to[D]gether
    You re[A]fused to even [E]talk about for[D]ever
    It was [A]easy... [E]tellin' me you [D]love me
    And I was a [F#m]little late in find-in' out the [D]truth

    The [F#m]rule of love was there you had to [D]bend it
    Now the [F#m]damage is done it's impossible to [D]mend it... I can't [E]mend it

    Now it's [A]your turn... to re[Bm]member
    It's [D]your turn..to [E]feel a little [A]pain__[A7]

    It's [B]your turn__[G#m]... to re[C#m]member___
    [E]Your turn to [F#]feel a little [B]pain (repeat last two lines 3x then fade out)


  7. Showdown (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake)

    |C---|----|----|----| (repeat 3x)
    |C--F--|Bb---|C--F--|Bb---||C--F--|Bb---|C--F--|Bb---|

    It's gonna [C]happen.. be[F]fore too long[C]..[F]
    [Bb]It's gettin' [C]hard to tell who's [F]right and who's wrong[C] [F]
    [Bb]I can [D]see it comin' so I [G]gotta be strong
    [C]There's gonna be a [F]showdown... there's [C]gonna be changes in [Bb]this town
    [C]We're gonna see a [F]Showdown.. [Cm7] [Bb]

    |C--F--|Bb---|C--F--|Bb---||C--F--|Bb---|C--F--|Bb---|

    A [C]time's gonna come in the [F]future when[C]..[F]
    [Bb] A [C]whole lotta people [F]gonna think again[C] [F]
    [Bb]We're gonna [D]keep right on till you [G]break and then
    [C]There's gonna be a [F]showdown... there's [C]gonna be changes in [Bb]this town
    [C]We're gonna see a [F]Showdown.. [Cm7] [Bb]

    [D]Do you want to be [G]out of touch... [D]only you can de[Bb]cide
    For [D]something different you're [G]out of luck 'cause [Bb]on
    We will [G]ride___ [Bb]On____ we're gonna [G]ride__ Ride on!

    |C---|----|----|----| (repeat 11x)
    |G---|----|----|----| (repeat 4x)

    The [C]music explodes like a [F]gun in your hand[C] [F]
    [Bb]We're gonna [C]give you more than your [F]head can stand[C] [F]
    [Bb]Then we'll [D]sit down and talk [G]man to man
    [C]There's gonna be a [F]showdown... there's [C]gonna be changes in [Bb]this town
    [C]We're gonna see a [F]Showdown.. [Cm7] [Bb]

    [C] [F]Show-down..[C]......[F]Show-down
    [C] [F]Show-down..[C]......[F]Show-down


  8. Why Did You Go (Box/Byron/Hensley/Kerslake)

    (chords not played in first verse)
    I [G]woke up today with my [C]head in daze...'cause my [F]love__[C]had__[G]gone
    With [G]nothing to do just to dream [C]about you and how [F]we__[C]went__[G]wrong

    But [Em]oh___ why did you [C]go?
    I loved you [Am]so_____ didn't you [D]know? [D+]

    |C---|----|D---|----||C---|----|D---|----|

    I [G]walked into town with my [C]head hangin' down tryin' to [F]hide__[C]my__[G]pain
    The [G]people I meet as I float[C] down the street tell me [F]try__[C]try__a[G]gain

    But [Em]oh___ why did you [C]go?
    I loved you [Am]so_____ didn't you [D]know? [D+]

    |C---|----|D---|----||C---|----|D---|----|

    [Am] When I remember how good it was[Em]__ it makes me cry
    [Am] 'Cause my life's been turned upside [Em]down
    [E] All I want is someone but[Am].. how do you say.. please will you [Dm]stay
    Please will you [E]stay?

    [G]I settle down to a [C]life of a clown to re[F]main__[C]a__[G]live
    [G]Work till I bleed and if [C]I can succeed maybe [F]I'll__[C]sur[G]vive

    But [Em]oh___ why did you [C]go?
    I loved you [Am]so_____ didn't you [D]know? [D+]

    But [Em]oh___ why did you [C]go?
    I loved you [Am]so_____ didn't you [D]know? [D+]

    |Em---|----|----|----|C----|----|----|----|
    |Em---|----|----|----|C----|----|D+--|----|(repeat last four measures 2x)


  9. A Year Or A Day (Hensley)

    |Dm---|----|C----|----||Bb----|----|Dm----|

    Dm]Seen from a height of a [Bb]thousand miles
    The [Am]earth looks the same as it did[Dm]
    [Dm]How is it we can fly [Bb]faster than day
    But we [Am]can't find the things we [Dm]need

    [G]Young man said the [F]old man let the [C]youth in your heart be at [Dm]rest
    We may [G]all be dead in a year[F] or a day when the [C]devil is put to the [Dm]test
    [C]Test____ [Bb]test___ [Dm]Test!

    |Dm---|----|C----|----||Bb----|----|Dm----|

    The [Dm]day of creation was our [Bb]finest hour
    It's [Am]something we ought to de[Dm]fend
    But it's [Dm]been so abused since the [Bb]first day of light
    That no [Am]glory can come in the [Dm]end

    [G]Young man said the [F]old man There is [C]victory in staying a[Dm]live
    And if you [G]care so little for the [F]world we're in
    Why and [C]what do you want to sur[Dm]vive
    [Am7]Can't we try__to let the [Gm7]past go by__
    With it's [Fmaj7]lessons firmly settled in our [Em7]minds
    To our [Dm]children one by one.. and be[G]fore the darkness comes
    Let us [C]leave a world full of [Fmaj7]light of a different [Dm]kind

    [Am]In truth they should meet and with [Dm]love their hearts should beat
    And with [G]patience solve the [E]problems of our time__[Am]
    It [Am]wouldn't be so hard to do... it's only [Dm]up to me and you
    Let us [G]not bequeath a [E]life that is a [Am]crime___

    [Dm]Seen from a height of a [Bb]thousand miles
    The [Am]earth looks the same as it did[Dm]
    [Dm]How is it we can fly [Bb]faster than day
    Bbut we [Am]can't find the things we [Dm]need

    [G]Young man cried the [F]old man let the [C]youth in your heart be at [Dm]rest
    We may [G]all be dead in a year[F] or a day
    When the [C]devil is put to the [Dm]test__whoa

    [G]Young man cried the [F]old man let the [C]youth in your heart be at [Dm]rest
    We may [G]all be dead in a year[F] or a day
    When the [C]devil is put to the [Dm]test__whoa

    [G]Young man___[F]___[C] [Dm].... [G]Young man___[F]___[C] [Dm]
    (repeat last verse and fade)

Arvid Arngrimson (chords & lyrics), Jay Pearson (tracks)

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