Surrender Chords by Cheap Trick

Tempo:
134.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

B

G

F

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cheap Trick, "Surrender" chords
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[A#]
[B] Mother told [F#] me, yes she told [E] me, I'd meet girls like [B] you
She also told [F#] me, stay away, [E] you'll never know what [B] you'll catch
[E] Just the other [F#] day I heard of [B] a soldier's falling off
[E] Some Indonesian [F#] junk that's going [B] rare
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just say my little [E] way
[B] Surrender, [G#m] surrender, [F#] but don't give yourself [E]
away
Hey,
[A]
[B]
[A]
[B]
father says your [F#] mother's right, [E] she's pretty up [B] on things
Before we married, [F#] mommy served in [E] the WACs in the [B] Philippines
[E] Now I have heard the [F#] WACs recruited [B] old maids for the war
But [E] mommy isn't [F#] one of those, [B] I've known her all these years
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just say my little [E] way
[B] Surrender, [G#m] surrender, [F#] but don't give yourself [E] away
Hey, hey, [A] whatever
[B]
[A]
[B]
[C] happened to [G] all the seasoned [F] losers of the [C] year?
Every time I [G] got to thinking, [F] well they [C] disappeared
[F] Then I woke [G] up, mom and dad [C] are rolling on the couch
[F] Rolling down [G] Bird's Block and rolling [C] down my kids' record bound
Mommy's alright, [Am] daddy's alright, [G] they just say my little [F] way
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, [G] but don't give yourself [F]
away
Hey, hey, I'm [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] at alright, [Am] surrender, [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
[C] Surrender
[Am] [G]
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
F
134211111
F#
134211112
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of Cheap Trick - Surrender chords, with this master sequence: C, F, C, Am, G, C and G. Start with a comfortable 67 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 134. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: B Minor.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] Mother told [F#] me, yes she told [E] me, I'd meet girls like [B] you
_ She also told [F#] me, stay away, [E] you'll never know what [B] you'll catch
_ _ [E] Just the other [F#] day I heard of [B] a soldier's falling off
_ [E] Some _ Indonesian [F#] junk that's going [B] rare _ _ _ _
_ _ Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just say my little [E] way
_ _ [B] Surrender, _ _ [G#m] surrender, _ [F#] but don't give yourself [E] _
away
_ _ _ Hey, _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ father says your [F#] _ mother's right, [E] she's pretty up [B] on things
_ Before we married, [F#] mommy served in [E] the WACs in the [B] Philippines
_ _ [E] Now I have heard the [F#] WACs recruited [B] old maids for the war
But [E] mommy isn't [F#] one of those, [B] I've known her all these _ _ years
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just say my little [E] way
_ _ [B] Surrender, _ _ [G#m] surrender, _ [F#] but don't give yourself [E] _ away
_ Hey, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
hey, [A] _ whatever _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ happened to [G] all the seasoned [F] losers of the [C] year?
_ _ Every time I [G] got to thinking, [F] well they _ _ [C] disappeared
_ [F] Then I woke [G] up, mom and dad [C] are rolling on the _ _ couch
[F] Rolling down [G] Bird's Block and rolling [C] down my kids' record _ bound
_ Mommy's alright, [Am] daddy's alright, [G] they just say my little [F] way
_ _ [C] Surrender, _ _ [Am] surrender, _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] _
away
Hey, hey, _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] at alright, [Am] surrender, _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ _ [C] Surrender, _ [Am] surrender, _ _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ [C] Surrender, _ [Am] surrender, _ _ but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ [C] Surrender, _ _ [Am] surrender, _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ [C] Surrender, _ _ [Am] surrender, _ but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ [C] Surrender, _ _ [Am] surrender, _ but [G] don't give yourself [F] away
_ _ [C] Surrender
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by Rick Nielsen.

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