Surrender Chords by Cheap Trick

Tempo:
134.1 bpm
Chords used:

C

B

G

F

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cheap Trick-Surrender Lyrics chords
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[G#]
[A#]
[G#]
[A#]
[B] Mother told [F#] me, yes she told [E] me, I'd meet girls [B] like 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 [A] of a [B] soldier's falling off
[E] Some [F#] Indonesian junk that's going [B] round.
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just seem a [E] little weird.
[B] Surrender, [G#m] surrender, but [F#] don't give [E] yourself away.
Mother
[A]
[B]
[A]
[B]
said, [F#] yeah, mother's right, [E] she's really up [B] on things.
Before we [F#] married, mommy served in [E] the WACs in the [B] Philippines.
[E] Now I have heard [F#] the WACs [A] recruited [B] old maids for the war.
[E] But mommy [F#] isn't one of those, [B] I've known her all these years.
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just seem a little [E] weird.
[B] Surrender,
[G#m] surrender, [F#] but don't give yourself [E] away.
[A] Whatever
[B]
[A]
[B]
[C] happened to [G] all the [F] seasoned losers of the [C] year?
Every time I [G] got to thinking, [F] well they [C] disappear.
[F] Then I woke [G] up, mom and dad are [C] rolling on the couch.
[F] Rolling numbers, [G] black and gold, and [C] got my kids' records out.
Mommy's alright, [Am] daddy's alright, [G] they just seem a little [F] weird.
[C] Surrender, [Am] surrender, [G] but don't give yourself [F]
away.
Mother's [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
[G] [C] alright, [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, [G] but don't give yourself [F] away.
[C] Surrender,
[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, [G] but don't give yourself [F] away.
[C] [Am] [G]
Key:  
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
F
134211111
F#
134211112
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
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To learn Cheap Trick - Surrender chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: F, C, Am, G, C, G, E, B and F#. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 67 BPM before aiming for the song's 134 BPM. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of C Major.

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[G#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ Mother told [F#] me, yes she told [E] me, I'd meet girls [B] like 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 [A] of a [B] soldier's falling off
[E] Some _ _ [F#] Indonesian junk that's going [B] _ round. _ _ _ _
_ _ Mommy's alright, _ [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just seem a [E] little _ weird.
[B] Surrender, _ _ [G#m] surrender, _ but [F#] don't give [E] yourself away. _
_ _ _ _ _ Mother _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
said, [F#] yeah, mother's right, [E] she's really up [B] on things.
_ Before we [F#] married, mommy served in [E] the WACs in the [B] Philippines.
_ _ [E] Now I have heard [F#] the WACs [A] recruited [B] old maids for the war.
_ [E] But mommy _ [F#] isn't one of those, [B] I've known her all these _ years.
Mommy's alright, [G#m] daddy's alright, [F#] they just seem a little [E] _ weird.
_ [B] Surrender, _
_ [G#m] surrender, _ [F#] but don't give yourself [E] _ _ away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Whatever _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ happened to [G] all the [F] seasoned losers of the [C] year? _
_ Every time I [G] got to thinking, [F] well they _ [C] disappear. _ _
[F] Then I woke [G] up, mom and dad are [C] rolling on the _ _ couch.
[F] Rolling numbers, [G] black and gold, and [C] got my kids' records _ out.
_ Mommy's alright, [Am] daddy's alright, [G] they just seem a little [F] _ weird.
_ [C] Surrender, _ [Am] surrender, _ _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] _ _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _
Mother's _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ alright, _ [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, _ [G] but don't give yourself _ [F] away.
_ _ [C] Surrender, _
_ [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, _ [G] but don't give yourself [F] away.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _

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It's Rick Nielsen who authored this song.

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