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Surprises - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by] Wattage
Email] [email protected]
Tuning] E A D G B e (standard)
Chords Used]
Em] 0 7 9 9 8 0
Esus]0 7 9 9 10 0
D] 10 12 12 11 10 10
A/C#] 9 x 11 9 10 x
C] 8 10 10 9 8 8
G/B] 7 x 9 7 8 x
Bb] 6 8 8 7 6 6
Bb6] 6 x 8 7 8 x
F] x 8 7 5 6 x
C/E] x 7 5 5 5 x
Dm] x 5 7 7 6 5
A7sus] 5 7 5 7 5 5
A7] 5 7 5 6 5 5
E] x 7 9 9 9 x
Am] 5 7 7 5 5 5
F#m] 2 4 4 2 2 2
Gm] 3 5 5 3 3 3
G] 3 5 5 4 3 3
D7] x 5 7 5 7 x
Eb] x 6 8 8 8 x
Cm] x 3 5 5 4 3
B7] 7 9 7 8 7 7
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
Esus4 Em
Don't get excited, don't say a word
D
Nobody noticed, nothing was heard
A/C# C
It was committed discreetly
G/B Bb
It was handled so neatly
F C/E Dm A7sus A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Verse 2]
E Em
Break all the records, burn the cassettes
D
I'd be lying if I told you that I had no regrets
A/C# C
There were so many mistakes
G/B Bb
And what a difference it makes
F C/E Dm Am
But still it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Bridge]
D A7 Bb D7/F# Gm D7 Eb
Don't look now but you have changed
F Gm G Cm A7 D/F# B7
Your best friends wouldn't tell you
[Verse 3]
Esus Em
Now it's apparent, now it's a fact
D
So marshal your forces for another attack
A/C# C
You were so young and naive
G/B Bb
I know it's hard to believe
F C/E Dm Am
But now it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
No it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Bridge]
| D A7 | Bb D7/F# | Gm D7 | Eb F |
| Gm G | Cm A7 | D/F# | B7 |
[Verse 4]
Esus4 Em
What has it cost you, what have you won
D
The sins of the fathers are the sins of the sons
A/C# C G/B Bb
It was always within you. it will always continue
F C/E Dm Am
But it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Am Em
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Outro]
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