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Surrender by Cheap Trick

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Artist: Cheap Trick
Title: Surrender
Album: Heaven Tonight/Live at Budokan/Greatest Hits

Words and music by: Rick Nielsen
Tabbed by: Chris Clark

The lyrics to this triple-transposition treat, and all of Cheap
Trick's fine songs, can be found at the band's official web site
(http://www.cheaptrick.com).

Comments and crits to: drclueful@hotmail.com

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Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard


Ab/Bb bass  Bb
Ab/Bb bass  Bb

B             F#
Mother told...yes, she...

E          B
I'd meet...you

B          F#
She also...stay away

E              B
You'll never...catch

E          F#
Just the...d.....

     B
Of a soldier's...

E               F#
Some Indonesian j....

       B
Going 'round

B                  G#m
Mommy's all right, D....

F#               E
They just seem...weird

B          G#m
Surrender, surrender

F#                        E
But don't give yourself a-way

E
Ay-ay...

A/B bass   B
A/B bass   B

B             F#
Father says...mother's right...

      E        B
She's really...things

B           F#
Before we...Mommy served

       E           B
In the WACs...Philipines

E       F#
Now I...WACs ...

B
Old maids...

E             F#
But Mommy's...one of

     B
I've known her...

B                  G#m
Mommy's all right, D....

F#               E
They just seem...weird

B          G#m
Surrender, surrender

F#                        E
But don't give yourself a-way

E
Ay-ay...

A/B bass   B
A/B bass   B

C                   G
Whatever happened...all the...

F           C
Losers of...year

C            G
Every time...got to...

F                C
When they'd disappear

F        G
Then I...Mom and Dad

     C
Were rolling...

F                G
Rolling numbers, r...

    C
Got my Kiss...

C                  Am
Mommy's all right, D....

G                F
They just seem...weird

C          Am
Surrender, surrender

G                         F
But don't give yourself a-way

C    F    C   G
Away

C    F    C   G
Away

C                  Am
Mommy's all right, Daddy's all right

G                         F
But don't give yourself a-way


(live version ending)
C  Bb  C

F  Eb  Bb

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Recommended chord positions

Ab/Bb bass

e --x--I
B --1--I
G --1--I
D --1--I
A --1--I
E --x--I

Bb

e --x--I
B --3--I
G --3--I
D --3--I
A --1--I
E --x--I


B

e --x--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --2--I
E --x--I

F#

e --2--I
B --2--I
G --3--I
D --4--I
A --4--I
E --2--I

E

e --0--I
B --0--I
G --1--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --0--I

G#m

e --4--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --4--I

A/B bass

e --x--I
B --2--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --x--I

C

e --0--I
B --1--I
G --0--I
D --2--I
A --3--I
E --3--I

G

e --3--I
B --3--I
G --0--I
D --0--I
A --2--I
E --3--I

F

e --1--I
B --1--I
G --2--I
D --3--I
A --3--I
E --1--I

Am

e --0--I
B --1--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --0--I
E --x--I

ending chords

C

e --x--I
B --5--I
G --5--I
D --5--I
A --3--I
E --x--I

Bb

e --x--I
B --3--I
G --3--I
D --3--I
A --1--I
E --x--I

F

e --x--I
B --10--I
G --10-I
D --10-I
A --8--I
E --x--I

Eb

e --x--I
B --8--I
G --8--I
D --8--I
A --6--I
E --x--I