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Surrender
[Intro] 
D  G
[Verse 1]
 When the Dday began And you Copened up your eyes
 No, you Gdidn’t recoFgnize What you were Dseeing
 Then it Dall came back You rCemembered where you’ve been
 Well, it Gnever seems to Fend And you’re still Drunning
 FWill you ever change your Gmind
 You’re almost Bbout of Ctime
[Chorus]
 You better Dgive up, Bbgotta stop running
 It’s the Cend of the line, It’s Bbtime to suCrrender
 DHands up, BbTurn it around
 CFall to the ground, Are you Bbgonna suCrrenderD  
[Verse 2]
 Now the Dday is done, And you Cwant to close your eyes
 And prGetend that you are Ffine But you’d be Dlying
 And you Dwant it back The Clife that you once had
 ‘Cause iGnside you find That Fyou are slowly Ddying
 FWill you ever change your Gmind
 You’re almost Bbout of Ctime
[Chorus]
 You better Dgive up, Bbgotta stop running
 It’s the Cend of the line, It’s Bbtime to suCrrender
 DHands up, BbTurn it around
 CFall to the ground, Are you Bbgonna suCrrender
[Chorus]
 You better Dgive up, Bbgotta stop running
 It’s the Cend of the line, It’s Bbtime to suCrrender
 DHands up, BbTurn it around
 CFall to the ground, Are you Bbgonna suCrrenderD  
[Bridge]
    DAre you gonna surrender?D  
[Instrumental] 
D  C  G  Bb  C    D  C  G  Bb  C
[Chorus]
 You better Dgive up, Bbgotta stop running
 It’s the Cend of the line, It’s Bbtime to suCrrender
 DHands up, BbTurn it around
 CFall to the ground
[Chorus]
 You better Dgive up, Bbgotta stop running
 It’s the Cend of the line, It’s Bbtime to suCrrender
 DHands up, BbTurn it around
 CFall to the ground, Are you Bbgonna suCrrenderD  
[Tag]
YeCa, are you gonna suBbrrender?C  D  C  Bb  C  D  
(Note: this can be played in Drop D if you want. it sounds pretty cool on 
acoustic. and i'm unsure about the intro. but its the two chords played. with all 
that slide fill and everything)

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Surrender

by Third Day

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Surrender

[Intro]

D G

[Verse 1]

D C

When the day began And you opened up your eyes

G F D

No, you didn’t recognize What you were seeing

D C

Then it all came back You remembered where you’ve been

G F D

Well, it never seems to end And you’re still running

F G

Will you ever change your mind

Bb C

You’re almost out of time

[Chorus]

D Bb

You better give up, gotta stop running

C Bb C

It’s the end of the line, It’s time to surrender

D Bb

Hands up, Turn it around

C Bb C D

Fall to the ground, Are you gonna surrender

[Verse 2]

D C

Now the day is done, And you want to close your eyes

G F D

And pretend that you are fine But you’d be lying

D C

And you want it back The life that you once had

G F D

‘Cause inside you find That you are slowly dying

F G

Will you ever change your mind

Bb C

You’re almost out of time

[Chorus]

D Bb

You better give up, gotta stop running

C Bb C

It’s the end of the line, It’s time to surrender

D Bb

Hands up, Turn it around

C Bb C

Fall to the ground, Are you gonna surrender

[Chorus]

D Bb

You better give up, gotta stop running

C Bb C

It’s the end of the line, It’s time to surrender

D Bb

Hands up, Turn it around

C Bb C D

Fall to the ground, Are you gonna surrender

[Bridge]

D D

Are you gonna surrender?

[Instrumental]

D C G Bb C D C G Bb C

[Chorus]

D Bb

You better give up, gotta stop running

C Bb C

It’s the end of the line, It’s time to surrender

D Bb

Hands up, Turn it around

Fall to the ground

[Chorus]

D Bb

You better give up, gotta stop running

C Bb C

It’s the end of the line, It’s time to surrender

D Bb

Hands up, Turn it around

C Bb C D

Fall to the ground, Are you gonna surrender

[Tag]

C Bb C D C Bb C D

Yea, are you gonna surrender?

(Note: this can be played in Drop D if you want. it sounds pretty cool on

acoustic. and i'm unsure about the intro. but its the two chords played. with all

that slide fill and everything)

About Surrender Chords by Third Day

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