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                         Comes As No Surprise - Mansun
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Tabbed by: achlaksuoy
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Am:     X-0-2-2-1-0
Dm7:    X-X-0-2-1-1
Em:     0-2-2-0-0-0
Fmaj7*: 1-3-3-2-0-0
G*:     3-5-5-4-0-0
Starts with:     Dm7       Em  Am  
    AmIn the sand you used to lay,
You'd be there at my sDm7ide,
As the night fell on the shore,
She had gEmone,
                  Fmaj7*
I trusted to you to stay.
    AmRead the story in the papers,
Of a lover who had Dm7gone,
Think that she has moved away,
No one heard from her aEmt all,
     Fmaj7*
For years.
    AmSomeone must have heard her leave,
Saw somethDm7ing,
Get a job or get a place,
All these quEmestions made,
             Fmaj7*   Em  
No sense to me.
Chorus: (To sound more rocky and like the track just play these as power chords)
                    AmG*
Comes as no surprise,
              Fmaj7*  Em  
Stay with me tonight,
Said you'd never Amleave,Em  
                 Fmaj7*  Dm7  
Pray that you are safe,
EmComes as no AmsurpriseEm,
             Fmaj7*  Dm7  
Stay with me tonight,
EmStay with me tAmonight.
(verse begins immediately at the end of the chorus)
AmEvery year I will return,
And briefly you are tDm7here,
And you always look the same,
Nothing chEmanges,
                Fmaj7*
Must have been the breeze.
    AmYou have shot me to the bone,
And ripped me up agDm7ain,
Was the cruelest thing to do,
Came as no sEmurprise,
    Fmaj7*
To me.
    AmMet a soldier from the war,
Stole her thDm7ings,
Died alone a junkie,
I still wEmait for you,
               Fmaj7*
I know you're safe.
Chorus:
            Em       AmG*
Comes as no surprise,
             Fmaj7*  Em  
Stay with me tonight,
Said you'd never AmleaveEm,
                Fmaj7*  Dm7  
Pray that you are safe,
EmComes as no suAmrpriseEm,
              Fmaj7*  Dm7  
Stay with me tonight,
EmStay with me Dm7tonigEmht,Dm7  
EmStay with me tAmonight.
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
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Comes As No Surprise

by Mansun

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Dm7

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Comes As No Surprise - Mansun

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Tabbed by: achlaksuoy

E-mail: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

Am: X-0-2-2-1-0

Dm7: X-X-0-2-1-1

Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0

Fmaj7*: 1-3-3-2-0-0

G*: 3-5-5-4-0-0

Dm7 Em Am

Starts with:

In the sand you used to lay,

Dm7

You'd be there at my side,

As the night fell on the shore,

She had gone,

Fmaj7*

I trusted to you to stay.

Read the story in the papers,

Dm7

Of a lover who had gone,

Think that she has moved away,

No one heard from her at all,

Fmaj7*

For years.

Someone must have heard her leave,

Dm7

Saw something,

Get a job or get a place,

All these questions made,

Fmaj7*

No sense to me.

Chorus: (To sound more rocky and like the track just play these as power chords)

Comes as no surprise,

Fmaj7*

Stay with me tonight,

Am Em

Said you'd never leave,

Dm7

Fmaj7*

Pray that you are safe,

Em Am Em

Comes as no surprise,

Dm7

Fmaj7*

Stay with me tonight,

Em Am

Stay with me tonight.

(verse begins immediately at the end of the chorus)

Every year I will return,

Dm7

And briefly you are there,

And you always look the same,

Nothing changes,

Fmaj7*

Must have been the breeze.

You have shot me to the bone,

Dm7

And ripped me up again,

Was the cruelest thing to do,

Came as no surprise,

Fmaj7*

To me.

Met a soldier from the war,

Dm7

Stole her things,

Died alone a junkie,

I still wait for you,

Fmaj7*

I know you're safe.

Chorus:

Em Am

Comes as no surprise,

Fmaj7*

Stay with me tonight,

Am Em

Said you'd never leave,

Dm7

Fmaj7*

Pray that you are safe,

Em Am Em

Comes as no surprise,

Dm7

Fmaj7*

Stay with me tonight,

Em Dm7 Em Dm7

Stay with me tonight,

Em Am

Stay with me tonight.

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| pb Pre-bend

| pbr Pre-bend release

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