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I Surrender

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D|-C3---G3---Em3----D3---|
A|-3---3---3----3---|
F|-0---0---0----2---|
C|-2---0---2----0---|
G|-3---2---2----0---|
D|-x---3---0----x---|
[Verse]
(C)        G  
You've got secrets, oh yeah,
And I've got a Emweakness for them.
No this ain't the Dtime or place to show your face,
Cause you Cknow that I can't stand
The need to get Geven. Tonight,
When everything ya Emsay won't come out right.
So I'll try to Dsave some face, and take my space
Till the Ctimes right, Dcause we'll need it.
[Chorus]
CSo I surDrendEmer,
CI can't forDget Emher.
CWill you reDmembeEmr? The CtruthG,
Cause Dthey won't even want me to.
[Verse]
(C)            G  
Wish you would read this, oh yeah,
And knew that I Emmean it. I did.
Yeah I could fill Devery page with all my ways
That I tCried to understand.
Wished things could be Gdifferent. Alright,
Well it ain't for the Emlack of how I tried.
So let's go our Dseparate ways, and count the days
As we get Cby. DCause we'll get by.
[Chorus]
CSo I surDrendEmer,
CI can't forDget Emher.
CWill you reDmembeEmr? The CtruthG,
Cause Dthey won't even want me to.
CSo I surDrendEmer,
CI can't forDget Emher.
CWill you reDmembeEmr? The Ctruth...
[Bridge]
This'll drag Gon and on and on,
Where I'm the Emonly one who's wrong.
It's always someDthing, it's always something
                C(D)
With me and you.
(x2)
[Chorus]
So I surrender
So I surrender
CSo I surDrendEmer,
CI can't forDget Emher.
CWill you reDmembeEmr? The CtruthG,
Cause Dthey won't even want me to.
They won't even want me to (I, I surrender)
They won't even want me to (I, I surrender)
(I, I surrender)
So I surrender.

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I Surrender

by A Day to Remember

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C G Em D

D|-3---3---3----3---|

A|-3---3---3----3---|

F|-0---0---0----2---|

C|-2---0---2----0---|

G|-3---2---2----0---|

D|-x---3---0----x---|

[Verse]

C G

()

You've got secrets, oh yeah,

And I've got a weakness for them.

No this ain't the time or place to show your face,

Cause you know that I can't stand

The need to get even. Tonight,

When everything ya say won't come out right.

So I'll try to save some face, and take my space

C D

Till the times right, cause we'll need it.

[Chorus]

C D Em

So I surrender,

C D Em

I can't forget her.

C D Em C G

Will you remember? The truth,

Cause they won't even want me to.

[Verse]

C G

()

Wish you would read this, oh yeah,

And knew that I mean it. I did.

Yeah I could fill every page with all my ways

That I tried to understand.

Wished things could be different. Alright,

Well it ain't for the lack of how I tried.

So let's go our separate ways, and count the days

C D

As we get by. Cause we'll get by.

[Chorus]

C D Em

So I surrender,

C D Em

I can't forget her.

C D Em C G

Will you remember? The truth,

Cause they won't even want me to.

C D Em

So I surrender,

C D Em

I can't forget her.

C D Em C

Will you remember? The truth...

[Bridge]

This'll drag on and on and on,

Where I'm the only one who's wrong.

It's always something, it's always something

C D

()

With me and you.

(x2)

[Chorus]

So I surrender

C D Em

So I surrender,

C D Em

I can't forget her.

C D Em C G

Will you remember? The truth,

Cause they won't even want me to.

They won't even want me to (I, I surrender)

(I, I surrender)

So I surrender.

About I Surrender Chords by A Day to Remember

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