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Just When I Think About Surrender

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

D to G Transition (Verse to Chorus join):
E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
    Dxx0232
   Bmxx0432
   Em022000
    Ax02220
  F#m244222
[Intro]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 1]
DGot a postcard from a Emsailor
AHe said "I'm coming home from the Dsea."
He said "I fought bad stormy Emweather
Aand those girls in port of Dnice."
[Chorus]
GJust when I think about suDrrender
F#mYou come running up to Emme.
DYes I'm sure you could be a Emcontender, ALord
for a place in Dhistory.
[Verse 2]
DMet a man from caliEmfornia
Ahe had hunger in his Deye
he said "I slept out in the gEmutter
Aand been kicked by passers Dby"
[Chorus]
GJust when I think about suDrrender
F#mYou come running up to Emme.
DYes I'm sure you could be a Emcontender, ALord
for a place in Dhistory.
[Instrumental]
D Bm Em A F#m
[Verse 3]
DAnd yes I ran into the Emdevil
AHe wants to bargain for my Dsoul
He said "I'll give you fame and fEmortune mhm
Aand power to conDtrol"
[Verse 4]
DAnd yes I ran into an EmAngel
AShe wants to take me by the Dhand
and fly me off to Emheaven
Ato play in jacobs sacDred band
[Chorus]
GJust when I think about suDrrender
F#mYou come running up to Emme.
DYes I'm sure you could be a Emcontender, ALord
for a place in Dhistory.
[Chorus]
GJust when I think about suDrrender
F#mYou come running up to Emme.
DYes I'm sure you could be a Emcontender, ALord
for a place in Dhistory.

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Just When I Think About Surrender

by Sammy Walker

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F#m

D to G Transition (Verse to Chorus join):

E|--------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------|

D|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--|

A|--------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------|

xx0232

xx0432

022000

x02220

F#m

244222

[Intro]

D Bm Em A F#m

[Verse 1]

D Em

Got a postcard from a sailor

A D

He said "I'm coming home from the sea."

He said "I fought bad stormy weather

A D

and those girls in port of nice."

[Chorus]

G D

Just when I think about surrender

F#m Em

You come running up to me.

D Em A

Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord

for a place in history.

[Verse 2]

D Em

Met a man from california

A D

he had hunger in his eye

he said "I slept out in the gutter

A D

and been kicked by passers by"

[Chorus]

G D

Just when I think about surrender

F#m Em

You come running up to me.

D Em A

Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord

for a place in history.

[Instrumental]

D Bm Em A F#m

[Verse 3]

D Em

And yes I ran into the devil

A D

He wants to bargain for my soul

He said "I'll give you fame and fortune mhm

A D

and power to control"

[Verse 4]

D Em

And yes I ran into an Angel

A D

She wants to take me by the hand

and fly me off to heaven

A D

to play in jacobs sacred band

[Chorus]

G D

Just when I think about surrender

F#m Em

You come running up to me.

D Em A

Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord

for a place in history.

[Chorus]

G D

Just when I think about surrender

F#m Em

You come running up to me.

D Em A

Yes I'm sure you could be a contender, Lord

for a place in history.

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