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                             Surprises - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by] Wattage
Email] ajbeal714@yahoo.com
        EADGB
Tuning]      e (standard)
Chords Used]
Em] 0 7 9 9 8 0
Esus]0 7 9 9 10 0
D] 10 12 12 11 10 10
A/C#] 9 x 11 9 10 x
C] 8 10 10 9 8 8
G/B] 7 x 9 7 8 x
Bb] 6 8 8 7 6 6
Bb6] 6 x 8 7 8 x
F] x 8 7 5 6 x
C/E] x 7 5 5 5 x
Dm] x 5 7 7 6 5
A7sus] 5 7 5 7 5 5
A7] 5 7 5 6 5 5
E] x 7 9 9 9 x
Am] 5 7 7 5 5 5
F#m] 2 4 4 2 2 2
Gm] 3 5 5 3 3 3
G] 3 5 5 4 3 3
D7] x 5 7 5 7 x
Eb] x 6 8 8 8 x
Cm] x 3 5 5 4 3
B7] 7 9 7 8 7 7
[Intro] 
  Em
|  | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
Esus4              Em
Don't get excited, don't say a word
D
Nobody noticed, nothing was heard
       A/C#         C
It was committed discreetly
       G/B        Bb
It was handled so neatly
       F              C/E        Dm       A7sus A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Verse 2]
E                      Em
Break all the records, burn the cassettes
       D
I'd be lying if I told you that I had no regrets
              A/C#      C
There were so many mistakes
           G/B           Bb
And what a difference it makes
             F           C/E           Dm       Am
But still it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
  G       C            G/B          Bb6       A7
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Bridge]
D     A7   Bb  D7/F# Gm  D7   Eb
Don't look now but   you have changed
F    Gm   G       Cm  A7   D/F# B7
Your best friends wouldn't tell you
[Verse 3] 
Esus               Em
Now it's apparent, now it's a fact
   D
So marshal your forces for another attack
            A/C#        C
You were so young and naive
            G/B       Bb
I know it's hard to believe
           F             C/E         Dm       Am
But now it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G     C            G/B          Bb6      A7
No it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Bridge]
  DA7 BbD7/F#GmD7 Eb  F
|   |   |    |      |
  GmG  CmA7 D/F#B7
|   |   |  |  |
[Verse 4]
Esus4                 Em
What has it cost you, what have you won
    D
The sins of the fathers are the sins of the sons
       A/C#       C               G/B        Bb
It was always within you. it will always continue
       F           C/E           Dm       Am
But it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
  G       C         G/B             Am       Em
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
[Outro] 
  Em
|  | % | % | % |

Surprises chords and lyrics

Free chords for Surprises by Billy Joel. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                             Surprises - Billy Joel
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by] Wattage
Email] ajbeal714@yahoo.com
Tuning] E A D G B e (standard)
Chords Used]
Em] 0 7 9 9 8 0
Esus]0 7 9 9 10 0
D] 10 12 12 11 10 10
A/C#] 9 x 11 9 10 x
C] 8 10 10 9 8 8
G/B] 7 x 9 7 8 x
Bb] 6 8 8 7 6 6
Bb6] 6 x 8 7 8 x
F] x 8 7 5 6 x
C/E] x 7 5 5 5 x
Dm] x 5 7 7 6 5
A7sus] 5 7 5 7 5 5
A7] 5 7 5 6 5 5
E] x 7 9 9 9 x
Am] 5 7 7 5 5 5
F#m] 2 4 4 2 2 2
Gm] 3 5 5 3 3 3
G] 3 5 5 4 3 3
D7] x 5 7 5 7 x
Eb] x 6 8 8 8 x
Cm] x 3 5 5 4 3
B7] 7 9 7 8 7 7
[Intro] 
| Em | % | % | % |
[Verse 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge]
[Verse 3] 
[Bridge]
| D A7 | Bb D7/F# | Gm  D7 | Eb    F |
| Gm G | Cm A7 | D/F# | B7 |
[Verse 4]
[Outro] 
| Em | % | % | % |

Surprises Chords by Billy Joel

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The chords for "Surprises" show the original chord names (including E, A, D, G, B, Em). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.