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Beat Surrender

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Chords used:
E7:  022130    D:      xx0232    C#m:  x46654    D:  x5777x
A:   577655    Asus4:  5x7755    D/F#: x9777x    E:  x7999x
G:   355433    F#7:    242352    A/E:  x77655
F#m: 244222    D7/C:   x3x212    E:    022100
G#:  466544    G6:     xx5430    Bm:   799777
N.C. (E7)
 Beat surrender_____
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
 DAll the things F#mthat I care aGbout
Are packed inAsus4to one Apunch
 DAll the things that F#mI'm not sure abGout
Are sorted F#7out at once
 DAnd as it D7/Cwas in the beginning
 GSo shall it F#mbe in the end
That G6bullshit is F#mbullshit
It just Dgoes by different names
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
 DAll the things F#mthat I shout aGbout
But never Asus4act  uApon
 DAll the courage of the F#mdreams I haGve
They seem to F#mwait so long.
 DMy doubt is D7/Ccast aside
 GWatch phonies F#mrun to hide
 G6The digniF#mfied don't even Denter in the game
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the G#beat surrender
If you C#mfeel there's no passion
No quAality sensation
Seize that C#myoung determination
Show the Afakers you ain't fooling.
You'll C#msee me come running
To the Asound of your strumming
Fill my C#mheart with joy and gladness
I've lived too Along in the shadows of D/F#sad - A/Eness.
D F#m G Asus4 A
D F#m G F#7
 DMy doubt is D7/Ccast aside
 GWatch phonies F#mrun to hide
 G6The digniF#mfied don't even Denter in the game
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl,
 F#mSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender.
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl,
 F#mSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender.
 ACome on boy, Gcome on girl
 F#mSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender
 ACome on boy, Bmcome on girl
 DSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender
 ACome on boy, Bmcome on girl
 DSuccumb to the Ebeat surrender
(Thanks to Rob Smith for some of the harder chords in this song)

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Beat Surrender

by The Jam

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

Asus4

D/F#

F#7

A/E

F#m

D7/C

Chords used:

E7 D C#m D

: 022130 : xx0232 : x46654 : x5777x

A Asus4 D/F# E

: 577655 : 5x7755 : x9777x : x7999x

G F#7 A/E

: 355433 : 242352 : x77655

F#m D7/C E

: 244222 : x3x212 : 022100

G# G6 Bm

: 466544 : xx5430 : 799777

C E7

N.. ()

Beat surrender_____

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

D F#m G

All the things that I care about

Asus4 A

Are packed into one punch

D F#m G

All the things that I'm not sure about

F#7

Are sorted out at once

D D7/C

And as it was in the beginning

G F#m

So shall it be in the end

G6 F#m

That bullshit is bullshit

It just goes by different names

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

D F#m G

All the things that I shout about

Asus4 A

But never act upon

D F#m G

All the courage of the dreams I have

F#m

They seem to wait so long.

D D7/C

My doubt is cast aside

G F#m

Watch phonies run to hide

G6 F#m D

The dignified don't even enter in the game

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m G#

Succumb to the beat surrender

C#m

If you feel there's no passion

No quality sensation

C#m

Seize that young determination

Show the fakers you ain't fooling.

C#m

You'll see me come running

To the sound of your strumming

C#m

Fill my heart with joy and gladness

A D/F# A/E

I've lived too long in the shadows of sad - ness.

D F#m G Asus4 A

D F#m G F#7

D D7/C

My doubt is cast aside

G F#m

Watch phonies run to hide

G6 F#m D

The dignified don't even enter in the game

A G

Come on boy, come on girl,

F#m E

Succumb to the beat surrender.

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m E

Succumb to the beat surrender

A G

Come on boy, come on girl,

F#m E

Succumb to the beat surrender.

A G

Come on boy, come on girl

F#m E

Succumb to the beat surrender

A Bm

Come on boy, come on girl

D E

Succumb to the beat surrender

A Bm

Come on boy, come on girl

D E

Succumb to the beat surrender

(Thanks to Rob Smith for some of the harder chords in this song)

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