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SURELY - CAROLE KING       Intro Ebm7
V1
Ebm7Surely you know Abm7how I stand Ebm7on the quesAbm7tion of my loving you
Ebm7Haven't I Abm7proved it in so manEbm7y waysEbm7  Db  Bbm7  
Abm7Surely you can Bbm7tell by the way I kDbiss your lips that I wF#ant you
       B(  BB  Bbm7)        Abm7   Db  Ebm7/ Db   Db  Db7  
More surely than my words can say
V2
Ebm7I see you stand Abm7and accuse mEbm7e of no lonAbm7ger wanting you
Ebm7MisunderstAbm7anding what others Ebm7have seEbm7enDb  Bbm7  
Abm7Surely you won'Bbm7t let idle people wDbith nothing else to reF#ly on
        B   B   B   Bbm                    Abm        Db7   Db11   F#  B/ F#  F#  
Tear down               all our hopes and our dreams
Chorus
Abm7Tell me, does the rain fall (suBrely, surely)
And does Dbthe Db7summer always follow springF#  F#6  
Abm7How does a turtle go (slowly, Bsurely)
Abm7That's how my Bbm7love growBs, surely, sDburely, Db7surely
Bridge
Bmaj7Darling, if your Abm7head misleads youDb7  
Just listAbm7en to your heart-Db11-it knows I need yoF#uF#7  
              B( B   B   Bbm  Abm7)
Just as surely                         as the sun is gonna rise
              B( B   B   Bbm  Abm7)
Just as surely                          as the birds are gonna sing
Just as surelBmaj7y as everything Abm7is part of everythingDb11  
I'm a part of youF#maj7  
Surely yAbm7ou know that I'm a part of Db11youF#maj7  
And surAbm7ely you know that I love youDb11  
Db13I love you.F#maj7  

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Surely

by Carole King

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Ebm7

Abm7

Bbm7

Db7

Bbm

Abm

Db11

F#6

Bmaj7

F#7

F#maj7

Db13

SURELY - CAROLE KING Intro Ebm7

Ebm7 Abm7 Ebm7 Abm7

Surely you know how I stand on the question of my loving you

Ebm7 Abm7 Ebm7 Ebm7 Db Bbm7

Haven't I proved it in so many ways

Abm7 Bbm7 Db F#

Surely you can tell by the way I kiss your lips that I want you

B BB Bbm7 Abm7 Db Ebm7 Db Db Db7

( ) /

More surely than my words can say

Ebm7 Abm7 Ebm7 Abm7

I see you stand and accuse me of no longer wanting you

Ebm7 Abm7 Ebm7 Ebm7 Db Bbm7

Misunderstanding what others have seen

Abm7 Bbm7 Db F#

Surely you won't let idle people with nothing else to rely on

B B B Bbm Abm Db7 Db11 F# B F# F#

Tear down all our hopes and our dreams

Chorus

Abm7 B

Tell me, does the rain fall (surely, surely)

Db Db7 F# F#6

And does the summer always follow spring

Abm7 B

How does a turtle go (slowly, surely)

Abm7 Bbm7 B Db Db7

That's how my love grows, surely, surely, surely

Bridge

Bmaj7 Abm7 Db7

Darling, if your head misleads you

Abm7 Db11 F# F#7

Just listen to your heart--it knows I need you

B B B Bbm Abm7

( )

Just as surely as the sun is gonna rise

B B B Bbm Abm7

( )

Just as surely as the birds are gonna sing

Bmaj7 Abm7 Db11

Just as surely as everything is part of everything

F#maj7

I'm a part of you

Abm7 Db11 F#maj7

Surely you know that I'm a part of you

Abm7 Db11

And surely you know that I love you

Db13 F#maj7

I love you.

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