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To Be Surprised

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Chords:
E: 022100
A: 002220
Amaj7: 002120
F#m: 244200
A1: 577600
G: 355400
G#m: 466400
Am: 002210
Bm: 2x4432
Am6: 002212
E/G: 322100
EI'm not gonna sAmaj7ay
do you ever stop to Ethink along the wAmaj7ay
                      E   F#mA1
but baby be prepared to be suprised
                   E     F#mA1
better be prepared to be suprised
                   E     F#mA1
baby be prepared to be suprised
it's Gall F#mI kEnow
EI'm not gonna sAmaj7tate
obvious obserEvations everybody Amaj7makes
                   E     F#mA1
but baby be prepared to be suprised
                   E     F#mA1
better be prepared to be suprised
                   E     F#mA1
baby be prepared to be suprised
it's Gall F#mI kEnow
G#mthe weight of the F#mworld
Amaj7and the hurt
E/Gand the dirt
G#mcan make you distuF#mrbed
Amaj7but I heard
Gbut I heaArd
Ewhen I wrap my arms Bmaround you
Aevery mistake we Ammade crAm6umbles
Ewhen I wrap my arms Bmaround you
Aeverything echoes Ama new Am6song
EI'm not gonna Amaj7whine
to scream "I'm so Etired" through a Amaj7mic
                  E     F#mA1
baby be prepared to be suprised
                  E     F#mA1
better be prepared to be suprised
                  E     F#mA1
baby be prepared to be suprised
it's Gall F#mI kEnow
G#mthe weight of the F#mworld
Amaj7and the hurt
E/Gand the dirt
G#mcan make you distuF#mrbed
Amaj7but I heard
Gbut I Aheard
Ewhen I wrap my arms Bmaround you
Aevery mistake we Ammake cruAm6mbles
Ewhen I wrap my arms Bmaround you
Aeverything echoes a Amnew sAm6ong
EI'm not gonna Amaj7lie
Amaj7saying everyone will be all right
Amaj7and fine until we Edie
Ewhat else can you Amaj7do but
                               Amaj7   E   F#mA1 
hope and pray and say that we'll get by
                    E    F#mA1
better be prepared to be suprised
                  E    F#mA1
baby be prepared to be suprised
                    E    F#mA1
better be prepared to be suprised
it's Gall F#mI kEnow 

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To Be Surprised

by Sondre Lerche

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

F#m

G#m

E/G

Am6

Chords:

E: 022100

A: 002220

Amaj7: 002120

F#m: 244200

A1: 577600

G: 355400

G#m: 466400

Am: 002210

Bm: 2x4432

Am6: 002212

E/G: 322100

E Amaj7

I'm not gonna say

E Amaj7

do you ever stop to think along the way

E F#m

but baby be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

better be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

baby be prepared to be suprised

G F#m E

it's all I know

E Amaj7

I'm not gonna state

E Amaj7

obvious observations everybody makes

E F#m

but baby be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

better be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

baby be prepared to be suprised

G F#m E

it's all I know

G#m F#m

the weight of the world

Amaj7

and the hurt

E/G

and the dirt

G#m F#m

can make you disturbed

Amaj7

but I heard

G A

but I heard

E Bm

when I wrap my arms around you

A Am Am6

every mistake we made crumbles

E Bm

when I wrap my arms around you

A Am Am6

everything echoes a new song

E Amaj7

I'm not gonna whine

E Amaj7

to scream "I'm so tired" through a mic

E F#m

baby be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

better be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

baby be prepared to be suprised

G F#m E

it's all I know

G#m F#m

the weight of the world

Amaj7

and the hurt

E/G

and the dirt

G#m F#m

can make you disturbed

Amaj7

but I heard

G A

but I heard

E Bm

when I wrap my arms around you

A Am Am6

every mistake we make crumbles

E Bm

when I wrap my arms around you

A Am Am6

everything echoes a new song

E Amaj7

I'm not gonna lie

Amaj7

saying everyone will be all right

Amaj7 E

and fine until we die

E Amaj7

what else can you do but

Amaj7 E F#m

hope and pray and say that we'll get by

E F#m

better be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

baby be prepared to be suprised

E F#m

better be prepared to be suprised

G F#m E

it's all I know

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