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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 32Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Key: D  
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used: Drop D only
 Bm-    999xxx
 G-     555xxx
 D-     000xxx
 Em-    222xxx
 A-     777xxx
F#/ Bb- 898xxx
 E/G#-  676xxx
Chords used: for Standard EADGBe
 Bm-    x24432
 G-     320033
 D-     xx0232
 Em-    022000
 A-     x02220
F#/ Bb- x143xx
 E/G#-  476xxx
Intro: Bm-- x2
Verse 1:
  BmIf that's the way you
want it well there you go
Baby you can have
it all now that
you just let me
go yeah yeah
          Bm   D   Ax2
yeah yeah
Verse 2:
  BmI waited here for so long
  Athinking that you see
  DYou just kept on running away
  Emyou make your misery my company
Refrain 1:
GOpen Aup your eyes Gdon't you
                         A  F#/Bb  
know you only get one life
Chorus 1:
  DOhhhh Ayou Gdrive me crazy
  DOhhhh Ayou just Gbring me down
  DLook Aout your Gwindow  Bmmy
Asunshine's Emall around
  GAll you have to Ado is
F#/   Bb   Bm    D          A      Bm  
Ajust surrender just surrender
Verse 2:
  BmAll the pain
in your heart
  AAll the tears in
your empty soul
  DAnd when you're spinning
round and round
  EmI'm the psycho going
out of control
Refrain 2:
GOpen Aup your eyes
  Gdon't you know you'll
            A  F#/Bb  
only wasting time
Chorus 2:
  DOhhhh Ayou Gdrive me crazy
  DOhhhh Ayou just Gbring me down
  DLook Aout your Gwindow  Bmmy
Asunshine's Emall around
  GAll you have to Ado is
F#/   Bb               Bm  Em  
just surrender just surrender
Bridge:
  BmYou know it doesn't
matter what you do
  EmDon't you know
I'm so over you
Guitar solo:  D-A-G-- x3, Bm-A-E-G-A-F#/Bb
Guitar 2: Very fast sweeping!!!
e|---------5-3-2---|-------5-5----10------------------------10-17-15-12----14-15-14-12-|
B|-3-2-0---------3-|-5-7-7-7-5-7------10--------------10-12-------------15----------10-|
G|-------2---------|-----------7----------11--11-11-4-------------------------------11-|
D|-----------------|--------------------------12--0-0----------------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
        x8
Refrain 3:
GOpen Aup your eyes Gdon't you
                    A  F#/Bb  
know that if you're alive
Chorus 3:
  DOhhhh Ayou Gdrive me crazy
  DOhhhh Ayou just Gbring me down
  DLook Aout your Gwindow  Bmmy
Asunshine's Emall around
  GAll you have to Ado
  DOhhhh Ayou Gdrive me crazy
  DOhhhh Ayou just Gbring me down
  DLook Aout your Gwindow  Bmmy
Asunshine's Emall around
  GAll you have to Ado
just surE/G#render Ajust surGrenderA  
F#/   Bb   Bm    D  A  
just surrender
Outro:
  BmIf that's the Dway you
Awant it  Bmwell Dthere you Ago

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Surrender

by Ashlee Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

E/G#

Key:

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used: Drop D only

- 999xxx

- 555xxx

- 000xxx

- 222xxx

- 777xxx

F# Bb

/ - 898xxx

E/G#

- 676xxx

Chords used: for Standard EADGBe

- x24432

- 320033

- xx0232

- 022000

- x02220

F# Bb

/ - x143xx

E/G#

- 476xxx

Intro: Bm-- x2

Verse 1:

If that's the way you

want it well there you go

Baby you can have

it all now that

you just let me

go yeah yeah

Bm D A

yeah yeah

Verse 2:

I waited here for so long

thinking that you see

You just kept on running away

you make your misery my company

Refrain 1:

G A G

Open up your eyes don't you

A F# Bb

know you only get one life

Chorus 1:

D A G

Ohhhh you drive me crazy

D A G

Ohhhh you just bring me down

D A G Bm

Look out your window my

A Em

sunshine's all around

G A

All you have to do is

F# Bb Bm D A Bm

just surrender just surrender

Verse 2:

All the pain

in your heart

All the tears in

your empty soul

And when you're spinning

round and round

I'm the psycho going

out of control

Refrain 2:

G A

Open up your eyes

don't you know you'll

A F# Bb

only wasting time

Chorus 2:

D A G

Ohhhh you drive me crazy

D A G

Ohhhh you just bring me down

D A G Bm

Look out your window my

A Em

sunshine's all around

G A

All you have to do is

F# Bb Bm Em

just surrender just surrender

Bridge:

You know it doesn't

matter what you do

Don't you know

I'm so over you

Guitar solo: D-A-G-- x3, Bm-A-E-G-A-F#/Bb

Guitar 2: Very fast sweeping!!!

e|---------5-3-2---|-------5-5----10------------------------10-17-15-12----14-15-14-12-|

B|-3-2-0---------3-|-5-7-7-7-5-7------10--------------10-12-------------15----------10-|

G|-------2---------|-----------7----------11--11-11-4-------------------------------11-|

D|-----------------|--------------------------12--0-0----------------------------------|

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

D|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Refrain 3:

G A G

Open up your eyes don't you

A F# Bb

know that if you're alive

Chorus 3:

D A G

Ohhhh you drive me crazy

D A G

Ohhhh you just bring me down

D A G Bm

Look out your window my

A Em

sunshine's all around

G A

All you have to do

D A G

Ohhhh you drive me crazy

D A G

Ohhhh you just bring me down

D A G Bm

Look out your window my

A Em

sunshine's all around

G A

All you have to do

E/G# A G A

just surrender just surrender

F# Bb Bm D A

just surrender

Outro:

Bm D

If that's the way you

A Bm D A

want it well there you go

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