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Sooner Surrender

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 22Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Capo 1
e|-------3-------3-------0-------3-------3-------|
B|-------3-------3-------1-------3-------3-------|
G|-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0-------|
D|-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------|
A|-------2-------0-------0-------0-------3-------|
E|-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0-------|
         G      D/F#     Am     Asus   Cadd9
e|---------------------------------------------------------3----3---|
B|----------2--0--------------------2--0-------------------3----3---|  
G|----------------2--0-----0--------------2--0-----0-------0----2---| 
D|----------------------2-----------------------2----------0----0---|       
A|-------0-----------------------0-------------------------2----0---| 
E|----------------------------------------------------3----3----2---|
x1 per lineG  D/F#  
This is played over the first verse and after the first chorus (in the last part 
of the 2nd verse too - listen to the song)
I'll write in the chords as well.
*SO. in the chorus, where it says Asus, you can substitute it for Am. Whichever 
you like best. Have fun.
[Verse 1]
 AmIn the party love, some man's playing HalleGlujah...D/F#Hallelujah...
 AmIn the corner love, all night girls drink wine and Gtry, to sing alD/F#ong...
 AmI made a mess of things, the stops and inbetweens, they Gweigh me dD/F#own...
 AmYou got someone new, singing you your songs Gnow.D/F#..
[Chorus]
 GSoonAsuser surCadd9render, Gthan watch tD/F#he lasCadd9t wall collapse.
 GI'd sAsusooner surCadd9render, Gand our D/F#love would count for Cadd9everything...
[Verse 2]
 AmIn my sweetest dreams it's just you and me, and Gwe break D/F#wide.
 AmI wake reminded love, of how I just gave up,
 and Ghow you moved on, D/F#how you moved on...
 I'm Amwaiting for something, I've waited for now, 
 for the Grolling D/F#canyons of lovAme.
 And I'm tongue tied and you're Gcoming alive, D/F#coming alive...
[Chorus]
 GSoonAsuser surCadd9render, Gthan watch D/F#the laCadd9st wall collapse.
 GI'd sAsusooner surCadd9render, Gand our D/F#love would count for Cadd9everything...
[Bridge]
 AmI'm sorry that you're gGone, so sD/F#orry that you've goAmne
 AmI'm sorry that you've gGone, oD/F#hhh.
 AmAnd I'm sorry that you've gGone, so sD/F#orry that you've Amgone awaCadd9y...
 You're a little bit riAmght..
 Cadd9More than a little bit riAmght, with my Cadd9arms around you...
[Chorus]
 GSoonAsuser surCadd9render, Gthan watch tD/F#he lasCadd9t wall collapse.
 GI'd soAsusoner surCadd9render, Gand our D/F#love would count for Cadd9everything...
 GI'd soAsusoner surCadd9render, Gthan watch tD/F#he lasCadd9t wall collapse, I know,
 GI'd soAsusoner surCadd9render, Gand our D/F#love would count for Cadd9everything...
 GAnd our D/F#love would count for Cadd9everything...
 GAnd I D/F#miss when you were Cadd9everything...

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Sooner Surrender

by Matt Nathanson

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

Asus

Cadd9

Capo 1

e|-------3-------3-------0-------3-------3-------|

B|-------3-------3-------1-------3-------3-------|

G|-------0-------2-------2-------2-------0-------|

D|-------0-------0-------2-------2-------2-------|

A|-------2-------0-------0-------0-------3-------|

E|-------3-------2-------0-------0-------0-------|

G D/F# Am Asus Cadd9

e|---------------------------------------------------------3----3---|

B|----------2--0--------------------2--0-------------------3----3---|

G|----------------2--0-----0--------------2--0-----0-------0----2---|

D|----------------------2-----------------------2----------0----0---|

A|-------0-----------------------0-------------------------2----0---|

E|----------------------------------------------------3----3----2---|

G D/F#

x1 per line

This is played over the first verse and after the first chorus (in the last part

of the 2nd verse too - listen to the song)

I'll write in the chords as well.

*SO. in the chorus, where it says Asus, you can substitute it for Am. Whichever

you like best. Have fun.

[Verse 1]

Am G D/F#

In the party love, some man's playing Hallelujah...Hallelujah...

Am G D/F#

In the corner love, all night girls drink wine and try, to sing along...

Am G D/F#

I made a mess of things, the stops and inbetweens, they weigh me down...

Am G D/F#

You got someone new, singing you your songs now...

[Chorus]

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Sooner surrender, than watch the last wall collapse.

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

I'd sooner surrender, and our love would count for everything...

[Verse 2]

Am G D/F#

In my sweetest dreams it's just you and me, and we break wide.

I wake reminded love, of how I just gave up,

G D/F#

and how you moved on, how you moved on...

I'm waiting for something, I've waited for now,

G D/F# Am

for the rolling canyons of love.

G D/F#

And I'm tongue tied and you're coming alive, coming alive...

[Chorus]

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Sooner surrender, than watch the last wall collapse.

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

I'd sooner surrender, and our love would count for everything...

[Bridge]

Am G D/F# Am

I'm sorry that you're gone, so sorry that you've gone

Am G D/F#

I'm sorry that you've gone, ohhh.

Am G D/F# Am Cadd9

And I'm sorry that you've gone, so sorry that you've gone away...

You're a little bit right..

Cadd9 Am Cadd9

More than a little bit right, with my arms around you...

[Chorus]

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

Sooner surrender, than watch the last wall collapse.

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

I'd sooner surrender, and our love would count for everything...

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

I'd sooner surrender, than watch the last wall collapse, I know,

G Asus Cadd9 G D/F# Cadd9

I'd sooner surrender, and our love would count for everything...

G D/F# Cadd9

And our love would count for everything...

G D/F# Cadd9

And I miss when you were everything...

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