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Your Surrender

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Eminor

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Verse 1:
EmI got close to your skinAm  
While Dyou were sleeping
EmI taste the Gsalt on your handCsD  
EmI reached out Gto touch youC  
The morning Dlight disarms you
AmWon't you let me Din?
Chorus:
GOh-ooohh-oh-oEmhh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
GOh-ooohh-oh-Emohh-ohh-oh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
EmIt's a long way
GFor heartbreak
Let your Cheart wait and Dbleed
GOh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-oEmhh-oh-ohh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender to me?
Em (2 measures)
Verse 2:
EmI've become your shadowAm  
I'd love, but Ddon't know how to
EmI'm always Glost for wordCsD  
EmYou look like a Gthousand suns
CI wanna Dbe the only one
AmLeft when your day is donDe…
Chorus:
GOh-ooohh-oh-oEmhh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
GOh-ooohh-oh-Emohh-ohh-oh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
EmIt's a long way
GFor heartbreak
Let your Cheart wait and Dbleed
GOh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-oEmhh-oh-ohh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender…
Bridge:
EmI can't have you close
So GI become a ghost
And I wAmatch you
I Dwatch you…
EmMaybe if you stay
GWe could die this way
I won't Cstop you
I won't Dsto-op yo-ou…
Extended Chorus/Outro:
(no chords, just drums)
Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh
Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh-ohh
GOhh-oh-Emoohhh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
GOh-ohh-oh-ohh-Emoh-ohh-oh-oh-oh-oh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender?
It's a Glong way for Emheartbreak
Let your Cheart wait and Dbleed
GOhh-oh-ohh-oh-Emohh-oh-oh-oh-oh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender to mGeee?
Em               C
Ye-ea-ea-ea-ea-eah              D  
                (How long 'til your surrender)
   G           Em
To me-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-e              C  D  
                            (How long 'til your surrender?)
It's a Glong way for Emheartbreak
Let your Cheart wait and Dblee-eed
GOhh-oh-ohh-oh-Emohh-oh-oh-oh-oh
CHow long 'til Dyour surrender to Gme?

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Your Surrender

by Neon Trees

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Verse 1:

Em Am

I got close to your skin

While you were sleeping

Em G C D

I taste the salt on your hands

Em G C

I reached out to touch you

The morning light disarms you

Am D

Won't you let me in?

Chorus:

G Em

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

G Em

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh-ohh-oh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

It's a long way

For heartbreak

C D

Let your heart wait and bleed

G Em

Oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh

C D

How long 'til your surrender to me?

Em (2 measures)

Verse 2:

Em Am

I've become your shadow

I'd love, but don't know how to

Em G C D

I'm always lost for words

Em G

You look like a thousand suns

C D

I wanna be the only one

Am D

Left when your day is done…

Chorus:

G Em

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

G Em

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh-ohh-oh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

It's a long way

For heartbreak

C D

Let your heart wait and bleed

G Em

Oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh

C D

How long 'til your surrender…

Bridge:

I can't have you close

So I become a ghost

And I watch you

I watch you…

Maybe if you stay

We could die this way

I won't stop you

I won't sto-op yo-ou…

Extended Chorus/Outro:

(no chords, just drums)

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh

Oh-ooohh-oh-ohh-ohh

G Em

Ohh-oh-oohhh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

G Em

Oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh-oh

C D

How long 'til your surrender?

G Em

It's a long way for heartbreak

C D

Let your heart wait and bleed

G Em

Ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh-oh

C D G

How long 'til your surrender to meee?

Em C

Ye-ea-ea-ea-ea-eah

(How long 'til your surrender)

G Em

C D

To me-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh-e

(How long 'til your surrender?)

G Em

It's a long way for heartbreak

C D

Let your heart wait and blee-eed

G Em

Ohh-oh-ohh-oh-ohh-oh-oh-oh-oh

C D G

How long 'til your surrender to me?

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