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[Intro]
C F
[Verse 1]
CAre you really gone?
Were you hFanging on
For at lCeast as long as I hFad?
Tried to Ctalk to you
Make sure Fit was cool
But your Amcar was gone when GI got out of Fbed
[Chorus]
FI hope they let me Csurrender
FMaybe they'll take me Cinstead
GOh there's
FSomething that I need to tCell you
AmBut I'm afraid to Gtalk to you Fagain
Am G
[Verse 2]
CAnother short response
FTo a monologue
CMy voice shakes like a broken Ftape
CAre you actually alive?
FDid you kind of just 'survive?'
AmI kind of always Gthought that you might Fstay
[Chorus]
FI hope they let me Csurrender
FMaybe they'll take me Cinstead
GOh there's
FSomething that I need to tCell you
AmBut I'm afraid to Gtalk to you Fagain
[Bridge]
GSo what
CWhat if the last time I Fsaw you
AmWas the night before you left NGew York?
CAnd what if the next time I Fneed you
AmIt's all shut off?
GIt's all shut off
FIt's all shut off
Am G F
[Chorus]
FI hope they let me Csurrender
FMaybe they'll take me Cinstead
GOh there's
FSomething that I need to tCell you
AmBut I'm afraid to Gtalk to you Fagain
AmI'm afraid to tGalk to you aFgain
[Outro]
C F
C F
C F
Am G F
C

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Surrender

by Chris Farren

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C F

[Verse 1]

Are you really gone?

Were you hanging on

C F

For at least as long as I had?

Tried to talk to you

Make sure it was cool

Am G F

But your car was gone when I got out of bed

[Chorus]

F C

I hope they let me surrender

F C

Maybe they'll take me instead

Oh there's

F C

Something that I need to tell you

Am G F

But I'm afraid to talk to you again

Am G

[Verse 2]

Another short response

To a monologue

C F

My voice shakes like a broken tape

Are you actually alive?

Did you kind of just 'survive?'

Am G F

I kind of always thought that you might stay

[Chorus]

F C

I hope they let me surrender

F C

Maybe they'll take me instead

Oh there's

F C

Something that I need to tell you

Am G F

But I'm afraid to talk to you again

[Bridge]

So what

C F

What if the last time I saw you

Am G

Was the night before you left New York?

C F

And what if the next time I need you

It's all shut off?

It's all shut off

Am G F

[Chorus]

F C

I hope they let me surrender

F C

Maybe they'll take me instead

Oh there's

F C

Something that I need to tell you

Am G F

But I'm afraid to talk to you again

Am G F

I'm afraid to talk to you again

[Outro]

C F

Am G F

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