[Intro]
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----4-2-----2-|-------2-------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
e|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----7-5-----2-|----2--------------------------|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2--------------------------|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0-----------------------------|
[Verse]
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B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----4-2-----2-|-------2-------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
e|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----7-5-----2-|----2----------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
[Verse 1]
Em D C Em G Am
It wasn't quite the curse of Tutankhamen
Em D C Em G Am
Or the kiss of death from Judas in the night
Em D C Em G Am
And it felt so far beyond the blue horizon
Em D C Em G Am
Tempting me with transports of delight
[Chorus 1]
Bm G Am
And when the devil took my hand and said
Am F
Come along with me
Em D C Em
[Verse 2]
Em D C Em G Am
There I was, wide awake and dreaming
Em D C Em G Am
Reaching out for something in the sky
Em D C Em G Am
But I could not control that trembling feeling
Em D C Em G Am
Everything I want is slipping by
[Chorus 2]
Bm G
And when the devil took my hand and said
Am F
Something you should see
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Em D C Em G Am
I never knew what happened to my nightmare
Em D C Em
Everything went dark that August day
Em D C Em G Am
And the eclipse was on the other side of somewhere
Em D C Em G Am
But I was on the upside of afraid
[Chorus 3]
Bm G Am
And then an angel took my hand and said
Am F
Come along with meThe Surprising chords and lyrics
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[Verse 1] [Chorus 1] Em D C Em [Verse 2] [Chorus 2] [Interlude] [Verse 3] [Chorus 3]
The Surprising Chords by Deep Purple
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