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Surprises - Billy Joel
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Tabbed by: Wattage
Email: ajbeal714@yahoo.com
Tuning: E A D G B E (standard)
Chords Used:
Em: 0 7 9 9 8 0
Esus:0 7 9 9 10 0
D: 10 12 12 11 10 10
A/C#: 9 x 11 9 10 x
C: 8 10 10 9 8 8
G/B: 7 x 9 7 8 x
Bb: 6 8 8 7 6 6
Bb6: 6 x 8 7 8 x
F: x 8 7 5 6 x
C/E: x 7 5 5 5 x
Dm: x 5 7 7 6 5
A7sus: 5 7 5 7 5 5
A7: 5 7 5 6 5 5
E: x 7 9 9 9 x
Am: 5 7 7 5 5 5
F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
Gm: 3 5 5 3 3 3
G: 3 5 5 4 3 3
D7: x 5 7 5 7 x
Eb: x 6 8 8 8 x
Cm: x 3 5 5 4 3
B7: 7 9 7 8 7 7
Intro: Em
Verse 1:
Esus4 Em
Don't get excited, don't say a word
D
Nobody noticed, nothing was heard
A/C# C
It was committed discreetly
G/B Bb
It was handled so neatly
F C/E Dm A7sus A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
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Verse 2:
E Em
Break all the records, burn the cassettes
D
I'd be lying if I told you that I had no regrets
A/C# C
There were so many mistakes
G/B Bb
And what a difference it makes
F C/E Dm Am
But still it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Bridge:
D A7 Bb F#m Gm D7 Eb F
Don't look now but you have changed
Gm G Cm A7 D B7
Your best friends wouldn't tell you
Verse 3:
Esus Em
Now it's apparent, now it's a fact
D
So marshal your forces for another attack
A/C# C
You were so young and naive
G/B Bb
I know it's hard to believe
F C/E Dm Am
But now it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
No it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Bridge:
D A7 Bb F#m Gm D7 Eb F
Gm G Cm A7 D B7
Verse 4:
Esus Em
What has it cost you, what have you won
D
The sins of the fathers are the sins of the sons
A/C# C G/B Bb
It was always within you. it will always continue
F C/E Dm Am
But it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Am Em
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Intro: Em
