Surrender chords by Cheap Trick

Artist: Cheap Trick
Title: Surrender
Album: Heaven Tonight/Live at Budokan/Greatest Hits

Words and music by: Rick Nielsen
Tabbed by: Chris Clark

The lyrics to this triple-transposition treat, and all of Cheap
Trick's fine songs, can be found at the band's official web site
(http://www.cheaptrick.com).

Comments and crits to: drclueful@hotmail.com

Tab: Guitar
Tuning: Standard


Ab/Bb bass Bb
Ab/Bb bass Bb

B       F#
Mother told...yes, she...

E     B
I'd meet...you

B     F#
She also...stay away

E       B
You'll never...catch

E     F#
Just the...d.....

   B
Of a soldier's...

E        F#
Some Indonesian j....

    B
Going 'round

B         G#m
Mommy's all right, D....

F#        E
They just seem...weird

B     G#m
Surrender, surrender

F#            E
But don't give yourself a-way

E
Ay-ay...

A/B bass  B
A/B bass  B

B       F#
Father says...mother's right...

   E    B
She's really...things

B      F#
Before we...Mommy served

    E      B
In the WACs...Philipines

E    F#
Now I...WACs ...

B
Old maids...

E       F#
But Mommy's...one of

   B
I've known her...

B         G#m
Mommy's all right, D....

F#        E
They just seem...weird

B     G#m
Surrender, surrender

F#            E
But don't give yourself a-way

E
Ay-ay...

A/B bass  B
A/B bass  B

C          G
Whatever happened...all the...

F      C
Losers of...year

C      G
Every time...got to...

F        C
When they'd disappear

F    G
Then I...Mom and Dad

   C
Were rolling...

F        G
Rolling numbers, r...

  C
Got my Kiss...

C         Am
Mommy's all right, D....

G        F
They just seem...weird

C     Am
Surrender, surrender

G             F
But don't give yourself a-way

C  F  C  G
Away

C  F  C  G
Away

C         Am
Mommy's all right, Daddy's all right

G             F
But don't give yourself a-way


(live version ending)
C Bb C

F Eb Bb



Recommended chord positions

Ab/Bb bass

e --x--I
B --1--I
G --1--I
D --1--I
A --1--I
E --x--I

Bb

e --x--I
B --3--I
G --3--I
D --3--I
A --1--I
E --x--I


B

e --x--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --4--I
A --2--I
E --x--I

F#

e --2--I
B --2--I
G --3--I
D --4--I
A --4--I
E --2--I

E

e --0--I
B --0--I
G --1--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --0--I

G#m

e --4--I
B --4--I
G --4--I
D --6--I
A --6--I
E --4--I

A/B bass

e --x--I
B --2--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --2--I
E --x--I

C

e --0--I
B --1--I
G --0--I
D --2--I
A --3--I
E --3--I

G

e --3--I
B --3--I
G --0--I
D --0--I
A --2--I
E --3--I

F

e --1--I
B --1--I
G --2--I
D --3--I
A --3--I
E --1--I

Am

e --0--I
B --1--I
G --2--I
D --2--I
A --0--I
E --x--I

ending chords

C

e --x--I
B --5--I
G --5--I
D --5--I
A --3--I
E --x--I

Bb

e --x--I
B --3--I
G --3--I
D --3--I
A --1--I
E --x--I

F

e --x--I
B --10--I
G --10-I
D --10-I
A --8--I
E --x--I

Eb

e --x--I
B --8--I
G --8--I
D --8--I
A --6--I
E --x--I