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Surprises by Billy Joel

Surprises chords by Billy Joel

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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
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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    A7sus4 A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know

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:
Esus4        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:
Esus4         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

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