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Surrender
Cheap Trick
/ G#5/A# - - - / - - - - / A#5 - - - / - - - - / x2
B5 F#5 E5 B5
Mother told me, yes, she told me I'd meet girls like you
B5 F#5
E5 B5
She also told me, "Stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch"
E5 F#5 B5 (2)
Just the other day I heard a soldier falling off
E5 F#5 B5 (2)
some Indonesian junk that's going round
Chorus:
B5
G#5 F#5 E5
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird
B5 G#5 F#5
E5 (4)
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away
/ A5/B - - - / - - - - / B5 - - - / - - - - / x2
B5 F#5 E5
B5
Father says, "Your mother's right, she's really up on things"
B5 F#5 E5
B5
"Before we married, Mommy served in the WACS in the Philippines"
E5 F#5 B5
(2)
Now, I had heard the WACS recruited old maids for the war
E5 F#5 B5
(2)
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years
Chorus
/ A5/B - - - / - - - - / B5 - - - / - - - - / x2
C5 G5 F5 C5
Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
C5 G5 F5
C5
Ev'ry time I got to thinking, where'd they disappear?
F5 G5 C5 (2)
When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch
F5 G5 C5
(2)
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out
Chorus 2:
C5 A5 G5 F5
Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird
C5 A5
G5 F5 (4)
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away
C5 F5 C5 G5
Away x2
C5 A5 G5 F5
Surrender, surrender, but don't give yourself away x12
End on C5
This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It's intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.
