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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       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

Intro: Em