• Song:

    Surprises

  • Artist:

    Billy Joel

  • Album:

    The Bridge/Storm Front/...

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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 (022200@1)            EmDon't (022000@1)get excited, don't say a word
DNobody (xx0232@1)noticed, nothing was heard
       A/C# (042220@1)       CIt (x32010@1)was committed discreetly
       G/B (143121@7)      BbIt (x1333x@1)was handled so neatly
       F (133211@1)            C/E (x3111x@5)      Dm (xx0231@1)     A7sus4 (002033@1)name="chord_x02020@1">A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know

Verse 2:
E (022100@1)                    EmBreak (022000@1)all the records, burn the cassettes
       DI'd (xx0232@1)be lying if I told you that I had no regrets
              A/C# (042220@1)    CThere (x32010@1)were so many mistakes
           G/B (143121@7)         BbAnd (x1333x@1)what a difference it makes
             F (133211@1)         C/E (x3111x@5)         Dm (xx0231@1)     AmBut (x02210@1)still it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)          G/B (143121@7)        Bb6 (x15xxx@1)     A7I (x02020@1)said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know

Bridge:
D (xx0232@1)   A7 (x02020@1) Bb (x1333x@1)F#m (244222@1)name="chord_355333@1">Gm  D7 (xx0212@1) Eb (x43121@3)   FDon't (133211@1)look now but you have changed
     Gm (355333@1) G (320003@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1)  B7Your (x21202@1)best friends wouldn't tell you

Verse 3: 
Esus4 (022200@1)             EmNow (022000@1)it's apparent, now it's a fact
   DSo (xx0232@1)marshal your forces for another attack
            A/C# (042220@1)      CYou (x32010@1)were so young and naive
            G/B (143121@7)     BbI (x1333x@1)know it's hard to believe
           F (133211@1)           C/E (x3111x@5)       Dm (xx0231@1)     AmBut (x02210@1)now it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G (320003@1)   C (x32010@1)          G/B (143121@7)        Bb6 (x15xxx@1)    A7No (x02020@1)it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know

Bridge:
D (xx0232@1)   A7 (x02020@1) Bb (x1333x@1)F#m (244222@1)name="chord_355333@1">Gm  D7 (xx0212@1) Eb (x43121@3)   F (133211@1)name="chord_355333@1">Gm   G (320003@1)     Cm (x3101x@1)A7 (x02020@1) D (xx0232@1)  B7 (x21202@1)Verse 4:
Esus4 (022200@1)                EmWhat (022000@1)has it cost you, what have you won
    DThe (xx0232@1)sins of the fathers are the sins of the sons
       A/C# (042220@1)     C (x32010@1)             G/B (143121@7)      BbIt (x1333x@1)was always within you. it will always continue
       F (133211@1)         C/E (x3111x@5)         Dm (xx0231@1)     AmBut (x02210@1)it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
  G (320003@1)     C (x32010@1)       G/B (143121@7)           Am (x02210@1)     EmI (022000@1)said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know

Intro: Em
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