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7th March 2001, 8.23pm

BEAT SURRENDER by THE JAM

Written by Paul Weller

Relased as the last Jam single (November 1982)

Chords used:

E7:  022130    D:      xx0232    C#m:  x46654    D:  x5777x
A:   577655    Asus4:  5x7755    D/F#: x9777x    E:  x7999x
G:   355433    F#7:    242352    A/E:  x77655
F#m: 244222    D7/C:   x3x212    E:    022100
G#:  466544    G6:     xx5430    Bm:   799777

N.C. (E7)
 Beat surrender_____

A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

D (xx0232@1)            F#m (244222@1)         G (320003@1)All the things that I care about
             Asus4 (x02230@1)AAre (x02220@1)packed into one punch
D (xx0232@1)                  F#m (244222@1)          G (320003@1)All the things that I'm not sure about
           F#7Are (242352@1)sorted out at once

D (xx0232@1)        D7/C (030212@1)And as it was in the beginning
G (320003@1)          F#m (244222@1)So shall it be in the end
     G6 (320000@1)        F#mThat (244222@1)bullshit is bullshit
        DIt (xx0232@1)just goes by different names

A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

D (xx0232@1)            F#m (244222@1)          G (320003@1)All the things that I shout about
          Asus4 (x02230@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
But never act  upon
D (xx0232@1)                     F#m (244222@1)      G (320003@1)All the courage of the dreams I have
             F#mThey (244222@1)seem to wait so long.

D (xx0232@1)          D7/C (030212@1)My doubt is cast aside
G (320003@1)            F#m (244222@1)Watch phonies run to hide
G6 (320000@1)      F#m (244222@1)           D (xx0232@1)The dignified don't even enter in the game

A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           G# (xx1114@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

       C#mIf (x13321@4)you feel there's no passion
     ANo (x02220@1)quality sensation
           C#mSeize (x13321@4)that young determination
         AShow (x02220@1)the fakers you ain't fooling.

       C#mYou'll (x13321@4)see me come running
       ATo (x02220@1)the sound of your strumming
        C#mFill (x13321@4)my heart with joy and gladness
               A (x02220@1)                    D/F# (200232@1)A/EI've (002220@1)lived too long in the shadows of sad - ness.

D F#m G Asus4 A
D F#m G F#7

D (xx0232@1)          D7/C (030212@1)My doubt is cast aside
G (320003@1)            F#m (244222@1)Watch phonies run to hide
G6 (320000@1)      F#m (244222@1)           D (xx0232@1)The dignified don't even enter in the game

A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl,
F#m (244222@1)           E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender.
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl,
F#m (244222@1)           E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender.
A (x02220@1)          G (320003@1)Come on boy, come on girl
F#m (244222@1)           E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)Come on boy, come on girl
D (xx0232@1)             E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender
A (x02220@1)          Bm (x24432@1)Come on boy, come on girl
D (xx0232@1)             E (022100@1)Succumb to the beat surrender

(Thanks to Rob Smith for some of the harder chords in this song)
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