Surrender — Jon Anderson
Chords and lyrics for Surrender by Jon Anderson (key of C).
Verse 1
4/4
82 bpm
Intro
| C • • G | Am • • F | G • • • | • • • • |
Chorus 1
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [Fmaj7] [G] [F]surrender[G]
Verse 1
[C] It was a mid summer [G]night dream [Am]long ago
I kinda [F]caught me a [G]mood, about the hip met, [G] some thing was trying to
tell me something
[C] I know it sounds pretty [G]crazy, [Am]really, when you think about [Fmaj7]it but I
[G] heard voices calling me, [F]saying, [G] have you heard the good news their
song about
[C] You realise what we're [Dm7]talking [Am]about, about the power of [F]love
[G] Why don't the united [F]nations, [G] incur a special nights celebration
Pre-Chorus 1
[Fm] We're gonna to send the weapons up[C7/E] on a starry night
[Fm] Explode them above the [C7/E]atmosphere, it sounds right
[Fm] The whole damn world will be watching, [Gbadd9] the magic mushroom in the
bright sky
[Ab] Such a night of splendor, [Ab] what a way to surrender
Chorus 1
[C] What a way to [G][Am][F]surrender[G][F][G]
Verse 2
[C] See me off now to grab all the [G]colonels and [Am]generals
To write a [F]letter to the, [G] heads of the government
[F] [G] Asking them to name the [C]day-ay-ay
If you think [G]anything of [Am]anyone, why don't you [F]sit right [G]down and write
that letter
[G] Getting rid of that fear, the sooner the better
[C] How about this [G]war, a [Am]mid summer night dream
[F] [G] A night we all will [F]remember, [G] all will remember
Pre-Chorus 2
[Fm] We're gonna to send the weapons up[C7/E] on a starry night
[Fm] Explode them above the [C7/E]atmosphere, it sure sounds right
[Fm] The whole damn world will be watching, [Gbadd9] the whole damn world will
be tearing
[Ab] Such a night of splendor, [Ab] what a way to surrender[C]
Break
| C • • • | • • • • |
Fading Outro
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] [F]surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] [F]surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] [F]surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] [F]surrender[G]
[C] What a way to [G]surrender, [Am] [F] [G] [F]surrender[G]
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