Surprise, Surprise Chords & Lyrics by Brett Dennen
Surprise, Surprise
guitar chords lyrics
Surprise, Surprise � Brett Dennen
Chords
This is such a great and hugely underappreciated song! I�m almost certain that Brett
doesn�t do it this way, and there is a ton of adlibbing in the recorded version, but
it�s a
good hasty-made foundation. Can be transposed and Capo�d if desired. It sounds like it�s
on a higher fret in the recording. Also, by no means is a barre on first and third
necessary. I have just included it for a better sound, as well as ease, in my opinion.
If you feel inclined to play it without a barre, feel free to do so. Listen to the song
for the strum pattern, it�s sort of syncopated.
Intro:
Am C Fbar Gbar x2
Verse 1:
Am C
Dark clouds gather in the afternoon
Fbar
Come together just to cry
Gbar
Seagulls struggling against the wind
Am
Falling out of the sky
Am C
Grandma's gathering aluminum cans
Fbar
In a rusty shopping cart
Gbar
Born-againers getting their lives together
Am
While my whole world's falling apart
Chorus:
Fbar
Open up your eyes
Gbar
It's happening all around you
Fbar
If it hasn't found you
Gbar
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Fbar
Surprise, surprise
Gbar
What do you think the world owes you
Fbar
It's not the way it's supposed to go
Gbar
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Verse 2:
Am C
Songbird sitting in a tree house
2Fbar
With a trumpet to her lips
Gbar
I'm laying on my back in the tall green grass
Am
Staring up at the eclipse
Am C
Whispers lurking in the alley behind
Fbar
Where the children wear no shoes
Gbar
Call girls and corner kids hustling
Am
Saying what do you got to lose
Chorus
Bridge:
E F
And there's nowhere you can run to
C E
Because the eyes are upon you
Verse 3:
Am C
Some of the coming up hard and hungry
Fbar
Stepping up to take your turn
Gbar
Some of them throwing their money in the fire
Am
Just to watch it burn
Chorus
It's just a matter of
It's just a matter of time
