Surrender - Cheap Trick
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: Surrender
Band: Cheap Trick
Album: Sex, America, Cheap Trick
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Jake Something (sloppyjoe24)


[Intro]

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8~--------|x2
A|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8~--------|
E|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6~--------|


[Verse]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------4~-X--4-4-4-4-4-|
D|--4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4----------------------------------4~-X--4-4-4-4-4-|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--2~-X--2-2-2-2-2-|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------4~-X--4-4-4-----|
D|--4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4----------------------------------4~-X--4-4-4-----|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--2~-X--2-2-2-----|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Pre-Chorus]

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------4~-4~-4-4-4---|
D|-----------------------------------4~-4~-4-4-4---|x3
A|--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4--2~-2~-2-2-2---|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Chorus]

e|---------------------------------------|---------------------|
B|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|---------------------|
G|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|---------------------|
D|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|---------------------|
A|--2--2-2------X--X-X------X--X-X---X---|--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2----|
E|--------------4--4-4------2--2-2---2---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
. . . . . . . .

e|---------------------------------------|
B|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|
G|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|
D|--4--4-4------4--4-4------4--4-4---4---|
A|--2--2-2------X--X-X------X--X-X---X---|
E|--------------4--4-4------2--2-2---2---|


e|---------------------| |-------------------|
B|---------------------| |-------------------|
G|---------------------| |-------------------|
D|------------------2~-|x2|-------------------|x2
A|--2-2-4-2-2-2-2h4----| |--2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0--------| |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Interlude]

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--------|
D|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4~--------|x2
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2~--------|
E|----------------------------|


[Verse]

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5----------------------------------5-5-7-5~--|x2
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3--3-3-3-3~--|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Pre-Chorus 2]

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
A|--3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------5-5-7-5-5-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-5-7-5-|
A|--3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


[Chorus 2]

e|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|
G|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|
D|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|
A|--3--3-3------X--X-X------X--X-X---X---|--3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3---|
E|--------------5--5-5------3--3-3---3---|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
. . . . . . . .

e|---------------------------------------|
B|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|
G|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|
D|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|
A|--3--3-3------X--X-X------X--X-X---X---|
E|--------------5--5-5------3--3-3---3---|

e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|x4
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
. . . . . . . . .


[Post Chorus 2]

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------6-X-6-6-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
G|--5-X-5-5--5-X-5-5--5-X-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
D|--5-X-5-5--3-X-3-3--5-X-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|x2
A|--3-X-3-3-----------3-X-3-3--------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|


[Chorus 2]

e|---------------------------------------|--------------------|
B|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|
G|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|
D|--5--5-5------5--5-5------5--5-5---5---|--------------------|x7(fade)
A|--3--3-3------X--X-X------X--X-X---X---|--3-3-5-3-3-3-5-3---|
E|--------------5--5-5------3--3-3---3---|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
. . . . . . . .




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h hammer on
p pull off
^ bend
r release
~ let it ring
/ slide up
\ slide down
. palm mute
+ harmonic
v vibrato

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I've found a few good tabs, but each seemed to be missing something.
This tab should be close to the actual song.

Intro
e|---------------------------------|
B|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3------|
G|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3------| x2
D|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3------|
A|--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 1
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4---------------------------------4----4--4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2--2--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
Mother told me, yes she told me, I'd meet girls like you.
She also told me, stay away, you'll never know what you'll catch.

Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------4----4--4----4--4----4--4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2----2--2----2--2----2--2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
|Muted-------------------------|
Just the other day I heard a soldier's falling off
Some Indonesian junk that's going 'round

Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|Muted---------------------------------------------------------|
Mommy's alright daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away,

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
way, way.

Mid Riff
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------| x2
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4---------------------------------4----4--4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-6-4-4-4-6-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----2--2--|
E|------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
Father says "Your mother's right, she's really up on things."
Before we married mommy served in the WACs in the Philippines.

Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------4----4--4----4--4----4--4--|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2----2--2----2--2----2--2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
|Muted-------------------------|
Now I had heard the WACs recruited old maids for the war.
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years.

Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|Muted---------------------------------------------------------|
Mommy's alright daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away,

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
way, way.

Mid Riff
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------|
G|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------| x2
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--4------|
A|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2------|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5---------------------------------5----5--5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3--3--|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1------------|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
Whatever happened to all this season's losers of the year?
Ev'ry time I got to thinking, where'd they disappear?

Bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------------5----5--5----5--5----5--5--|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3----3--3----3--3----3--3--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
|Muted-------------------------|
When I woke up, Mom and Dad are rolling on the couch.
Rolling numbers, rock and rolling, got my Kiss records out.

Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|Muted---------------------------------------------------------|
Mommy's alright daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away,

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|Muted-----------------------------------------|
way, way.

Pre-Ending
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|------------------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----------------3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|Muted----------------------------------------------------------|
Away.

Ending Chorus x3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
E|------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|Muted---------------------------------------------------------|
Mommy's alright daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird.
Surrender, Surrender, but don't give yourself away,

That's it. Pretty simple.
Song info
Surrender
Cheap Trick
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Power Pop
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