Brett Dennen – Surprise Surprise (Guitar)
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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. 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 F Come together just to cry G Seagulls struggling against the wind Am Falling out of the sky Am C Grandma's gathering aluminum cans F In a rusty shopping cart G Born-againers getting their lives together Am While my whole world's falling apart
Chorus:
F Open up your eyes G It's happening all around you F If it hasn't found you G Well you know it's just a matter of time F Surprise, surprise G What do you think the world owes you F It's not the way it's supposed to go G Well you know it's just a matter of time
Verse 2:
Am C Songbird sitting in a tree house F With a trumpet to her lips G 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 F Where the children wear no shoes G 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 F Stepping up to take your turn G 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