Elvis Presley – Surrender (Guitar Intro)

Capo 5

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Mort Shuman/Doc Pomus Released in 1961 Now on: "The Essential 60's Masters I [Disc 1]", "30 #1 Hits" etc. Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard The original recording is somwhere between D and Eb. I put it down in Am, so you can choose where to put the capo: 5th fret (=D) or 6th (=Eb). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- capo: 5th fret play: Am sounds: Dm For chords in original key transpose +5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

CHORDS
        E-A-D-G-B-e
Am      x-0-2-2-1-x
F/A     x-0-3-2-1-x = Am(#5)
Am6     x-0-4-2-1-x
A6      x-0-4-2-2-x
C#7     x-4-3-4-1-x

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]

  Am   F/A        Am6   F/A 
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|x-----x---------|x-----x---------|
B|1-----1---------|1-----1---------|
G|2-----2---------|2-----2---------|
D|2-----3---------|4-----3---------|
A|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|
E|----------------|----------------|

Am F/A       Am6     F/A        Am
     When we kiss my heart's on fire

Dm                         Am
  Burning with a strange desire

Dm                        Am
  And I know, each time I kiss you

E                           Am
  That your heart's on fire too

[Chorus]

  Am                           Bm    
    So, my darling, please, surrender

(break)

E                           A
  All your love so warm and tender

A                       Bm
  Let me hold you in my arms, dear

E                               A
  While the moon shines bright above

A                             Bm     
  All the stars will tell the story

E        C#7               F#m
  Of our love and all it's glory

Dm                          Am 
  Let us take this night of magic

E                        Am
  And make it a night of love

[Outro]

  Am                     Bm    
     Won't you please surrender to me

(break)

E                             A
   Your lips, your arms, your heart, dear

Dm           Am
   Be mine forever

E              |: Am F/A  | Am6 F/A  :|
  Be mine ... tonight      [repeat intro riff and fade)

(break)