John Lennon – Surprise Surprise Sweet Bird Of Paradox (Guitar Intro)

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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: John Lennon From: "Walls and Bridges" (1974) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard -------------------------------------------------------------------------
CHORDS
         E-A-D-G-B-E
D/F#     2-x-0-2-3-x
G/B      x-2-0-0-3-3
Dsus4    x-x-0-2-3-3
Dsus2    x-x-0-2-3-0
Fmaj7 (t)1-3-3-2-1-0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] Hmm, I can play it, but I don’t know how to count it. Suggestions highly welcome!
     1 + 2 +  ˅  1 + 2 +  ˅  1 + 2 +  ˅  1 + 2 +  ˅  1 + 2 + 3 + 
e --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------|
B --|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|--------|--|------------|
G --|------7-|--|------7-|--|------5-|--|------5-|--|------------|
D --|--7-9---|--|--7-9---|--|--5-7---|--|--5-7---|--|------5-----|
A 5-|9-h-----|5-|9-h-----|3-|7-h-----|3-|7-h-----|--|--5-7---7-5-|
E --|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|--|/-------|3-|7---h---h---|

[Link]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|----------5-----|
A|------5-7---7-5-|
E|--3-7---h---h---|
      /
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[Intro] (see above) [Verse 1]
D
 Sweet as the smell of success

G           D/F#         Em
 Her body's warm and wet

    D
She gets me through this god awful loneliness

G          D/F#       Em
 A natural high butterfly - oh I ...

  C     G/B   Am
I need, need, need her
[Link] [see above] [Verse 2]
D
 Just like a willow tree

G            D/F#          Em
 A breath of spring you see

       D
And oh boy you don't know what she do to me

G             D/F#                   Em
 She makes me sweat and forget who I am

  C     G/B   Am    G7    F   
I need, need, need, need, need her
[Middle 8]
           C             Fmaj7  E              Am         D
Well I was wondering how long    this could go on, on and on

       G               Em          Dsus4   D
Well I thought I could never be surprised

             C       Fmaj7   E         Am         D
But could it be that I-ah-ah-ay bit my own tongue

         G               Em                  Dsus4 [break] D Dsus2 D
Oh yeah, it's so hard to swallow when you're wrong
[Link] [see above] [Verse 3] (+ link to outro)
D
 A bird of paradise

G            D/F#          Em
 The sunrise in her eyes

D
God only knows such a sweet surprise

G      D/F#              Em
 I was blind she blew my mind think that I

  C     G/B   Am    G7    F   
I love, love, love, love, love her

  F
I love her, I love her, I love her, I love her
[Outro]
F
 Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love

F
 Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love

F
 Sweet sweet, sweet sweet love
(repeat and fade)