Surprises Chords
by Billy Joel
Surprises by Billy Joel is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Esus. It uses the chords Em, Esus4, D, A/C#, C, G/B, Bb, F, C/E, Dm, A7sus4, A7, E, Am, G, Bb6, F#m, Gm, D7, Eb, Cm and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: Em
Verse 1:
Esus4 Em
Don't get excited, don't say a word
D
Nobody noticed, nothing was heard
A/C# C
It was committed discreetly
G/B Bb
It was handled so neatly
F C/E Dm A7sus4 A7
And it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Verse 2:
E Em
Break all the records, burn the cassettes
D
I'd be lying if I told you that I had no regrets
A/C# C
There were so many mistakes
G/B Bb
And what a difference it makes
F C/E Dm Am
But still it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Bridge:
D A7 Bb F#m Gm D7 Eb F
Don't look now but you have changed
Gm G Cm A7 D B7
Your best friends wouldn't tell you
Verse 3:
Esus4 Em
Now it's apparent, now it's a fact
D
So marshal your forces for another attack
A/C# C
You were so young and naive
G/B Bb
I know it's hard to believe
F C/E Dm Am
But now it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Bb6 A7
No it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Bridge:
D A7 Bb F#m Gm D7 Eb F
Gm G Cm A7 D B7
Verse 4:
Esus4 Em
What has it cost you, what have you won
D
The sins of the fathers are the sins of the sons
A/C# C G/B Bb
It was always within you. it will always continue
F C/E Dm Am
But it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
G C G/B Am Em
I said it shouldn't surprise you at all, you know
Intro: Em