The Surprising Chords
by Deep Purple
The Surprising by Deep Purple is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, D, C, G, Am, Bm and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----4-2-----2-|-------2-------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
e|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----7-5-----2-|----2--------------------------|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2--------------------------|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0-----------------------------|
Verse
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----4-2-----2-|-------2-------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
e|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|----0--------------------------|
D|-------5-------4-----7-5-----2-|----2----------------------2---|
A|----2--------------5-------3---|----2----------5---2-5-3-----3-|
E|-0---------------7-------5-----|-0---------------3-------5-----|
verse 1
Em D C Em G Am
It wasn't quite the curse of Tutankhamen
Em D C Em G Am
Or the kiss of death from Judas in the night
Em D C Em G Am
And it felt so far beyond the blue horizon
Em D C Em G Am
Tempting me with transports of delight
Bm G Am
And when the devil took my hand and said
Am F
Come along with me
Em D C Em
verse 2
Em D C Em G Am
There I was, wide awake and dreaming
Em D C Em G Am
Reaching out for something in the sky
Em D C Em G Am
But I could not control that trembling feeling
Em D C Em G Am
Everything I want is slipping by
Bm G
And when the devil took my hand and said
Am F
Something you should see
Interlude
verse 3
Em D C Em G Am
I never knew what happened to my nightmare
Em D C Em
Everything went dark that August day
Em D C Em G Am
And the eclipse was on the other side of somewhere
Em D C Em G Am
But I was on the upside of afraid
Bm G Am
And then an angel took my hand and said
Am F
Come along with me