Take Me By Surprise Chords

KeyC CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays355

Take Me By Surprise by Jon And Roy is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, E, F and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
C
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: C  E  F  C (x2) 

Verse 
C        E         F             C 
Out on a warm night  the moon is high 
C        E         F                C 
Out on a warm night and the moon is mine 


E      G  F          C 
Won't you take me by surprise 
E      G  F          C 
Won't you take me by surprise 

Instrumental: C  E  F  C 

Verse 
C      E          F            C 
Going around town  wandering about 
C      E          F            C 
Going around town  I'm wandering without 


E      G  F          C 
Won't you take me by surprise 
E      G  F          C 
Won't you take me by surprise 

Instrumental: C  E  F  C (x2) 

C           E      F            C 
Here in the desert  I need your water 
C           E         F            C 
I'm in your desert and I need your water 


E      G  F          C 
Won't you take me by surprise 
E      G  F          F       C 
Won't you take me by surprise 

Outro 
G  F  F  C 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante