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Surrender by Elvis Presley - Guitar Chords

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                Surrender - Elvis Presley
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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).

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capo: 5th fret
play: Am
sounds: Dm

For original chords transpose +5 

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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

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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|----------------|----------------|
  

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INTRO (instrumental)
| Am F/A  | Am6 F/A  |
| Am F/A  | Am6 F/A  |
| Am F/A  | Am6 F/A  |


INTRO
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 (part 1)
(break)
  Am                           Bm    
    So, my darling, please, surrender
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


CHORUS (part 2)
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


CODA (+ outro)
(break)
  Am                     Bm    
     Won't you please surrender to me
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]
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