Sweet surrender    (intro)    (midi)    (sample)

 

      G               C        G               C

1. Baby I'm through, runnin' it's true,

      G           C       G           G7

     I'd be a fool to try to escape you.

               C              D          C                  D          G        - C - G - C

    And maybe I'm beat but, oh what a sweet surrender.

 

       G                    C       G                  C

2. You keep your rights, I'll take your nights,

     G                C               G                G7

    no one can lose when we turn the lights out.

           C             D     C                  D       Em       ~

     I’m tastin' defeat, lovin' that sweet surrender.

 

C                 D        G      Em                     C      D       Em

    I'm givin' up myself to you but I didn't really lose at all.

C                   D     G             Em                         C              D  - C - D

    I gave the only love I've known and it never hurt me to fall.

 

      G                  C      G                  C

3. Now that it's done, so glad you won,

    G               C               G         G7

    I know our lives have only begun now.

     C                 D     C               D       Em       - C

    No more retreat, only my sweet surrender.

 

4. instrumental = verse 3, lines 1 & 2

    C              D          C                    D       Em       - C

    I maybe beat, but oh, what a sweet surrender.

Em             A

     (surrender)

             C                                 D                           G    - C

    And you, sweet thing in my life, I surrender to you.

 

    G - C       G - Cm    G

 

(capo 2nd)       (Bread)