Birdy – Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Birdy – Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsCFGAmG/BDmGsus4C/GC/B

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[Intro]
C*     F       G      C
              F    C
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh

[Verse 1]
Am               G/B      C
 Strangers wilderness inside
F           C                Dm
 The heart trips from hot to cold
Am
 You think it can't
       G/B   C
 make up its mind
F          C
 But suddenly it's
         Gsus4   G
 always no
Dm
 Suddenly it's always no

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[Chorus]
C      F
And if I could reach
             C
the Northern lights
G/B   Am             C/G      F
Maybe then I'd understand it all
    F
Sometimes I try so hard
   C     G/B
to find
      Am           C/G    F
When all I want to do is fall
         F
Into the night
          G              C
Into your arms, surrender
F    C     C/B
Ooh, ooh

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[Verse 2]
Am                G/B     C
 Delay is on the district line
F            C              Dm
 Lookin' at pictures on my phone
Am
 And I said I didn't miss
    G/B      C
 you  but I lied, hmm
F          C
 I told myself I'd
         Gsus4   G
 let you go
Dm
 Told myself I'd let you go

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[Chorus]
C      F
And if I could reach
             C
the Northern lights
G/B   Am             C/G      F
Maybe then I'd understand it all
    F
Sometimes I try so
        C     G/B
hard to find
      Am           C/G    F
When all I want to do is fall
         F
Into the night
          G            Am
Into your arms, surrender
        F
Ooh-ooh, ooh
       Am
Surrender
        F
Ooh-ooh, ooh
       Am
Surrеnder
        F
Ooh-ooh, ooh

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[Chorus]
C      F
And if I could reach
             C
the Northern lights
G/B   Am             C/G      F
Maybe then I'd understand it all
    F
Sometimes I try so
        C     G/B
hard to find
      Am           C/G    F
When all I want to do is fall
         F
Into the night
          G            Am
Into your arms, surrender
         F
Into the night
          G               C
Into your arms, surrender
              F    C
Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh

[End]

How to play Surrender: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Surrender by Birdy on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Surrender by Birdy is written in C major (no sharps or flats) and moves through 9 chords: C, F, G, Am, G/B, Dm, Gsus4, C/G and C/B.

The backbone of the song is F – C – G/B – Am (IV – I – V – vi in C major), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord. In solfa, that is fah – doh – soh – lah. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, Dsus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gsus4 chord on guitar (330013)
Gsus4G C D

Surrender chords: questions

What key is Surrender in?

Surrender by Birdy is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats).

What chords are in Surrender?

Surrender uses 9 chords: C, F, G, Am, G/B, Dm, Gsus4, C/G, C/B.

What is the chord progression of Surrender?

The main progression is F – C – G/B – Am (IV – I – V – vi), a rotation of the four-chord pop progression that starts on the IV chord.

Is Surrender easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes G, C, D, Em, Am, Dsus4 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 83% without a capo).

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