Katharine McPhee feat. Zachary Levi – Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Katharine McPhee feat. Zachary Levi – Surrender Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsFCBdimBbC7Bb7Dm7Gm7AmDm/AC/EDmAm7A/C#

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[Intro]
F  C Bdim Bb C C7

[Verse]
F        C         Bdim  Bb
    My pulse goes to the moon
        C      C7
When I know you're here
F        C         Bdim       Bb
    My heart runs to another room
        C      C7
When I know you're near

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb7      C7            Dm7
And they say that you don't know
C7                 Gm7
What you got till it's gone
          C7
So I'm holding on to you

[Chorus]
Bb7                  Am
How many lives till I get
this one right
        Dm/A
Till I give up the fight and just
Bb7         C7
Surrender, surrender?
Bb7                  F   C/E
How many days till I love me
  Dm    C        Bb7
the way that you love me
C7
You love me

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[Intrumental]
F  C Bdim Bb C C7

[Verse]
F        C         Bdim  Bb
        You say I'm beautiful
        C      C7
But I just don't see
F        C         Bdim  Bb
        You say one day I'll learn
        C      C7
When will that day be

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb7      C7            Dm7
And they say that you don't know
C7                 Gm7
What you got till it's gone
          C7
So I'm holding on to you

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[Chorus]
Bb7                  Am
How many lives till I get
this one right
        Dm/A
Till I give up the fight and just
Bb7         C7
Surrender, surrender?
Bb7                  F   C/E
How many days till I love me
  Dm    C        Bb7
the way that you love me
C7
You love me

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[Bridge]
Bb
But this life that I see
Am7             Dm7
That I bleed out before me
Bb
Well, it seems incomplete
Am7          Dm7  C
Will, I never see me
Bdim       Bb
The way that you see me
A/C#       Dm    C
Oh, to be your eyes
Bb         C7
Oh, to be your eyes

[Intrumental]
F  C Bdim Bb C C7

[Chorus]
Bb7                  Am
How many lives till I get
this one right
        Dm/A
Till I give up the fight and just
Bb7         C7
Surrender, surrender?
Bb7                  Am
How many lives till I get
this one right
        Dm/A
Till I give up the fight and just
Bb7         C7
Surrender, surrender?
Bb7                  F
How many days till I love
C/E   Dm    C        Bb7
me the way that you love me
C7
You love me
Bb7
You love me
C7
You love me

[Outro]
F  C Bdim Bb C C7

How to play Surrender: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Surrender by Katharine McPhee feat. Zachary Levi on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Surrender by Katharine McPhee feat. Zachary Levi is centred on F major (one flat: B♭). The song uses 14 chords: F, C, Bdim, Bb, C7, Bb7, Dm7, Gm7, Am, Dm/A, C/E and Dm and 2 more.

The progression the song keeps returning to is F – C – Bdim – Bb (I – V – ♯iv° – IV in F major). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, F#dim, F, G7, F7, Am7, Dm7, Em, Am (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 58% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bdim chord on guitar (x20431)
BdimB D F
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
C7 chord on guitar (x32310)
C7C E G B♭
Bb7 chord on guitar (x13131)
B♭7B♭ D F A♭
Dm7 chord on guitar (xx0211)
Dm7D F A C
Gm7 chord on guitar (353333)
Gm7G B♭ D F
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E
Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Am7 chord on guitar (x02010)
Am7A C E G
A chord on guitar (x02220)
AA C♯ E

Surrender chords: questions

What key is Surrender in?

Surrender by Katharine McPhee feat. Zachary Levi is centred on F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in Surrender?

Surrender uses 14 chords: F, C, Bdim, Bb, C7, Bb7, Dm7, Gm7, Am, Dm/A, C/E, Dm and 2 more.

What is the chord progression of Surrender?

The main progression is F – C – Bdim – Bb (I – V – ♯iv° – IV).

Is Surrender easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, G, F#dim, F, G7, F7, Am7, Dm7, Em, Am (75% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 58% without a capo).

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