Surrender
(Appears on Surrender To Jonathan)
E C#m E C#m
E C#m A B
E C#m E C#m
To win you must fight, or so they say
E C#m B
But with love things never seem to work that way.
A B
With love you can't win
A B
If love can't get in
A B C#m
And it can't pierce the heart of a defender.
A B E C#m E C#m
To win in love you must surrender.
E C#m E C#m
If you're angry then you can't surrender, no.
E C#m B
Your unwilling surrender's just a show
A B A B
And unwillingly sweet means certain defeat
A B C#m
Better a fighter than a soft-spoken contender
A B E
To win in love you must surrender.
G#m A
Now, I can be stubborn and draw the line
G#m A B
But now I've learned to pray thy will and not mine
E C#m E
Love has softened my heart and softened me
E C#m B
It's softened my eyes on the things they see
A B
And my cheek has got much
A B
Softer to the touch
A B C#m
Since I learned to be receiver as well as sender.
A B E C#m E C#m
To win in love you must surrender.
G#m A
I ask at night when the world is still
G#m A B
He it done unto me according to her will.
E C#m E C#m
To summon Gabriel and Michaelangelo
E C#m B
Or to compete with Juliet or Romeo
A B
Your armor, so strong
A B
Is strategically wrong
A B C#m
Victory goes this time to the tender.
A B C#m
To win in love you must surrender.
A B E A A B
To win in love you must surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender...
E
Surrender.
[E] [C#m] [E] [C#m]
[E] [C#m] [A] [B]
[E] To win you must [C#m] fight, or so they [E] say [C#m]
But with [E] love things never [C#m] seem to work that [B] way.
With [A] love you can't [B] win
If [A] love can't get [B] in
And it [A] can't pierce the [B] heart of a [C#m] defender.
To [A] win in [B] love you must [E] surrender. [C#m] [E] [C#m]
If you're [E] angry then you [C#m] can't surrender, [E] no. [C#m]
Your [E] unwilling [C#m] surrender's just a [B] show
And [A] unwillingly sweet [B] means [A] certain [B] defeat
Better a [A] fighter than a [B] soft-spoken [C#m] pretender
To [A] win in [B] love you must [E] surrender.
Now, [G#m] I can be stubborn and draw the [A] line
But [G#m] now I've learned to pray thy [A] will and not [B] mine
Love has [E] softened my [C#m] heart and softened [E] me
It's [E] softened my [C#m] eyes on the things they [B] see
And my [A] cheek has got [B] much
[A] Softer to the [B] touch
Since I [A] learned to be [B] receiver as well as [C#m] sender.
To [A] win in [B] love you must [E] surrender. [C#m] [E] [C#m]
I [G#m] ask at night when the world is [A] still
Be it [G#m] done unto me ac[A]cording to thy [B] will
To [E] summon Gabriel [C#m] and Michaelange[E]lo [C#m]
Or to [E] compete with [C#m] Juliet or Rom[B]eo
Your [A] armor, so [B] strong
Is strat[A]egically [B] wrong
Victory [A] goes this [B] time to the [C#m] tender.
To [A] win in [B] love you must [C#m] surrender.
To [A] win in [B] love you must [E] surrender, [A] surrender, [A] surrender, [B] surrender...
[E] Surrender.
To win you must fight, or so they say
But with love things never seem to work that way.
With love you can't win
If love can't get in
And it can't pierce the heart of a defender.
To win in love you must surrender.
If you're angry then you can't surrender, no.
Your unwilling surrender's just a show
And unwillingly sweet means certain defeat
Better a fighter than a soft-spoken contender
To win in love you must surrender.
Now, I can be stubborn and draw the line
But now I've learned to pray thy will and not mine
Love has softened my heart and softened me
It's softened my eyes on the things they see
And my cheek has got much
Softer to the touch
Since I learned to be receiver as well as sender.
To win in love you must surrender.
I ask at night when the world is still
He it done unto me according to her will.
To summon Gabriel and Michaelangelo
Or to compete with Juliet or Romeo
Your armor, so strong
Is strategically wrong
Victory goes this time to the tender.
To win in love you must surrender.
To win in love you must surrender, surrender, surrender, surrender...
Surrender.