Surprise, Surprise Lyrics

Surprise, Surprise ?? Brett Dennen
Chords
This is such a great and hugely underappreciated song! I??m almost certain that Brett
doesn??t do it this way, and there is a ton of adlibbing in the recorded version, but
it??s a
good hasty-made foundation. Can be transposed and Capo??d if desired. It sounds like it??s
on a higher fret in the recording. Listen to the song
for the strum pattern, it??s sort of syncopated.
Intro:
Am C Fbar Gbar x2
Verse 1:
Dark clouds gather in the afternoon
Come together just to cry
Seagulls struggling against the wind
Falling out of the sky
Grandma's gathering aluminum cans
In a rusty shopping cart
Born-againers getting their lives together
While my whole world's falling apart
Chorus:
Open up your eyes
It's happening all around you
If it hasn't found you
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Surprise, surprise
What do you think the world owes you
It's not the way it's supposed to go
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Verse 2:
Songbird sitting in a tree house
With a trumpet to her lips
I'm laying on my back in the tall green grass
Staring up at the eclipse
Whispers lurking in the alley behind
Where the children wear no shoes
Call girls and corner kids hustling
Saying what do you got to lose
Bridge:
And there's nowhere you can run to
Because the eyes are upon you
Verse 3:
Some of the coming up hard and hungry
Stepping up to take your turn
Some of them throwing their money in the fire
Just to watch it burn
It's just a matter of
It's just a matter of time