Carly Rae Jepsen - Surrender My Heart: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Surrender My Heart" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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E B
So I've been trying hard to open up
E A
When I lost someone, it hit me rough
E          B
I paid to toughen up in therapy
                 E      A
She said to me “Soften up"

I'm sorry if I push your good away
Especially when I'm needin' you to stay
I know you hate that I still test your love
I'm tryin' not to fuck this up

                   B                          C#m
But the benefit of all the broken hearts that I
         A
broke before they could break me
      E             B
Is a little bit of life regrets
                C#m      A
I won’t be that nice to you when you’re with me
       E         B               C#m
And I wanna be brave enough to show you my
        A
not so perfect family
       E         B              C#m      A
And I wanna be brave enough for everything

Chorus:
              B                 C#m           A
Surrender my heart (I’m out here in the open)
         E    B                  C#m        A
I wanna get closer (I believe in you every night)
 E            B
Surrender my heart
       C#m A
I wanna be open
         E  B          C#m A
I wanna be honest with you

I used to soldier through my hardest days
I used to switch it off, ignore the pain
I craved to feel it all entirely
In your arms, baby

But the benefit of all the broken hearts
That I broke before they could break me
Is a little bit of life regrets
I won't bring that mess to you when you're with me
And I wanna be brave enough to show you
My not-so-perfect family
And I wanna be brave enough for everything

Chorus

              E         B
I believe in you every night
C#m    A
Every night
E      B   C#m A
Every night
              E         B
I believe in you every night
C#m    A
Every night
E      B   C#m A
Every night

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

C#m

Guitar chord C#m

E

Guitar chord E

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Surrender My Heart" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Surrender My Heart" by Carly Rae Jepsen.