U2 - Surrender: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Surrender" 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.

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D#       C#      D#
Oh, the city's alight
      C#         D#
With lovers and lies
  G#         D# C#
Bright blue eyes
D#   C#       D#
The city is bright
       C#           D#   C#   D#
It's brighter than day tonight

Chorus:
   C#              D#m
Surrender, surrender
   C#              D#m
Surrender, surrender

Sadie said she couldn't work out
What it was all about
And so she let go.
Now Sadie's on the street
And the people she meets you know

She tried to be a good girl and a good wife
Raise a good family
Lead a good life
It's not good enough
She got herself up on the 48th floor
Gotta find out
Find out what she's living for

Chorus

Oh, the city's afire
A passionate flame that knows me by name
Oh, the city's desire to take me for more and more
It's in the street gettin' under my feet
It's in the air, it's everywhere I look for you
It's in the things that I do and say
And if I wanna live I gotta die to myself someday

D#
Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D#
Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D#
Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D#
Sing my, sing my, sing my song
D#
Sing my, sing my, sing my song
D#
Sing my, sing my, sing my song
D#
Sing my, sing my, sing my song
D#
Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
D#
Oh, oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D#

Guitar chord D#

D#m

Guitar chord D#m

G#

Guitar chord G#

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" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Surrender" by U2.

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