Baby, What A Big Surprise chords by Chicago (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G7/B
F/A
C/G
F
C/E
G7/D
G
Dm
C7/E
Fsus4
Bb
Dm7
Eb
Am
G/B

Intro 1

Verse 1

Right before my very eyes

I thought that you were

on ly fakin' it

And like before my heart was takin' it

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Chorus 1

Baby what a big surprise

Right before my very eyes,

Oh, oh, woah, oh

Verse 2
C 
Dm 
C7/E 
F 
 (C major) Yesterday it  (D minor) seemed  (C7/E) to     me  (F major) 
C 
Dm 
My life  (C major) was nothing  (D minor) more
C7/E 
Fsus4 
F 
 (C7/E) than   wasted  (Fsus4)  (F major) time
C 
But here  (C major) today you've
Dm 
C7/E 
F 
 (D minor) soft (C7/E) ly     changed  (F major) my mind

Chorus 2

Baby what a big surprise

Right before my very eyes,

Oh, oh, woah, oh, oh

Interlude 1
Am 
 (A minor) Just to be alone
G 
C 
Was a  (G major) little more than I could take  (C major) 
Am 
G 
C 
 (A minor) Then you  (G major) came to stay,  (C major) oh
Am 
 (A minor) Hold me in the morning
G 
C 
 (G major) Love me in the afternoon  (C major) 
Am 
G 
Bb 
G/B 
 (A minor) Help me  (G major) find my way,  (B flat major) hey  (G/B) yeah

Verse 3

Now and then just like before

I think about the love

I've thrown away

But now it doesn't mat ter anyway

Chorus 3

Baby what a big surprise

Right before my very eyes,

Oh, oh, woah, oh

[Repeat and fade]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

C
G7/B
F/A
C/G
F
C/E
G7/D
G
Dm
C7/E
Fsus4
Bb
Dm7
Eb
Am
G/B

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: C majorBPM: 80

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G7/B: x-2-3-0-3-x
F/A: x-0-3-2-1-x
C/G: 3-x-2-0-1-0
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C/E: 0-3-2-0-1-0
G7/D: x-x-0-0-0-1
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Dm: x-x-0-2-3-1
C7/E: 0-3-2-3-1-x
Fsus4: x-x-3-3-1-1
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x
Dm7: x-x-0-2-1-1
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of Baby, What A Big Surprise by Chicago, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of C major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Chicago.