No Surprise chords by Turnstile (Official Version)

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Verse 1
G 
 (G major) Look around
C 
Is it  (C major) windows or a mirror
Em 
that you're  (E minor) looking out?
G 
 (G major) Underground
C 
We're  (C major) swinging and we're missing
Bm 
with the  (B minor) lights off

Chorus 1
C 
G 
Em 
 (C major)  (G major) And though it comes as no sur (E minor) prise to me
C 
G 
Em 
 (C major)  (G major) If you don't want to look in (E minor) side of me
C 
G 
Em 
 (C major)  (G major) You really gotta see it  (E minor) live to get it
C 
D7 
G 
G/B 
 (C major)  (D7) You really gotta see it  (G major) live  (G/B) 
C 
G 
Em 
 (C major)  (G major) You never feel it 'til you  (E minor) die from it
C 
G 
 (C major) You  (G major) never really feel it 'til you

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: G majorBPM: 80

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

G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3

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This is the definitive original version of No Surprise by Turnstile, 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 G major. It suits players who want to learn No Surprise the way Turnstile intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.