Surrendering chords by Alanis Morissette

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Verse 1
D 
Em 
You  (D major) were full and fully  (E minor) capable
D 
 (D major) You were self suffi
Em 
D 
cient  (E minor) and need (D major) less
Em 
Your house was fully  (E minor) decor
D 
Em 
D 
 (D major) ated in that sense  (E minor)  (D major) 
You were taken with me to a point
A case of careful what you wish for
But what you knew was

Verse 2
enough to begin
D 
 (D major) 
And so you called and courted fiercely
So you reached out, entirely fearless
And yet you knew of reservation
A 
D 
and  (A major) how it  (D major) serves

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Verse 3

And I salute you for your courage

And I applaud your perseverance

And I embrace you for your faith

In the face of adversari

al forces that I represent

Verse 4

So you were in but not entirely

You were up for this but not totally

You knew how arms length-

Verse 5
ing can maintain doubt
D 
 (D major) 
And so you fell and you're intact
C 
D 
So you dove  (C major) in  (D major) and you're
still breathing
A 
D 
And so  (A major) you  (D major) jumped and you're
A 
D 
still flying if  (A major) not  (D major) shocked

Verse 6
D 
 (D major) 
G 
A 
And I support  (G major) you in your trust (A major) ing
G 
A 
And I commend  (G major) you for your  (A major) wisdom
G 
A 
And I'm amazed  (G major) by your surrender  (A major) 
G 
In the face of  (G major) threatening
A 
forces  (A major) that I represent
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 7

You found creative ways to distance

You hid away from much through humor

Verse 8
Your choice of armor was your intellect
D 
 (D major) 
And so you felt and you're still here
And so you died and you're still standing
And so you softened and

Verse 9
still safely in command
D 
 (D major) 
A 
D 
G 
A 
And  (A major) I  sa (D major) lute  (G major) you for your cour (A major) age
G 
A 
And I applaud  (G major) your perseverance  (A major) 
G 
And I embrace  (G major) you for your faith
A 
G 
 (A major) In the face of  (G major) adversari
A 
 (A major) al forces that I represent
D 
 (D major) 

Verse 10
C 
 (C major) Self- protection was in
G 
Bm 
G 
 (G major) times  (B minor) of true danger (G major) 
C 
D 
 (C major) Your best defense  (D major) to mis
Bm 
G 
trust  (B minor) and be wary  (G major) 
Am 
 (A minor) Surrendering a feat of
G 
 (G major) unequalled measure
D 
And I'm  (D major) thrilled to let you in
Overjoyed to be let in in kind

Verse 11
G 
A 
And I salute  (G major) you for your cour (A major) age
G 
A 
And I commend  (G major) you for your wis (A major) dom
G 
A 
And I embrace  (G major) you for your faith  (A major) in
G 
A 
the face of  (G major) adversari (A major) al forces
G 
A 
And I support  (G major) you in your trust (A major) ing
G 
A 
And I applaud  (G major) your perseverance  (A major) 
G 
A 
And I'm amazed  (G major) by your surrender  (A major) 
G 
In the face of  (G major) threatening
A 
forces  (A major) that I represent
D 
 (D major) 