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Surrounded:

-mike woj


D Bm
D Bm

D                       A
pale white moon shines down on colorado
Em   
hide my dirty secrets
G
down here in the shadows
D
where the quaking aspens
A
tremble in the snow
Em
haul me up the hillside
        G
hold me high and let me go

       C                                    D
let me fall down through my own roof like a meteorite
        Em                                 G
let the world and all its wonders leave me to my toys tonight
             D        G
and my ninty-six inch television screen
        D
let me die.
        A  G                   D
let me die surrounded by machines.

D  Bm
D  Bm
D  Bm
D  Bm

D                      A
high winds knocked the power out last night
Em
but I've got my own supply here
G
all my windows blaze with light
D                                        
and the light spills through the windows 
A
to the empty plain below
Em
finds nothing but some trees 
    G
and six fresh feet of snow

      C                                      D
and I find a broadcast station that's signed off for the night
        Em                            G
and the static floods the speakers in glorious black and white
             D        G
on my ninty-six inch television screen
        D
let me die.
        A  G                   D
let me die surrounded by machines.

D  Bm
D  Bm
D  Bm
D  Bm

Surrounded Tabbed by: EnderTheXenocide (lordxelos@yahoo.com)

Notes: This is my first chord set ever @_@ I'm kinda unsure of the Bms in the second part though, but I felt like something is better than nothing. Feel free to fix it and send comments/suggestions!

Intro - D

D                     G
Pale white moon shine down on Colorado
E                     G
Hide My dirty secrets down here in the shadows

D                        G
Where the quaking aspins tremble in the snow
E                                G
Haul me up the hillside, hold me high and let me go

       Bm                                    D
Let me fall right through my own roof like a meteorite
        E                                  G
Let the world and all its wonders leave me to my toys tonight
             D        G
On my ninety-six inch television screen
       Bm          E       G            D
Let me die, let me die, surrounded by machines

D Bm (X4)

D

D                      G
High winds knocked the power out last night
                                       G
But I've got my own supply here all my windows blaze with light
        D                                       G
And the light spills through the curtain to the empty plain below
      E                          G
Finds nothing but some trees and three fresh feet of snow

      Bm                                     D
And I find a broadcast station that's signed off for the night
        E                              G
And the static fills the speakers with glorious black and white
             D        G
On my ninety-six inch television screen
       Bm          E       G            D
Let me die, let me die, surrounded by machines

Outro
D Bm (x4)
D

Surrounded
Tabbed by Moje

Note: This is how I play Surrounded, while switching up the way you play the chords may seem overly complicated at first, the end result is an absolutely beautiful song that's totally worth it.

Chord guide:

D1:  000232
D2:  557775
G1:  355533
G2:  320003
B1:  224442
B2:  799977
E:   779997
A:   003330

Intro D1

D1                    G1
Pale white moon shine down on Colorado
B1
Hide my dirty secrets
G2
Down here in the shadows
D1
Where the quaking aspens
G2
Tremble in the snow
B1
Haul me up the hillside
G1
Hold me high and let me go
       B2                                    D2
Let me fall right through my own roof like a meteorite
E                                            G1
Let the world and all it’s wonders, leave me to my toys tonight
              D1
And my ninety-six inch
G2
Television screen
       D1          A     G2              D1          
Let me die, let me die, surrounded by machines

D1 B1 x 4 

D1
High winds knocked
G1
The power out last night
B1
But I’ve got my own supply here
G2
All my windows blaze with light
D1
And the light spills through the windows
G2
To the empty plain below
B1
Finds nothing but some trees
G1
And three fresh feet of snow
      B2                                     D2
And I find a broadcast station that’s signed off, for the night
        E                              G1
And the static floods the speakers, in glorious black and white
             D1
On my ninety-six inch
G2
Television screen
       D1          A     G2           D1
Let me die, let me die, surrounded by machines

D1 B1 x 4   end on D1

Surrounded
variation by joshuah

Moje's tab seems mostly right, but I think it's a bit off. Here's what I've been doing:

Intro D

D                     G
Pale white moon shine down on Colorado
Bm
Hide my dirty secrets
G
Down here in the shadows
D
Where the quaking aspens
G (or A, if you want a Pachelbelian variation)
Tremble in the snow
Bm
Haul me up the hillside
G
Hold me high and let me go
       C5 (neither major nor minor)          D
Let me fall right through my own roof like a meteorite
Bm (or maybe I'm just Bm-happy)              G
Let the world and all it’s wonders, leave me to my toys tonight
              D
And my ninety-six inch
G
Television screen
       D           A       Bm           D
Let me die, let me die, surrounded by machines

[Incidentally, here is where I like to do a D-(A)-Bm-(A)-D thing where the (A)s are quick transition chords.]