Intro 1 Gm F Bb Eb (8 beats - Keyboard Instrumental) Eb C C (6 beats, rest 2 - Instrumental) C Bb F Gm (8 beats - Instrumental) Gm F Eb Eb (8 beats - Instrumental) C C Gm (6 beats, rest 2 - Instrumental) C Bb F Gm (8 beats - Instrumental) Intro 2 Gm F Eb C (G 8, rest are 4) Gm F Eb C (G 8, rest are 4) Verse 1 Gm F Eb C In a battle, you only brought your shield Gm F Eb C I picked the nearest blade I found to meet you in the field Gm F Eb C I'm sure that I told my fair share of lies If not, I bent the truth Gm Bb Eb C But good fortune never was shining on me the way it shone on you Chorus 1 Gm Bb Eb C Shock me, I needed a surprise Gm Am Bb Eb Shock me, I needed a surprise Eb C Bb F Shock me Verse 2 Gm F Eb C In a dream, a great calamity Gm F Eb C To stone my heart and firm resolve And render nerves to steel Gm F Eb C The polestar wheeled about my head Until such time it grew Gm F Eb C A deep well of despair I found The day my dreams came true Chorus 2 Gm Bb Eb C Shock me, I needed a surprise Gm Am Bb Eb Shock me, I needed a surprise Eb C Bb F Shock me Instrumental Gm (Guitar alone 14 beats) Gm (Drum and second guitar joins 50 beats in force) C F# Bb F# C Gm F Eb C (Solo G dominant 30 beats with three hit bass drum) Gm Bb Eb C Bb Gm Am Bb Eb C F Gm (Solo) Chorus 3 Gm Bb Eb C Bb Am Shock me, I needed a surprise Gm Am Bb Eb Shock me, I needed a surprise C Gm Bb Dm Shock me Gm (2 hits, drum and guitar finish)
