D G
Surprise surprise
D G
I understand your shock at getting wise
Em A
I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid
Bm G
'cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G D
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did mm hmmm
Verse
Bm E
I spent my whole adult life worrying
A F#m
That the world would find me out before too long
Bm E
I faint, I fail, my vision starts a-blurrying
A
So just stay strong. Or get strong
D G
Surprise surprise
D G
Look into these never-loving eyes
Em A
You were feeling safe while I was feeling lonely
Bm G
You thought that you had known me but I wish that you had only
D G D
Known just what was wrong with me long before you did mm hmm
Bridge
G A D D7
A life on the run from the truth is a gun
G A D D7
With its barrel pointed deep down in your throat
G A7 F#m Bm
And one day you'll say, "Enough of this self-defeating stuff"
Em A
One false move: that's all she wrote
Solo Harmony
D G D G Em A Bm G D G D D
Verse
Bm E
And on those mornings when I'm lying
A F#m
In our bed alone and realize I'm old
Bm E
My mind begins to wish that I was flying
A
It's not my mind: it's my soul
D G
Surprise surprise
D G
I understand your shock at getting wise
Em A
I was feeling shame, you were feeling stupid
Bm G
'cause I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
D G
I knew what was wrong with me long before you did
Outro
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