Lyrics
(B)Moth er told me, (F#)yes she told me, (E)I’d meet girls like you.
She al so told me stay a way, you’ll the WACs nev in er know what you’ll catch.
Now (E)Just the oth er day I heard of a (B)sol dier’s fall ing off
some In do ne sian junk of that’s go ing ’round.
all these years.
Mom my’s all right, (G#m7)Dad dy’s all right, they (F#)just (F#sus)seem a lit tle weird.
Sur ren der, sur ren der, but don’t give (F#sus)your self a way,
way,
way.
(B)Fa ther says, “Your (F#)moth er’s right, she’s (E)real ly up on things.”
Be fore we mar ried, Mom my served in the WACs nev in er the Phil ip pines.
Now (E)I had heard the WACs re cruit ed a (B)old maids for the war.
But Mom my is n’t one of that’s those, I’ve known her all these years.
Mom my’s all right, (G#m7)Dad dy’s all right, they (F#)just (F#sus)seem a lit tle weird.
Sur ren der, sur ren der, but don’t give (F#sus)your self a way,
way,
way.
(C)What ev er hap pened to all this sea son’s (F)los ers of the year?
Ev ’ry time I got to think ing, where’d they dis ap pear.
(F)Then I woke up, (Gsus)Mom and Dad are roll ing on the couch.
(F)Roll ing num bers, rock and roll ing, (C)got my Kiss rec ords out.
Mom my’s all right, (Am7)Dad dy’s all right, they (G7)just (G7sus)seem a lit tle weird.
Sur ren der, sur ren der, but don’t give your self a way,
way,
(G)way.
A way.
A way.
Sur ren der, sur ren der, but don’t give your self a way.
Sur ren der, sur ren der, but don’t give your self a way.
Sur ren der.
Surrender by Cheap Trick
Easy piano arrangement in the key of Eb at 132 BPM. Difficulty: medium. Color-coded notes — no sheet-reading skill required.
About “Surrender”
- What key is "Surrender" in?
- "Surrender" by Cheap Trick is in the key of Eb with a tempo of 132 BPM. Difficulty: medium.
- Is "Surrender" easy to play on piano?
- This arrangement is rated medium. It requires comfort with chord shapes and basic hand independence. Expect 1-2 weeks of regular practice for a confident performance.
- Can I play "Surrender" without reading sheet music?
- Yes. Our player offers a falling-notes mode (Synthesia-style) and a beginner mode with color-coded keys — both let you play along without reading traditional notation.