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"No Surprises"

(capo on 12th fret)
F                          Dm
--5-------------          --5-----------------
--------6-------          -----------6--------
----5------5-----         ------7---------7---
----------------          --------------------
----------------          --------------------
----------------          --------------------

A#                             Rhy. Fill  1
-6-------------------         ----------3-------
--------6------------         ------6-----------
----7------7---------         -3--6-------------
---------------------         ------------------
---------------------         ------------------
---------------------         ------------------

Rhy. Fill  2
------------------------
--6-5----------------6--
---------------5--------
-------5--5h7-----------
------------------------
------------------------


Rhy. Fill  3
-----------------------------------------1--0-
--3--1---1------------------------------------
-------------3---3---2---0--------------------
-----------------------------0----0-----------
----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------


INTRO
F F F   Rhy. fill  1

F F F   Rhy. fill  1



  F     F     F       F      Dm  Dm
A heart thats full up like a land fill

  Dm       Dm     A#    A#
A job that slowly kills you

Rhy. fill 2
Bruises that won't heal

F F F   Rhy. Fill 1

(*same as above for the second verse*)

F    F      F     F
I'll take a quiet life

  Dm  Dm       Dm      Dm
A handshake of carbon monoxide

Rhy. Fill 3
And no alarms and no surprises

Rhy. Fill 3
No alarms and no surprises

Rhy. Fill 3
No alarms and no surprises

F  F  F  Rhy. fill 1
Please.....


F   F   F  Rhy. Fill  1
Silence

F   F   F  Rhy. fill 1
Silence


(*same as above*)

This is my final fit

My final Belly-ache

With No alarms and no surprises

No alarms and no surprises


No alarms and no surprises


Please

BRIDGE
   C                                A#
---------------------------------------------6--5---3-------------
------5-------5h6p5--------------------3----------------6---------
----5-----5----------5------5--------3----3-----------------------
--5---------------------5----------3------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

   C                                A#
---------------------------------------------6--5---3-------------
------5-------5h6p5--------------------3----------------6---------
----5-----5----------5------5--------3----3-----------------------
--5---------------------5----------3------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
  Gm(downstroke)
---3-----------------------------
---3---------------------6---8---
---3---------------6--8----------
---5----5/7--5--7----------------
---5-----------------------------
---3-----------------------------


(*same chords as above*)

Such a pretty house

And such a pretty garden
     (let me out of here)   (sung by Ed' O Brien)
With No alarms and no surprises
(let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises
(let me out of here)
No alarms and no surprises
F  F  F  Rhy. fill 1     F  F  F  Rhy. Fill 1
Please

This alternative ending was played at Glastonbury '97,
it follows the string ending to the recorded version.
the intro can be played as the outro in its stead if you want.
F
--5-----5----5---------------------------------------1-
----6-----6----6-------------------------------------1-
---5-5---5-5--5-5-6-5-3--6-5-3------------3----------2-
-------------------------------7-3--3-5-6----5-3-----3-
--------------------------------------------------6--3-
-----------------------------------------------------1-