Biography:
Brett Dennen (born October 28, 1979) is a folk/pop singer-songwriter from Oakdale, California, United States. He has been compared to Bob Dylan, Tracy Chapman, Jack Johnson, James Taylor, and Wynonna Judd.
In 2004, Dennen released his first self-titled album, Brett Dennen. His second album was So Much More, which includes the singles "Ain't No Reason", "She's Mine", and "Darlin' Do Not Fear". A few songs charted as iTunes top downloads in the days following the album's release in November 2006.
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Other songs:
- Ain't Gonna Lose You
- Aint No Reason
- Blessed
- Comeback Kid
- Heaven
- Wild Child
- Ain’t No Reason
- She’s Mine
- Aint Gonna Lose You
- Already Gone
- Another Life
- Bonfire
- Burning Spirit
- By And By
- Cant Stop Thinking About You
- Cassidy
- Closer To You
- Dancing At The Funeral
- Darlin Do Not Fear
- Desert Sunrise
- Dont Forget
- Empathy
- Fig Tree
- Follow Your Heart
- Frozen In Slow Motion
- Heres Looking At You Kid
- I Asked When
- Ill Be On Your Side
- It Could Make You Cry
- Just Like The Moon
- Lets
- Little Cosmic Girl
- Make The Most
- Make You Crazy
- Make You Fall In Love With Me
- Oh The Glorious
- Only Rain
- Only Want You
- Outta My Head
- People I Love
- San Francisco
- Shes Mine
- Smoke And Mirrors
- So Far From Me
- Someday
- Strawberry Road
- Surprise Surprise
- Sydney Ill Come Running
- The Holidays Are Here And Were Still At War
- The One Who Loves You The Most
- There Is So Much More
- Walk Away Watch Me Burn
- Whats The Secret
- When Shes Gone
- When We Were Young
- Where We Left Off
- Who Do You Think You Are
- World Keeps Turning
- Wrong About Me
- You Aint Goin Nowhere
- You And I
- You Make It Easy
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Surprise, Surprise – Brett Dennen
Chords
This is such a great and hugely underappreciated song! I’m almost certain that Brett
doesn’t do it this way, and there is a ton of adlibbing in the recorded version, but
it’s a
good hasty-made foundation. Can be transposed and Capo’d if desired. It sounds like it’s
on a higher fret in the recording. Listen to the song
for the strum pattern, it’s sort of syncopated.
Intro:
Am C Fbar Gbar x2
Verse 1:
Am C
Dark clouds gather in the afternoon
F
Come together just to cry
G
Seagulls struggling against the wind
Am
Falling out of the sky
Am C
Grandma's gathering aluminum cans
F
In a rusty shopping cart
G
Born-againers getting their lives together
Am
While my whole world's falling apart
Chorus:
F
Open up your eyes
G
It's happening all around you
F
If it hasn't found you
G
Well you know it's just a matter of time
F
Surprise, surprise
G
What do you think the world owes you
F
It's not the way it's supposed to go
G
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Verse 2:
Am C
Songbird sitting in a tree house
F
With a trumpet to her lips
G
I'm laying on my back in the tall green grass
Am
Staring up at the eclipse
Am C
Whispers lurking in the alley behind
F
Where the children wear no shoes
G
Call girls and corner kids hustling
Am
Saying what do you got to lose
Chorus
Bridge:
E F
And there's nowhere you can run to
C E
Because the eyes are upon you
Verse 3:
Am C
Some of the coming up hard and hungry
F
Stepping up to take your turn
G
Some of them throwing their money in the fire
Am
Just to watch it burn
Chorus
It's just a matter of
It's just a matter of time
Chords
This is such a great and hugely underappreciated song! I’m almost certain that Brett
doesn’t do it this way, and there is a ton of adlibbing in the recorded version, but
it’s a
good hasty-made foundation. Can be transposed and Capo’d if desired. It sounds like it’s
on a higher fret in the recording. Listen to the song
for the strum pattern, it’s sort of syncopated.
Intro:
Am C Fbar Gbar x2
Verse 1:
Am C
Dark clouds gather in the afternoon
F
Come together just to cry
G
Seagulls struggling against the wind
Am
Falling out of the sky
Am C
Grandma's gathering aluminum cans
F
In a rusty shopping cart
G
Born-againers getting their lives together
Am
While my whole world's falling apart
Chorus:
F
Open up your eyes
G
It's happening all around you
F
If it hasn't found you
G
Well you know it's just a matter of time
F
Surprise, surprise
G
What do you think the world owes you
F
It's not the way it's supposed to go
G
Well you know it's just a matter of time
Verse 2:
Am C
Songbird sitting in a tree house
F
With a trumpet to her lips
G
I'm laying on my back in the tall green grass
Am
Staring up at the eclipse
Am C
Whispers lurking in the alley behind
F
Where the children wear no shoes
G
Call girls and corner kids hustling
Am
Saying what do you got to lose
Chorus
Bridge:
E F
And there's nowhere you can run to
C E
Because the eyes are upon you
Verse 3:
Am C
Some of the coming up hard and hungry
F
Stepping up to take your turn
G
Some of them throwing their money in the fire
Am
Just to watch it burn
Chorus
It's just a matter of
It's just a matter of time
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