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"No Surprises"

The 'music-box' riff over F Bbm
E--5-------5-------------3-
B------6-------6-------2---
G----5---5---5---5-3-5-----


Guitar 1
Intro:

E--16-----------16-----------16----------------12-14-
B--------17-----------17-----------17-------13-------
G-----16----16-----16----16-----16----16-14----------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

Repeat this 4 times.

Verse:

E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

E--17----------17------------------------------------
B--------17----------17----17-17-16------------------
G-----14----14----14----14----------16---------------
D--------------------------------------16-18---------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


Play the intro again, then the verse, and then the intro.

Then play this - the pre-chorus:

E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----16----16----16----16----16----16----16----16---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

E--16----------16----------16----------16------------
B--------17----------17----------17----------17------
G-----14----14----14----14----14----14----14----14---
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

Then play this -the chorus- 3 times.

E----------------------------------------------------
B--14-14-10-10-9-9-7-7-5-4-4-5-7---------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

At this point Thom sings "Silent, Silent"

Play the intro twice, then the pre-chorus and chorus, and then the intro once more.

Solo:

E------0-2-0-------0-2-3-2-0-----------2-0-----------
B----4-------4---1-----------1-----4-------4---------
G--4-----------4---------------4-4---4-------4-------
D----------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------

E----0-2-3-2-0-----------------0-2-------------------
B--1-----------1-------------3-----------------------
G----------------6-------4-5-------------------------
D------------------7-6-7-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------


Play the pre-chorus and the chorus again.
Then finish off with the intro twice and end nicely on:

E--16--
B--17--
G--16--
D------
A------
E------


OK, and that was only guitar one; guitar two is next (sorry to waste so much space!)

Guitar 2 - capoed at 2nd fret (played live I've noticed it's capoed at 3rd fret, so I think that guitars are probably tuned to Eb on the album, but it's as easy to capo it at 2nd fret.)

Chords:

Dsus2 Bm  G   A   Asus4 Bb  C   D riff   
  0   2   0   0   x     x   x   E--3-3-2-2-0-0-----
  3   3   0   2   3     3   5   B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
  2   4   0   2   2     3   5   G--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-
  0   4   0   2   2     3   5   D------------------
  x   2   2   0   0     1   3   A------------------
  x   x   3   x   x     x   x   E------------------


Opening riff:
Dsus2, D riff  X 2


Dsus2                          Bm
A heart thats full up like a landfill,
                    G
a job that slowly kills you,
   A    Asus4  A   Dsus2
bruises that won't heal.

Dsus2, D riff

Dsus2
You look so tired_nhappy,
Bm
bring down the government
G            A      Asus4     A  Dsus2
They don't, they don't speak for us

Dsus2, D riff

Dsus2
I'll take a quiet life,
Bm
A handshake some carbon monoxide,
G             A  Asus4  A
no alarms and no surprises   X 3

Silent, Silent
E--2-------2-------2-------------O------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----2---2---2---2---2---2-0-3----------------------  X 2
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

This is my final fit, my

E--2-------2-------2-------2------------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------- 

final bellyache with

E--2-------2-------2-------2------------------------
B------3-------3-------3-------3--------------------
G----0---0---0---0---0---O---0---0------------------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

G             A  Asus4  A
no alarms and no surprises   X 3
Dsus2
please

Dsus2, D riff

Solo:
A        Asus4        Bb
A        Asus4        Bb
G        Bb           C

Dsus2
Such a pretty house
Bm
Such a pretty garden
G             A  Asus4  A
no alarms and no surprises    X 3
Dsus2
please.