No Surprises Chords

by Radiohead
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: F
Capo: 3rd fret
Author Yoda[IRL] [pro] 122.
10 contributors total, last edit on Apr 24, 2022
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Chords

D
Gm
Gmaj7/B
Em
A
Asus4

Strumming

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[Intro]
   D                         Gm         *
e|-2-------2-------|-2-------------0-|
B|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|
G|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2-0-3-----|  (x4)
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
(You can play the intro part for D and Gm * throughout the song)
 
[Verse]
  D
A heart that's full up
       Gmaj7/B
Like a landfill
                  Em         A       Asus4
A job that slowly kills you, bruises that won't
D    Gm *
Heal
 
D
You look so tired, unhappy
Gmaj7/B
Bring down the government
Em          A          Asus4
They don't, they don't speak for
D  Gm *
Us
 
D
I'll take a quiet life
  Gmaj7/B
A handshake of carbon monoxide and
 
 
[Chorus]
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
D      Gm *
Silent
D      Gm *
Silent
 
 
[Bridge]
D
This is my final fit
   Gmaj7/B
My final bellyache with
 
 
[Chorus]
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
D      Gm *
Please
 
 
[Instrumental]
A  Gm
A  Gm
Em Gm
 
 
[Bridge]
D
Such a pretty house and
Gmaj7/B
Such a pretty garden
 
 
[Chorus]
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
Em            A     Asus4
No alarms and no surprises
D      Gm *
Please
 
 
[Outro]
D  Gm *   D (single strum)
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112 comments
ragarideath
Good, very good job men . . . congratulations !!! Be happy everything . . . regards. . . . -=ragarideath=- . . .
+50
dasfonzie
The CD version is like 15 cents flat or something. It sucks when trying to play along to the CD :( Good tab though
+25
Jimbob Hendrix
i think the G sounds better as a Bm
+22