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Surprise! You're Dead!

Artist: Faith No More
Song: Surprise! You're Dead!

Standard tuning, 12/8 and 4/4 (I think!) time.

Most of this was written by some other dude, I've just elaborated and added a few parts 
you might find easier.
Listen carefully to the song, and start off really slow. The rhythm is counter-intuitive 
once you get it right you'll love it.
Play loud and with big distortion :)

12/8
E-|-----------------|--------------------|
B-|-----------------|--------------------|
G-|-----------------|--------------------|
D-|-----------------|--------------------|
A-|-2---2---2---2---|4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5---|
E-|-0---0---0---0---|2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3---|

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-------------------7-----|------------------7-----|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-00007-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|--------------8---8---8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|--------------8---8---8-|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-|

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-------------------------|------------------7-----|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-000000000-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------5-7-7-------7-8-8-|
D-|-------------------------|5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|5-7-7-------7-9-9-------|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------------------------|

                         Alternative riff to ^^ that
                           D|------------------------|
                           A|------3h5-5-------5h6-6-|
                           E|3h5-5-------5h7-7-------|
                         It's just easier.

E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|---------------8---8---8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|---------------8---8---8-|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-|

E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------5-7-7-------7-8-8-|
D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|-5-7-7-------7-9-9-------|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-------------------------|
                                           (Or alt. riff ^^)

Time change - 4/4 I think
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-9-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7---7-|
A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-|
E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

Now back to 12/8!
E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|---------------8---8---8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|---------------8---8---8-|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-|

E-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------|------|-------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|-------5-7-7-------7-8-8-|
D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|-5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|-5-7-7-------7-9-9-------|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|-------------------------|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-9-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7---7-|
A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8---8-|
E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6-----9---9-----|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7-----7---7-----|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

E-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-6---------------|-10----10--7---9-|-----------------|-7-----7---7-----|
A-|-7---------------|-8-----8---5---7-|-----------------|-8-----8---8-----|
E-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|

Now the fun part - really hard to get the rhythm down but once you do it's AWESOME.
E-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------|
B-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------|
G-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------|
D-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------8-7---|
A-|-0-000-|-000-000-000-|8-7-10-9-|000-000-000-|8-7-10-9-------|
E-|-------|-------------|---------|------------|---------------|

E-|-------|-------|-------|
B-|-------|-------|-------|
G-|-0////-|-0////-|-0////-|
D-|-////0-|-////0-|-////0-|
A-|-------|-------|-------|
E-|-------|-------|-------|

E-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------|
B-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------|
G-|-----------|----------------|----------|------------------|
D-|-----4---5-|----4---7---8-7-|----4---5-|----4---5---8---7-|
A-|-2---2---3-|----2---5---6-5-|----2---3-|----2---3---6---5-|
E-|-0---------|0-0-------------|0-0-------|0-0---------------|

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

My favourite part:
E-|---------------|----------------------|
B-|---------------|----------------------|
G-|1p0---0---2----|----------------------|
D-|----2---1---0h1|----------------------|
A-|---------------|-------2-1-0----------|
E-|---------------|-------------4-3-2-1-0|

Back to 12/8 verse riff
E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|------------------------|
A-|-------------------7-----|------------------7-----|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-000-7-0-0-|

E-|-------------------------|------------------------|
B-|-------------------------|------------------------|
G-|-------------------------|------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|--------------8---8---8-|
A-|-------------------7-----|--------------8---8---8-|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|7-0-0-6-0-8-7-6-0-6-0-6-|

E-|-------------------------|------|------|------------------------|------|----|
B-|-------------------------|------|------|------------------------|------|----|
G-|-------------------------|--0/--|--0/--|------5-7-7-------7-8-8-|--0/--|-9!-|
D-|-------------------------|--/0--|--/0--|5-7-7-5-7-7-7-9-9-7-8-8-|--/0--|-9!-|
A-|-------------------7-----|------|------|5-7-7-------7-9-9-------|------|-7!-|
E-|-7-0-0-6-0-8-7-0-0-7-0-0-|------|------|------------------------|------|-0!-|
                                       Alternate riff for above:
                                         G|------------------------|------5h7-7-------7h8-8-|-9!-|
                                         D|------------------------|5h7-7-------7h9-9-------|-9!-|
                                         A|------3h5-5-------5h6-6-|------------------------|-7!-|
                                         E|3h5-5-------5h7-7-------|------------------------|-0!-|

Lyrics - try to keep up :D

Surprise! You're dead!!
Ha ha! Open your eyes
See the world as it used to be when you used to be in it
When you were alive and when you were in love
And when I took it from you!
It's not over yet
You don't remember?
I won't let you forget
The hatred I bestowed
Upon your neck with a fatal blow
From my teeth and my tongue
I've drank and swallowed, but it's just begun
Now you are mine
I'll keep killing you until the end of time
Surprise! you're dead!
Guess what?
It never ends...
The pain, the torment and torture, profanity
Nausea, suffering, perversion, calamity
You can't get away

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