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Lyrics and Chords

Intro: 0:00
C G | Am C | F C | Dm G7

Verse 1: 0:14
 C               Dm7 C7 F
Right before my very    eyes,
C   Dm  C
I thought that you were
Dm7 C7 F
On-ly fakin' it,
0:27
C    Dm  C
And like__ before
    Dm7   C7  F        C
My heart was takin' it.

Chorus: 0:34
 A#
Baby, what a big
 C   F  | F:C! C:Dm7!
Surprise;
 A#                C F
Right before my very eyes,
    D#       A#
Oh, oh, whoa oh.

Verse 2: 0:46
 C            Dm7      C7  F
Yesterday it seemed to    me
 C  Dm  C
My life__ was nothing
 Dm7   C7  F
More than wasted time,
0:58
 C   Dm  C
But here__ today you've
 Dm7 C7  F             C
Softly changed my mind.

Chorus: 1:06
 A#
Baby, what a big
 C   F  | F:C! C:Dm7!
Surprise;
 A#                C F
Right before my very eyes,
   C     D#      A#
Oh oh, whoa, oh, oh.

Bridge: 1:24
Am
  Just to be alone was a
 G                        C
Little more than I could take,
Am          G        C
  Then you came to stay. Oo oo-oo-oo.
1:37
Am
  Hold me in the morning,
 G             Am G   C
Love me in the afternoon.
Am         G       A#     | G
  Help me find my way, hey yeah.

Verse 3: 1:53
 C                 Dm7    C7 F
Now and then just like be - fore
C   Dm  C
I think__ about
     Dm7 C7      F
The love I've thrown away,
2:05
 C   Dm C
But now__ it doesn't
Dm7 C7 F      C7
Matter anyway.

Chorus: (x4) 2:12 2:24 2:35 2:46
 A#
Baby, what a big
 C   F  | F:C! C:Dm7!
Surprise;
 A#                C F
Right before my very eyes,
     D#       A#
Whoa oh, whoa oh.

Coda: 2:57
 A#
Baby, what a big
 C   F  | F:C! C:Dm7!
Surprise;
 A#                C F
Right before my very eyes...

Key

key
C
original
key
C
C# B
transpose
capo
on
0 fret
not in use
C
C#
D
D#
E
F
F#
G
G#
A
A#
B

Chord Fingerings

Live 1977
Peter Cetera, 2003
Live In Rio, 2010

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