Wasn’t Expecting That

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Alternative, maybe easier, version:
  • Transpose the chords 6 half steps down [ -6 ]
  • Put a capo on fret 6 to stay in the same key

UKULELE CHORDS

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Intro: Gb  Bbm  Ebm  Db  B  Db  Gb  Ebm Db 

Gb      Bbm        Ebm        Db                        
It was only a smile but my heart it went wild
B     Db                Gb          Ebm Db
and I wasn't expecting that
Gb      Bbm       Ebm      Db  
just a delicate kiss, anyone could've missed
B     Db              Gb             Db
I   wasn't expecting that
Gb     Bbm          Ebm              Db  
Did I misread the sign? Your hand slipped into mine
B       Db                Gb      Ebm Db
I       wasn't expecting that
Gb            Bbm             Ebm        Db  
You spent the night in my bed, you woke up and you said
B        Db                Gb       Gb
"Well, I wasn't expecting that"


Abm                         Bbm         Bb7
     I thought love wasn't meant to last, 
B         Db                      Gb                 
I thought you were just passing through
Ebm               Bbm    
If I ever get the nerve to ask
B                                  Db              Db7
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you?                      
                   Gb
I wasn't expecting that

Gb      Bbm         Ebm               Db  
It was only a word, it was almost mis-heard
B          Db              Gb             Ebm Db
'Cause I wasn't expecting that
Gb      Bbm               Ebm            Db  
But it came without fear, a month turned into a year
B     Db                Gb             Gb
And I wasn't expecting that

Abm                    Bbm       Bb7
I thought love wasn't meant to last, 
B          Db                    Gb
I thought you were just passing through
Ebm               Bbm    
If I ever get the nerve to ask
B                                  Db              Db7
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you?
                   Gb

I wasn't expecting that

Interlude: Gb  Bbm  Ebm  Db  B  Db  Gb  Gb 
 
Db               -xD-x    Ebm
     Isn't it strange how a life can be changed
B       Db                      Gb
in the flicker of the sweetest smile
Db                       D
    We were married in spring
Ebm       
You know I wouldn't change a thing
B                         Db                           Db7
Without an innocent kiss, what a life I'd have missed,


Gb      Bbm                  Ebm        Db  
If you'd not took a chance on a little romance
B      Db                Gb             Ebm Db
When I wasn't expecting that
Gb    Bbm               Ebm        Db  
Time doesn't take long, three kids up and gone
B        Db                Gb             Db
And    I wasn't expecting that
Gb          Bbm             Ebm             Db  
And when the nurses they came, said its come back again
B      Db              Gb             Ebm Db
I    wasn't expecting that
Gb    Bbm                  Ebm             Db  
Then you closed your eyes, took my heart by surprise
B          Db                Gb   
And      I wasn't expecting that
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research. UkuTabs does not own any songs, lyrics or arrangements posted and/or printed. This arrangement was downloaded for free on UkuTabs.com.
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Jamie Lawson (born December 1, 1975, in St Budeaux, Plymouth) is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was the first artist to be signed by Ed Sheeran’s record label, Gingerbread Man Records. Lawson is best known for his hit single, “Wasn’t Expecting That”, and his self-titled album which peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart in 2015.

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