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17 July 2015

Wasn't Expecting That - Jamie Lawson - chords and lyrics

Jamie Lawson had a hit with this song in Ireland a few years back. Since then he's signed up with Ed Sheeran's new label and now the song is doing quite well in this part of the world.
It's a love song... apparently - and if you haven't yet heard it - I won't spoil the ending for you.
Happy playing. Nice easy chords and a good string-slapping tune as well. I didn't even have to do too much chord figuring out for this one since his video/s on YouTube show how it's done.

(Just a little note: G#m and Ab are the same chords by my understanding, so in this song I've put them down as Ab. Only sounds hard... Just play a normal E chord with bar chord on 4th fret)
I play this song with or without a Capo - but if you want to play along to the original - the sound coming out of your speakers, put your Capo on 6)



Wasn't Expecting That - Jamie Lawson

C  Em  Am  G  F  G  C  Am/G

C        Em          Am           G                    F
It was only a smile but my heart it went wild
F         G                        C      Am/G
 And I wasn't expecting that
C        Em       Am         G                     F
Just a delicate kiss, anyone could've missed
F      G                    C      G
 I wasn't expecting that
C       Em              Am                    G                   F
Did I misread the sign? your hand slipped into mine
F         G                        C      Am/G
 And I wasn't expecting that
C                       Em               Am        G                           F
(You) spent the night in my bed, you woke up and you said,
F         G                          C
Well I wasn't expecting that
Dm                                     Em             E7
And I thought love wasn't meant to last
F                   G                                     C
Oh I thought you were just passing through
Am                              Em
(And) if I ever get the nerve to ask
F                                               G                          G7
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you
                              C
I wasn't expecting that
C        Em            Am           G             F
It was only a word, it was almost misheard
F        G                        C      Am/G
Coz I wasn't expecting that
C        Em                 Am                 G                    F
But it came without fear - a month turned into a year
F          G                          C
(And) I wasn't expecting that
Dm                                    Em          E7
And I thought love wasn't meant to last
F                          G                                    C
Honey, I thought you were just passing through
Am                         Em
So if I ever get the nerve to ask
F                                                     G                          G7
What did I get right to deserve somebody like you
                              C
I wasn't expecting that

C  Em  Am  G  F  G  C  Am/G

G                   Ab        Am                                 F
Oh and isn't it strange   -   how a life can be changed
F                     G                             C
(With) In the flicker of the sweetest smile
G                            Ab      Am
   We were married in spring
Am                                              F
You know I wouldn't change a thing
F                                   G                                             G7
Without that innocent kiss - what a life I'd have missed
C              Em             Am             G             F
If you did not take a chance on a little romance
F           G                        C       Am/G
When I wasn't expecting that
C       Em               Am             G                 F
Time doesn't take long - three kids up and gone
F  G                        C       Am/G
I   wasn't expecting that
C                    Em                Am                G                   F
And when the nurses they came, said it's come back again
F  G                        C       Am/G
I   wasn't expecting that
C             Em               Am                  G                   F
Then you closed your eyes - took my heart by surprise
F        G                         C
And I wasn't expecting that