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

Stay With Me - Sam Smith - chords and lyrics

What's not to like about this song?
A work colleague played this song for me on her device and I thought it would be good to have a crack at playing "Stay With Me" on guitar. So, why not share the effort with other guitar players looking to learn it as well...
Two options for you here - one without Capo and the other with Capo on 5.

Head on over to Sam's website to view this song ft. Mary J. Blige

And check out this arrangement from "Babs" -
who says it's only 'young people' who can ace a current cover song?... :-D

Stay With Me - Option 1 - no Capo

Intro: C - F - C - F - Dm - G

Am                           F                           C
Guess it's true I'm not good at a one night stand
Am                F                         C
But I still need love coz I'm just a man
Am                      F                   C
These nights never seem to go to plan
Am                      G                                 C
I don't want you to leave - will you hold my hand
                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me
Am        F              C
Why am I so emotional
Am                       F                              C
No it's not a good look - gain some self control
Am                 F                    C
Deep down I know this never works
Am                             G                       C
But you could lay with me so it doesn't hurt
                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

Am - F - C - Am - F - C - Am - F - C - Am - G - C

oh oh ho ohh oh....

                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

                  Am  F       C
Oh won't you stay with me
               Am F C
Coz you're all I need
               Am        F         C
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Am F      C
But darling, stay with me

So that's it for that part. 

And the strumming I've been told is:

Down - Down -Down -  Down - Up

But if you get a bit un-co like me - just strum intuitively to what sounds ok to your ears. When your pets run a mile or your goldfish start swimming crazy, then you know you need more practice :-)

If you like a Ukulele/Mandolin sound to your guitar playing, then slap your Capo on the 5th fret and sing away to these chords:

Stay With Me - Option 2

Capo on 5

Intro: G- C- G- C- Am - D

Em                             C                         G
Guess it's true I'm not good at a one night stand
Em                 C                         G
But I still need love coz I'm just a man
Em                       C                   G
These nights never seem to go to plan
Em                        D                                  G
I don't want you to leave - will you hold my hand
                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me
Em        C              G
Why am I so emotional
Em                       C                             G
No it's not a good look - gain some self control
Em                 C                    G
Deep down I know this never works
Em                              D                   G
But you could lay with me so it doesn't hurt
                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

Em - C - G - Em - C - G - Em - C - G - Em - D - G 

oh oh ho ohh oh....

                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

                     Em C      G
Oh won't you stay with me
               Em C G
Coz you're all I need
              Em         C          G
This ain't love - it's clear to see
                 Em C      G
But darling, stay with me

Say Something by A Great Big World - chords and lyrics

Heard this song on the radio the other day and knew instantly that I'd have to add it to my digital songbook4guitar...

The band - A Great Big World, released the song as a single in Sept 2013.
By November, it was re-released with Christina Aguilera - and has since "taken off"

This is the no Capo version (Bm-G-D-A) , but if you like the Capo'd sound - feel free to slap your Capo on 2 and play Am-F-C-G - - - or go further down to Capo on 7 and play Em-C-G-D to give you that Ukulele sound.

Say Something by A Great Big World Ft. Christina Aguilera

Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm            G                        D       A 
I'll be the one if you want me to
Bm           G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
      D                     F#m
And I am feeling so small
          G
It was over my head
                           D   A
I know nothing at all
      D                         F#m
And I will stumble and fall
           G
I'm still learning to love
                       D       A
Just starting to crawl
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm               G                       D       A 
I'm sorry that I couldn't get to you
Bm          G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
       D                         F#m
And I will swallow my pride
                 G
You're the one that I love
                              D      A
And I'm saying goodbye
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm            G                        D       A 
I'll be the one if you want me to
Bm           G                                D       A 
Anywhere I would have followed you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm                G                       D       A 
Say something I'm giving up on you
Bm                 G   D
Say something

Whispers by Passenger - chords and lyrics

Sometimes "it's hard to hear a whisper in a world that only shouts". So, for you fellow-whisperers out there - this is just for you... enjoy.

"Whispers" - released worldwide in June 2014.
If you'd like to support the people who made this album 'happen' and order your own copy of it - head on over to http://www.passengermusic.com 
There's heaps more good stuff on that site - so check it out

Passenger - Whispers

CAPO on 2nd

F - C - F - C - F - C - G - Am - F - C

                    F      C
Well I've got open eyes
            F      C
And an open door
         F                C           G           Am
But I don't know what I'm searching for
             F           C          F      C
I should know by now
                 F        C
Well I've a big old heart
         F            C
This I know for sure
         F               C           G       Am
But I don't know what my love is for
             F            C  
I should know by now

F - Am/G - C - F -   F - C - F - C

           F       C
Well I wait in line
              F             C
So I can wait some more
         F          C                   G             Am
'Till I can't remember what I came here for
        F               C
But I can't leave now
                 F            C
'Coz I've a light that shines
          F          C
And a love so pure
        F                C         G            Am
But I don't know what to use them for
             F            C  
I should know by now

F - Am - G - C - F  (repeat four times)

F
Well I spent my money
  G
I lost my friends
     C                       F
I broke my mobile phone
                              G
Three a.m. and I'm drunk as hell
              C                   F
And I'm dancing on my own
                       G                  C                            F
Taxicabs ain't stopping and I don't know my way home
                                  G                 C                     F
Well it's hard to find a reason when all you have is doubts
                      G                                C                          F
Hard to see inside yourself when you can't see your way out
                      G                              C                            F
Hard to find an answer - when the question won't come out
                                    G
(Oh) Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about
                               G
Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about
                               G
Everyone's filling me up with noise
   C                                              F
I don't know what they're talking about

You see, all I need's a whisper in a world that only shouts

F - C - F - C - F - C - G

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