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Low Expectations

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1/92

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 92Position: 2

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chords used  G   Am  C.
Note - C is e|3 in the chorus (finger-picked obviously)
            B|1
            G|0
            D|2
            A|3
            E|
Main riff:
e|-----------------------------G-----------------------------------
B|----0-3----01---0-----0-1-0---0-----0-3----01---0-----0-1-----3-
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---
D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---
A|----------------------------------------------------------------
E|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------
e|-----------------------------Am-----------------------------------
B|----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-
G|----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----
D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---
A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------
Intro: G  
GSo you've set out on you're Amown 
You've shut up shop 
You're leaving Ghome 
You feel no need to settle dAmown 
In the crippled crook 
Of your earth bound tGown 
And you've been dCown this rAmoad beGfore 
Which is Cnot to sAmay you'rGe bored 
Or that you Cshouldn't Amwant for Gmore 
ICt's just your eAmxpectations... 
Should be Glower 
TGhere must be something more than thAmis 
More than ideal homes or domestic Gbliss 
What is there left for you to Amdo 
'Cos you've seen the future 
And it's nothing Gnew 
And you've been dCown this rAmoad beGfore 
Which is Cnot to sAmay you're Gbored 
Or that you Cshouldn't Amwant for Gmore 
ICt's just your eAmxpectations... 
Should be Glower 
Should be Glower 
(Solo over verse chords.)
And you've been dCown this rAmoad beGfore 
Which is Cnot to sAmay you're Gbored 
Or that you Cshouldn't Amwant for Gmore 
ICt's just your eAmxpectations... 
Should be Glower 
Should be Glower 
Instrumental break/Solo (I haven't been bothered to type out the timing consistently for this 
part, so please exercise your judgement)
e|-7-5-3--------------5---7---3---5--------
B|-8-5-0-3-3------------5---3-------5-3-1-0
G|-------0-0-5-4-7-4-5---------------------
D|-----------7-5-9-5-7---------------------
A|-----------------------------------------
E|-----------------------------------------
e|-7-5-3-5-7-8 ---88-7-5-8--88-7-5-3-----------
B|-8-5-0-5-8-10---55-8-5-5--55-8-5-3-----------
G|------------------------------------353-1----
D|------------------------------------------20-
A|---------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------

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Low Expectations

by Edwyn Collins

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G Am C

Chords used .

Note - C is e|3 in the chorus (finger-picked obviously)

Main riff:

e|----------------------------------------------------------------

B|----0-3----01---0-----0-1-0---0-----0-3----01---0-----0-1-----3-

G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---

D|----0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0---

A|----------------------------------------------------------------

E|3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------3-------

e|----------------------------------------------------------------

B|----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-----0-1---------1-3---0-----0-1-

G|----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2-----

D|----2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2---

A|0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------

Intro:

G Am

So you've set out on you're own

You've shut up shop

You're leaving home

You feel no need to settle down

In the crippled crook

Of your earth bound town

C Am G

And you've been down this road before

C Am G

Which is not to say you're bored

C Am G

Or that you shouldn't want for more

C Am

It's just your expectations...

Should be lower

G Am

There must be something more than this

More than ideal homes or domestic bliss

What is there left for you to do

'Cos you've seen the future

And it's nothing new

C Am G

And you've been down this road before

C Am G

Which is not to say you're bored

C Am G

Or that you shouldn't want for more

C Am

It's just your expectations...

Should be lower

(Solo over verse chords.)

C Am G

And you've been down this road before

C Am G

Which is not to say you're bored

C Am G

Or that you shouldn't want for more

C Am

It's just your expectations...

Should be lower

Instrumental break/Solo (I haven't been bothered to type out the timing consistently for this

part, so please exercise your judgement)

e|-7-5-3--------------5---7---3---5--------

B|-8-5-0-3-3------------5---3-------5-3-1-0

G|-------0-0-5-4-7-4-5---------------------

D|-----------7-5-9-5-7---------------------

A|-----------------------------------------

E|-----------------------------------------

e|-7-5-3-5-7-8 ---88-7-5-8--88-7-5-3-----------

B|-8-5-0-5-8-10---55-8-5-5--55-8-5-3-----------

G|------------------------------------353-1----

D|------------------------------------------20-

A|---------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------

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