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Expectations

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1/11

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 11Position: 5

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[Intro]
e|-5-----5--5-----5--5----5--5-7-5-|
B|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----|
G|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----| x4
D|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----|
A|-5-----5--5-----5--5----5--5-----|
E|---------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
  DWe met and it was simple
I had it all and you were the Emone
That would F#mmake it all oDkay
You made me feel so different
We had each other night after Emnight
All my F#mtroubles went aDwayEm  
But of F#mcourse it's just not the DsameEm  
You try to Ahold too tightly
F#mEverything's gonna BmchangeEm  
Make the Arules and it's just a Dgame
[Chorus]
  BmI can't stop Emburning bridgesA  
I'll win you Dover, D/C#make you my Bmown
And then we'll Emboth feel differentA  
You can't possibly give what I want from youBm  
I know I said Emyou were perfectA  
I made the ruDles that D/C#you didn't Bmknow
All of these EmexpectationsA  
You can't possibly give what I want from youD  
[Verse 2]
  DSo now I treat you different
I made a list of all that I Emneed
And I F#mleft it up to youD  
I treat you like a stranger
And talk to strangers like they know Emme
It's your F#mfault for all I DdoEm  
As if F#myou don't suffer DtooEm  
I tied up Aall our shit
Into F#msomething that we can't undoBm  Em  
These are the Arules I should follow Dtoo
[Chorus]
  BmI can't stop Emburning bridgesA  
I'll win you Dover, D/C#make you my Bmown
And then we'll Emboth feel differentA  
You can't possibly give what I want from youBm  
I know I said Emyou were perfectA  
I made the ruDles that D/C#you didn't Bmknow
All of these EmexpectationsA  
You can't possibly give what I want from youF#m  
[Instrumental]
Bm F#m Bm F#m
[Bridge]
Oh it's all my BmfaultF#m  
Never meant to be so unBmkindF#m  
Now I don't listen when you GtalkD  
And Bmwhat it comes down to is
I'm just afraid to lose F#something that shouldn't be mine
[Chorus]
N.C.
  I can't stop burning bridges
I'll win you Dover, D/C#make you my Bmown
And then we'll Emboth feel differentA  
You can't possibly give what I want from youBm  
I know I said Emyou were perfectA  
I made the ruDles that D/C#you didn't Bmknow
All of these EmexpectationsA  
You can't possibly give what I want from you
Bm Em A D D/C#
Bm Em
AYou can't possibly give what I want from you
Bm Em A D D/C#
Bm Em
AYou can't possibly give what I want from you
D D

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Expectations

by Wild Child

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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F#m

D/C#

[Intro]

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

B|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----|

G|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----| x4

D|-7-----7--7-----7--7----7--7-----|

A|-5-----5--5-----5--5----5--5-----|

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

[Verse 1]

We met and it was simple

I had it all and you were the one

F#m D

That would make it all okay

You made me feel so different

We had each other night after night

F#m D Em

All my troubles went away

F#m D Em

But of course it's just not the same

You try to hold too tightly

F#m Bm Em

Everything's gonna change

A D

Make the rules and it's just a game

[Chorus]

Bm Em A

I can't stop burning bridges

D D/C# Bm

I'll win you over, make you my own

Em A

And then we'll both feel different

You can't possibly give what I want from you

Em A

I know I said you were perfect

D D/C# Bm

I made the rules that you didn't know

Em A

All of these expectations

You can't possibly give what I want from you

[Verse 2]

So now I treat you different

I made a list of all that I need

F#m D

And I left it up to you

I treat you like a stranger

And talk to strangers like they know me

F#m D Em

It's your fault for all I do

F#m D Em

As if you don't suffer too

I tied up all our shit

F#m Bm Em

Into something that we can't undo

A D

These are the rules I should follow too

[Chorus]

Bm Em A

I can't stop burning bridges

D D/C# Bm

I'll win you over, make you my own

Em A

And then we'll both feel different

You can't possibly give what I want from you

Em A

I know I said you were perfect

D D/C# Bm

I made the rules that you didn't know

Em A

All of these expectations

F#m

You can't possibly give what I want from you

[Instrumental]

Bm F#m Bm F#m

[Bridge]

Bm F#m

Oh it's all my fault

Bm F#m

Never meant to be so unkind

G D

Now I don't listen when you talk

And what it comes down to is

I'm just afraid to lose something that shouldn't be mine

[Chorus]

N.C.

I can't stop burning bridges

D D/C# Bm

I'll win you over, make you my own

Em A

And then we'll both feel different

You can't possibly give what I want from you

Em A

I know I said you were perfect

D D/C# Bm

I made the rules that you didn't know

Em A

All of these expectations

You can't possibly give what I want from you

Bm Em A D D/C#

Bm Em

You can't possibly give what I want from you

Bm Em A D D/C#

Bm Em

You can't possibly give what I want from you

D D

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