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No Expectations

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[Sample - woman's voice]
G          A  D
G          A  D
[Verse 1]
With Gno explanations
ALife can be sweetD  
Have Gno expectations
AAnd please just stay with meD  
With Gall that were given
AWe have all that we needD  
A lifGe that's worth livin'
AIs just some mouth to feedD  
G  Gdim  G5
[Pre-Chorus]
Must Abe some Dtruth
In Gthis
Must Abe some Djoy
And Gbliss
[Chorus]
Too Aonly have Done first kissG  Em  
Was it eDver meant to beA  
If Gcommitting to meEm  
Feels like Gmcommitting a crimeD  
G          A  D
G          A  D
[Verse 2]
There's Gno way I'm leaving
AI'll stay by your sideD  
I'm Galready breathing
AThough you haven't diedD  
You Gcarried a baby
AThat baby was meD  
I'm Gcarrying a baby
AOne you'll never meanD  
G  Gdim  G5
[Pre-Chorus]
Must Abe some Dtruth
In Gthis
Must Abe some Djoy
And Gbliss
[Chorus]
Too Aonly have Done first kissG  Em  
Was it eDver meant to beA  
If Gcommitting to meEm  
Feels like Gmcommitting a crimeD  
Gm                D
[Solo]
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D
G          A  D

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No Expectations

by Bahamas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gdim

[Sample - woman's voice]

G A D

[Verse 1]

With no explanations

A D

Life can be sweet

Have no expectations

A D

And please just stay with me

With all that were given

A D

We have all that we need

A life that's worth livin'

A D

Is just some mouth to feed

G Gdim G5

[Pre-Chorus]

A D

Must be some truth

In this

A D

Must be some joy

And bliss

[Chorus]

A D G Em

Too only have one first kiss

D A

Was it ever meant to be

G Em

If committing to me

Gm D

Feels like committing a crime

G A D

[Verse 2]

There's no way I'm leaving

A D

I'll stay by your side

I'm already breathing

A D

Though you haven't died

You carried a baby

A D

That baby was me

I'm carrying a baby

A D

One you'll never mean

G Gdim G5

[Pre-Chorus]

A D

Must be some truth

In this

A D

Must be some joy

And bliss

[Chorus]

A D G Em

Too only have one first kiss

D A

Was it ever meant to be

G Em

If committing to me

Gm D

Feels like committing a crime

Gm D

[Solo]

G A D

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