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[Intro]
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Am Em
[Verse]
      Cadd9  GI'm not happCadd9y, but GI'm not crying
      Cadd9  GI must be soAmmewEmhere in between
      Cadd9  GI'm too scarCadd9ed to Gjust admit it
      Cadd9  G'Cause I don't wanna AmlosEme anything
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I, GaCadd9nd IG  
Cadd9I'm done chasing after stupid dreams
GThat I could never achieve
Cadd9I'm done giving my Geverything
AmI gotta stop Emexpecting things
Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Am Em
[Verse]
And where were Cadd9youG  
When you told mCadd9e I was Gperfect and I was Cadd9screwedG  
So Amtell me was it Emworth it 'cause I've done
Cadd9Every little thing GI can do
Cadd9Every little thing GI can say 'til I found
Cadd9Every perfect version of Gyou
And Amburied all my trouEmbles away
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I, GaCadd9nd IG  
Cadd9I'm done chasing after stupid dreams
GThat I could never achieve
Cadd9I'm done giving my Geverything
AmI gotta stop Emexpecting things
Am Em Cadd9 G
Am Em Cadd9 G
[Bridge]
AmI can't conEmtrol myself
Cadd9Stuck on all the Gwords you said
AmI can't conEmtrol myself
Cadd9Breaking all our Gpromises
AmI cannot heEmlp myself
Cadd9Digging all these Gholes again
AmSadness becEmame a trend
Cadd9So if I cried it'Gd mean nothing
[Chorus]
Cadd9And I, GaCadd9nd IG  
Cadd9I'm done chasing after stupid dreams
GThat I could never achieve
Cadd9I'm done giving my Geverything
AmI gotta stop Emexpecting things
[Outro]
Cadd9I'm done giving my Geverything
AmI gotta stop Emexpecting things
Cadd9I'm done giving my Geverything
AmI gotta stop Emexpecting things

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Expecting Things

by Kicksie

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Cadd9

[Intro]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Am Em

[Verse]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'm not happy, but I'm not crying

Cadd9 G Am Em

I must be somewhere in between

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

I'm too scared to just admit it

Cadd9 G Am Em

'Cause I don't wanna lose anything

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And I, and I

Cadd9

I'm done chasing after stupid dreams

That I could never achieve

Cadd9 G

I'm done giving my everything

Am Em

I gotta stop expecting things

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Cadd9 G Am Em

[Verse]

Cadd9 G

And where were you

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

When you told me I was perfect and I was screwed

Am Em

So tell me was it worth it 'cause I've done

Cadd9 G

Every little thing I can do

Cadd9 G

Every little thing I can say 'til I found

Cadd9 G

Every perfect version of you

Am Em

And buried all my troubles away

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And I, and I

Cadd9

I'm done chasing after stupid dreams

That I could never achieve

Cadd9 G

I'm done giving my everything

Am Em

I gotta stop expecting things

Am Em Cadd9 G

[Bridge]

Am Em

I can't control myself

Cadd9 G

Stuck on all the words you said

Am Em

I can't control myself

Cadd9 G

Breaking all our promises

Am Em

I cannot help myself

Cadd9 G

Digging all these holes again

Am Em

Sadness became a trend

Cadd9 G

So if I cried it'd mean nothing

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G Cadd9 G

And I, and I

Cadd9

I'm done chasing after stupid dreams

That I could never achieve

Cadd9 G

I'm done giving my everything

Am Em

I gotta stop expecting things

[Outro]

Cadd9 G

I'm done giving my everything

Am Em

I gotta stop expecting things

Cadd9 G

I'm done giving my everything

Am Em

I gotta stop expecting things

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