Tuning: EADEBE and then go a half-step down on each. Strumming pattern: Check out the video Capo 2 E - 022000 B - 024000 C - 046000 Ab - 466000 A - 577000 B2 - 799000 E B C It was only a smile Ab A But my heart it went wild B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) B C Just a delicate kiss Ab A Anyone could've missed B2 E I wasn't expecting that
E B C Did I misread the signs? Ab A Your hand slipped into mine B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) B C You spent the night in my bed Ab A You woke up and you said B2 E "Well, I wasn't expecting that!" A B I thought love wasn't meant to last E A Honey, I thought you were just passing through B If I ever get the nerve to ask A What did I get right to deserve somebody like you? B2 E I wasn't expecting that E B C It was only a word Ab A It was almost misheard B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) B C But it came without fear Ab A A month turned into a year B2 E I wasn't expecting that A B I thought love wasn't meant to last E A Honey, I thought you were just passing through B If I ever get the nerve to ask A What did I get right to deserve somebody like you? B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) C B C Ab A B E B C Oh and isn't it strange A How a life can be changed B2 E In the flicker of the sweetest smile B C We were married in spring A You know I wouldn't change a thing B2 Without that delicate kiss E What a life I'd have missed (E) B C If you'd not took a chance Ab A On a little romance B2 E When I wasn't expecting that (E) B C Time doesn't take long Ab A Three kids up and gone B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) B C When the nurses they came Ab A Said, "It's come back again" B2 E I wasn't expecting that (E) B C Then you closed your eyes Ab A You took my heart by surprise B2 E
These are the chords for Ed Sheeran's cover version of Jamie Lawson's "Wasn't expecting that".
Jamie Lawson was the first artist Ed Sheeran signed to his own record label.