Chords for Expectations - Belle & Sebastian
Tempo:
118.5 bpm
Chords used:
F#
G
Bm
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[F#] Monday morning wake [Bm] up knowing that you gotta [F#] go to school.
Tell your mum what to [Bm] expect, she's satisfied [F#] I'd offered blue.
Do you wanna work [Bm] at Debenhams?
Cause that's [F#] what they expect.
Start in laundering [G] and Horace is your [D] supervisor.
[A]
[G] [F#] And the head said that you [G] always were a queer one [F#] from the start.
For careers you [G] say you wanna be remembered [F#] for your part.
Your obsession [Bm] gets you known throughout the school, so [F#] be restrained.
Make your life's worst models [G] of remote, but [D] underground in play.
[A]
[G] [F#] In the queue for lunch [Bm] they take the piss, you've got no [F#] appetite.
And the [Bm] rumour is you never go with boys and you [F#] are tight.
So they jab you with a [Bm] fork, pick up a tray and tell [F#] their sort.
While you're cleaning [Bm] up the mess, [G] the teacher's sticking up [D] your scrotch.
[A] Hey, [G] you've been used.
[D] Are [A] you calm, [G] settled down?
[D] [A] Write a song, I'll [G] sing along.
Sing, you all know [F#] that you are sane.
[G] You're on top of the world [F#] again.
[G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [F#] Monday morning [Bm] wake up knowing that you gotta go [F#] to school.
Tell your mum [Bm] what to expect, she said it's right [F#] out of the blue.
You wanna [Bm] work in C&A cos that's [F#] what they expect.
Move to [G] laundering and take a few logs, you're the [D] storeman.
[A]
[G] [F#] Tell Veronica [B] the secret [Bm] of the boy you [F#] never kissed.
She's got everything [Bm] to gain, cos she's a black girl with [F#] a lisp.
She sticks up for you [Bm] when you get aggravation from [F#] the snob.
Cos you can't afford [B] a blazer girl, [G] you're always [D] wearing gloves.
[A]
[G] [F#] At the ensemble [Bm] you lock yourself away [F#] inside a room.
Head of English [B] gets you asked you what the hell do you [F#] think you're doing.
If you think you're [B] better than [Bm] the other kids, well get [F#] outside, you've got permission.
[B] You've got to [G] make their lots, their [D] pinkies dry.
[A] [G] Hey, you've been used.
[D] [A] Write a song, [G] I'll sing along.
[D] [A] Are you calm, [G] settle down, don't think you will [F#] know that you are lame.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
[D] [A] I'm cool [G] and you know I'm home.
[D] [A] You're a star, [G] you're going to fall.
[D] [A] Think of me [G] as a friend, not as [F#] a boy who plays guitar.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
[F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#] [Bm]
[F#] Monday morning wake [Bm] up knowing that you gotta [F#] go to school.
Tell your mum what to [Bm] expect, she's satisfied [F#] I'd offered blue.
Do you wanna work [Bm] at Debenhams?
Cause that's [F#] what they expect.
Start in laundering [G] and Horace is your [D] supervisor.
[A]
[G] [F#] And the head said that you [G] always were a queer one [F#] from the start.
For careers you [G] say you wanna be remembered [F#] for your part.
Your obsession [Bm] gets you known throughout the school, so [F#] be restrained.
Make your life's worst models [G] of remote, but [D] underground in play.
[A]
[G] [F#] In the queue for lunch [Bm] they take the piss, you've got no [F#] appetite.
And the [Bm] rumour is you never go with boys and you [F#] are tight.
So they jab you with a [Bm] fork, pick up a tray and tell [F#] their sort.
While you're cleaning [Bm] up the mess, [G] the teacher's sticking up [D] your scrotch.
[A] Hey, [G] you've been used.
[D] Are [A] you calm, [G] settled down?
[D] [A] Write a song, I'll [G] sing along.
Sing, you all know [F#] that you are sane.
[G] You're on top of the world [F#] again.
[G] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[Bm] [F#]
[G] [D]
[A] [G] [F#] Monday morning [Bm] wake up knowing that you gotta go [F#] to school.
Tell your mum [Bm] what to expect, she said it's right [F#] out of the blue.
You wanna [Bm] work in C&A cos that's [F#] what they expect.
Move to [G] laundering and take a few logs, you're the [D] storeman.
[A]
[G] [F#] Tell Veronica [B] the secret [Bm] of the boy you [F#] never kissed.
She's got everything [Bm] to gain, cos she's a black girl with [F#] a lisp.
She sticks up for you [Bm] when you get aggravation from [F#] the snob.
Cos you can't afford [B] a blazer girl, [G] you're always [D] wearing gloves.
[A]
[G] [F#] At the ensemble [Bm] you lock yourself away [F#] inside a room.
Head of English [B] gets you asked you what the hell do you [F#] think you're doing.
If you think you're [B] better than [Bm] the other kids, well get [F#] outside, you've got permission.
[B] You've got to [G] make their lots, their [D] pinkies dry.
[A] [G] Hey, you've been used.
[D] [A] Write a song, [G] I'll sing along.
[D] [A] Are you calm, [G] settle down, don't think you will [F#] know that you are lame.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
[D] [A] I'm cool [G] and you know I'm home.
[D] [A] You're a star, [G] you're going to fall.
[D] [A] Think of me [G] as a friend, not as [F#] a boy who plays guitar.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
Key:
F#
G
Bm
D
A
F#
G
Bm
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ Monday morning wake [Bm] up knowing that you gotta [F#] go to school.
Tell your mum what to [Bm] expect, she's satisfied [F#] I'd offered blue.
Do you wanna work [Bm] at Debenhams?
Cause that's [F#] what they expect.
Start in laundering [G] and Horace is your [D] supervisor.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ And the head said that you [G] always were a queer one [F#] from the start.
For careers you [G] say you wanna be remembered [F#] for your part.
Your obsession [Bm] gets you known throughout the school, so [F#] be restrained.
Make your life's worst models [G] of remote, but [D] underground in play.
_ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ In the queue for lunch [Bm] they take the piss, you've got no [F#] appetite.
And the [Bm] rumour is you never go with boys and you [F#] are tight.
So they jab you with a [Bm] fork, pick up a tray and tell [F#] their sort.
While you're cleaning [Bm] up the mess, [G] the teacher's sticking up [D] your scrotch.
[A] Hey, [G] you've been used.
_ _ [D] Are [A] you calm, [G] settled down?
_ [D] _ _ [A] Write a song, I'll [G] sing along.
Sing, you all know [F#] that you are sane.
[G] You're on top of the world [F#] again. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ Monday morning [Bm] wake up knowing that you gotta go [F#] to school.
Tell your mum [Bm] what to expect, she said it's right [F#] out of the blue.
You wanna [Bm] work in C&A cos that's [F#] what they expect.
Move to [G] laundering and take a few logs, you're the [D] storeman.
_ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ Tell Veronica [B] the secret [Bm] of the boy you [F#] never kissed.
She's got everything [Bm] to gain, cos she's a black girl with [F#] a lisp.
She sticks up for you [Bm] when you get aggravation from [F#] the snob.
Cos you can't afford [B] a blazer girl, [G] you're always [D] wearing _ gloves.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] At the ensemble [Bm] you lock yourself away [F#] inside a room.
Head of English [B] gets you asked you what the hell do you [F#] think you're doing.
If you think you're [B] better than [Bm] the other kids, well get [F#] outside, you've got permission.
[B] You've got to [G] make their lots, their [D] pinkies dry.
[A] _ [G] Hey, you've been used. _
_ [D] _ [A] Write a song, [G] I'll sing along.
_ [D] _ [A] Are you calm, [G] settle down, don't think you will [F#] know that you are lame.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
[D] _ [A] I'm cool [G] and you know I'm home.
_ [D] _ [A] You're a star, [G] you're going to fall.
[D] _ [A] Think of me [G] as a friend, not as [F#] a boy who plays guitar. _ _
_ [G] You're on top of the world again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ Monday morning wake [Bm] up knowing that you gotta [F#] go to school.
Tell your mum what to [Bm] expect, she's satisfied [F#] I'd offered blue.
Do you wanna work [Bm] at Debenhams?
Cause that's [F#] what they expect.
Start in laundering [G] and Horace is your [D] supervisor.
_ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ And the head said that you [G] always were a queer one [F#] from the start.
For careers you [G] say you wanna be remembered [F#] for your part.
Your obsession [Bm] gets you known throughout the school, so [F#] be restrained.
Make your life's worst models [G] of remote, but [D] underground in play.
_ [A] _
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ In the queue for lunch [Bm] they take the piss, you've got no [F#] appetite.
And the [Bm] rumour is you never go with boys and you [F#] are tight.
So they jab you with a [Bm] fork, pick up a tray and tell [F#] their sort.
While you're cleaning [Bm] up the mess, [G] the teacher's sticking up [D] your scrotch.
[A] Hey, [G] you've been used.
_ _ [D] Are [A] you calm, [G] settled down?
_ [D] _ _ [A] Write a song, I'll [G] sing along.
Sing, you all know [F#] that you are sane.
[G] You're on top of the world [F#] again. _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ Monday morning [Bm] wake up knowing that you gotta go [F#] to school.
Tell your mum [Bm] what to expect, she said it's right [F#] out of the blue.
You wanna [Bm] work in C&A cos that's [F#] what they expect.
Move to [G] laundering and take a few logs, you're the [D] storeman.
_ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] _ Tell Veronica [B] the secret [Bm] of the boy you [F#] never kissed.
She's got everything [Bm] to gain, cos she's a black girl with [F#] a lisp.
She sticks up for you [Bm] when you get aggravation from [F#] the snob.
Cos you can't afford [B] a blazer girl, [G] you're always [D] wearing _ gloves.
[A] _
_ [G] _ _ [F#] At the ensemble [Bm] you lock yourself away [F#] inside a room.
Head of English [B] gets you asked you what the hell do you [F#] think you're doing.
If you think you're [B] better than [Bm] the other kids, well get [F#] outside, you've got permission.
[B] You've got to [G] make their lots, their [D] pinkies dry.
[A] _ [G] Hey, you've been used. _
_ [D] _ [A] Write a song, [G] I'll sing along.
_ [D] _ [A] Are you calm, [G] settle down, don't think you will [F#] know that you are lame.
[G] You're on top of the world again.
[D] _ [A] I'm cool [G] and you know I'm home.
_ [D] _ [A] You're a star, [G] you're going to fall.
[D] _ [A] Think of me [G] as a friend, not as [F#] a boy who plays guitar. _ _
_ [G] You're on top of the world again. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _