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Jess Benko – Expired Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

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[Verse 1]
C     Cmaj7              
 Nobody told me life was 
    Fmaj7
 gonna be this lonely
Cmaj7                      
 I got some friends wonder 
    Dm7         Fm
 if they still really know me
Cmaj7                     Fmaj7
 Taking these baby steps ignoring 
 all my parent's texts
Cmaj7                Dm7    
 I get nostalgic for a life 
    Fm              Cmaj7
 I haven't lived yet

[Chorus]

 I'm not ready
         Fmaj7
 I'm not ready
                      C
 I'm not ready to grow up
Cmaj7
 Let's go steady
         Dm7
 Let's go steady
         Fm                 C    
 Let's go steady and not rush
Fmaj7   C   Dm7 F

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[Verse 2]
C    Cmaj7
 No there's no going back
Fmaj7
 I left my youth in my 
 school backpack
Cmaj7
 Going down different paths
Dm7                   Fm
 You know that I just can't 
 keep track
Cmaj7
 I don't know what happened
Fmaj7
 Everything's way too much
Cmaj7
 So I'm just eating my fake taffy
Dm7                     F
 While the whole worlds laughing 
 at me cause

[Chorus]
C
 I'm not ready
        Fmaj7
I'm not ready
                      Cmaj7
I'm not ready to grow up

Let's go steady
          Dm7
Let's go steady
          F
Let's go steady and not rush

[Bridge]
      Cmaj7              Fmaj7
Did I miss my expiry date
       Cmaj7          E     
White rabbits got me caught 
        Am7          D
        and I'm running late
One , two, three, four

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[Verse 3]
C    Cmaj7               
 Nobody told me life was 
  Fmaj7
 gonna be this lonely
Cmaj7                      
 I got some friends wonder 
    Dm            F
 if they still really know me
C                         Fmaj7
 Taking these baby steps ignoring 
 all my parent's texts
Cmaj7                  Dm7  
 I get nostalgic for a life 
           F
 I haven't lived yet

[Chorus]
C
 I'm not ready
        Fmaj7
I'm not ready
                      Cmaj7
I'm not ready to grow up
Let's go steady
          Dm7
Let's go steady
          F
Let's go steady and not rush

How to play Expired: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Expired by Jess Benko on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Expired by Jess Benko is built around C major (no sharps or flats), with 10 chords in all: C, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, Dm7, Fm, F, E, Am7, D and Dm.

The backbone of the song is Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 (Imaj7 – IVmaj7 – Imaj7 – ii7 in C major). In solfa, that is doh – fah – doh – reh. Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Beginner-friendly: almost every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.