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Wild Child – Expectations Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression

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This is the chord progression of Expectations by Wild Child on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
D

[Verse 1]
D
We met and it was simple
Em
I had it all and you were the one
F#m D
That would make it all okay

You made me feel so different
Em
We had each other night after night
F#m D Em
All my troubles went away
F#m D Em
But of course it’s just not the same
A
You try to hold too tightly
F#m Bm Em
Everything’s gonna change
A D
Make the rules and it’s just a game

[Chorus]
Bm Em A
I can’t stop burning bridges
Bm
I’ll win you over, make you my own
Em    A
And then we’ll both feel different
Bm
You can’t possibly give what I want from you
Em       A
I know I said you were perfect
Bm
I made the rules that you didn’t know
Em    A
All of these expectations
D
You can’t possibly give what I want from you

[Verse 2]
D
So now I treat you different
Em
I made a list of all that I need
F#m D
And I left it up to you

I treat you like a stranger
Em
And talk to strangers like they know me
F#m D Em
It’s your fault for all I do
F#m D Em
As if you don’t suffer too
A
I tied up all our shit
Bm Em
Into something that we can’t undo
A D
These are the rules I should follow too

[Chorus]
Bm Em A
I can’t stop burning bridges
Bm
I’ll win you over, make you my own
Em    A
And then we’ll both feel different
Bm
You can’t possibly give what I want from you
Em    A
I know I said you were perfect
Bm
I made the rules that you didn’t know
Em    A
All of these expectations
F#m
You can’t possibly give what I want from you

[Instrumental]
Bm F#m Bm F#m

[Bridge]
Bm F#m
Oh it’s all my fault
Bm F#m
Never meant to be so unkind
D
Now I don’t listen when you talk
Bm
And what it comes down to is
F#m
I’m just afraid to lose something that shouldn’t be mine

[Chorus]
Ebm Em A
I can’t stop burning bridges
Bm
I’ll win you over, make you my own
Em     A
And then we’ll both feel different
Bm
You can’t possibly give what I want from you
Em       A
I know I said you were perfect
Bm
I made the rules that you didn’t know
Em    A
All of these expectations
Bm
You can’t possibly give what I want from you
Em A D
Bm Em A
Bm
You can’t possibly give what I want from you
Em A D
Bm Em A
D
You can’t possibly give what I want from you

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How to play Expectations: key, chords and progression

To play Expectations by Wild Child, think in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯). It takes 6 chords: D, Em, F#m, A, Bm and Ebm.

Listen for Em – A – Bm – Em (ii – V – vi – ii in D major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is reh – soh – lah – reh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Em, G, Am, C#m (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

F#m chord on guitar (244222) — F♯mF♯ A C♯

Ebm chord on guitar (x68876) — E♭mE♭ G♭ B♭

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Expectations chords: questions

What key is Expectations in?

Expectations by Wild Child is in the key of D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Expectations?

Expectations uses 6 chords: D, Em, F#m, A, Bm, Ebm.

What is the chord progression of Expectations?

The main progression is Em – A – Bm – Em (ii – V – vi – ii).

Is Expectations easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 2nd fret and play the shapes C, Dm, Em, G, Am, C#m (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

This is the chord progression of Expectations by Wild Child on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

How to play Expectations: key, chords and progression

Chord diagrams

Expectations chords: questions

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