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Olivia Rodrigo – Expectations Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsG F Dm E

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[Intro]
G F
G F

[Verse 1]
G
 I met him at a party, 
I think he was on drugs
F
 He wasn't smart or funny, 
I convinced myself he was
G
 He had a great apartment, and
 a car his parents bought
F
 I thought that he was perfect,
 and now his number's blocked

[Pre-Chorus]
              G
Took a couple months
 (Took a couple months)
               Dm
But now I am secure 
(Now I am secure)
         F
I am so evolved 
(I am so evolved)
              E
Now I ask for more, and more,
 and more, and more, and more

[Chorus]
G
I won't settle for a guy 
with a fake job

He seems so desperate for
 lovin', but, baby, I'm not
F
Gave my heart with
 zero stipulations

Now, I take careful
 considеration
G
I'm not kissin' any 
boy that is passive

Your indecision is 
painfully unattractive
F
Past mistakеs are 
just new information
These days,
 I've got expectations

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[Verse 2]
G
 So I hit the new year like a
 single girl at a Vegas bar

Rockin' my mini dress with a 
vodka cran' and an open heart
F
 Yeah, I've got hope, yeah, 
I've got drive, I will not 
lose my faith
Don't think my future husband's
 at this bar in Silver Lake

[Pre-Chorus]
    G
But in a couple months 
(In a couple months)
                  Dm
A man will be the cure 
(This man will be the cure)
            F
He will be evolved
 (He will be evolved)
               E
And I will be adored, adored, 
adored, adored, adored

[Chorus]
G
I won't settle for a 
guy with a fake job
He seems so desperate
 for lovin', but, baby, I'm not
F
Gave my heart with zero
 stipulations
Now, I take careful 
considеration
G
I'm not kissin' any
 boy that is passive
Your indecision is painfully 
unattractive
F
Past mistakеs are just 
new information
These days, I've 
got expectations

[Bridge]
G
 I've got big expectations
I've got real big expectations
F
 I've got big expectations
I've got real big expectations
G
 She's got big expectations
She's got real big expectations
F
 She's got big expectations
She's got real big expectations

[Chorus]
G
I won't settle for a guy
 with a fake job

He seems so desperate for 
lovin', but, baby, I'm not
F
Gave my heart with zero 
stipulations (Baby, ah)

Now, I take careful
 consideration (I take, I take)
G
I'm not kissin' any 
boy that is passive

Your indecision is 
painfully unattractive
F
Past mistakеs are just
 new information
These days, I've got
 expectations

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How to play Expectations: key, chords and progression

These are Expectations chords by Olivia Rodrigo for Piano and Ukulele.

Expectations by Olivia Rodrigo is in the key of C major (no sharps or flats). The song uses 4 chords: G, F, Dm and E.

Most of the song cycles through G – F – G – Dm (V – IV – V – ii in C major). In solfa, that is soh – fah – soh – reh. Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Good to know: F is the tricky part on guitar (barre or movable shapes). Slow the change down until it is clean; on piano and ukulele it is simpler.