Verse 1EBC
It was only a smile
G#A
But my heart it went wild
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
Just a delicate kiss
G#A
Anyone could've missed
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
EBC
Did I misread the signs?
G#A
Your hand slipped into mine
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
You spent the night in my bed
G#A
You woke up and you said
B2E
"Well, I wasn't expecting that!"
AB
I thought love wasn't meant to last
EA
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?
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
EBC
It was only a word
G#A
It was almost misheard
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
But it came without fear
G#AA month turned into a year
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
ChorusAB
I thought love wasn't meant to last
EA
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?
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
Instrumental
(E)CBCG#ABEBridgeBC
Oh and isn't it strange
A
How a life can be changed
B2E
In the flicker of the sweetest smile
BC
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
Verse 2
(E)BC
If you'd not took a chance
G#A
On a little romance
B2E
When I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
Time doesn't take long
G#A
Three kids up and gone
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
When the nurses they came
G#A
Said, "It's come back again"
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
(E)BC
Then you closed your eyes
G#A
You took my heart by surprise
B2E
I wasn't expecting that
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