Belle and Sebastian - I Didn't See It Coming: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "I Didn't See It Coming" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

C              F
Make me dance, I want to surrender
C             G               C F C G
Your familiar arms, I remember
C            F
We've been going transcontinental
C               G
Got no car, we just take a rental

Chorus:
F                 C
But we don't have the money
Dm                              Am
(money makes the wheels on the world go round)
F            C
Forget about it, honey

Make me dance, I want to surrender
Your familiar arms I remember
Everybody’s talking about you
Every word’s a whisper without you

Chorus:
But we don’t have the money
Money makes the wheels and the world go round
Forget about it, honey
Trouble’s never far away when you’re around
Cause we don’t have the money
Money makes the wheels and the world go round
Forget about it, honey

Am
I didn't see it coming
                           E7
I'm just not in the running

C                       C+
Take me on a train 'cos I'm not flying
C6                       C7
I can see the world from a different side
F                    Fm
Read about us in the morning papers
Dm                G7
Will we make it? Will we make it alive?

F                C
I didn't see it coming
Dm7              Am
Make me dance I want to surrender
F                    C
I'm just not in the running
Dm               E7
Make me dance I want to surrender

F                    C
And we don't need a lifetime
Dm7              Am
Make me dance I want to surrender
F                    C
We're following the right line
Dm                         E7
Make me dance I want to surrender


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C+

Guitar chord C+

C

Guitar chord C

C6

Guitar chord C6

C7

Guitar chord C7

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E7

Guitar chord E7

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "I Didn't See It Coming" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I Didn't See It Coming" by Belle and Sebastian.

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