Hoobastank - Never Saw It Coming: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Never Saw 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.

A
All of the things
      C
That happened just so I can be here
A
Is pulling the strings
   C
Do I have company?
A
Cause I'd like to think
         C
That I'm in control of my own destiny
A                          C               D
All of the signs begin to point the other way

Chorus:
A
Who would've known
     F                G                  A
That I'd be standing right here next to you
         C            D
Cause I never saw it coming
A
Who would've known
          F               G
That I'd get control of things I do
F        G
All the could have should haves
G#              A#          A
Never would've happened anyway

Maybe it's me
Or maybe there's something more to it
I believe what I see
'cause seeing is believing
And I like to think
That I'm in control of when and how I go
What if I stepped outside
And I got blown away

Chorus:
Who would have known
That I'd be standing right here next to you
'cause I never saw it coming
Who would have known
That I'd get control of things I do
All the could have should haves
Never would have happened to me
All the could have should haves
Never would have happened anyway

             C D A
Happened anyway
             F G
Happened anyway
A
I never saw it coming, I never saw it coming
             C D
Happened anyway
A
I never saw it coming, I never saw it coming
F        G
All the could have should haves
G#              A#
Never would've happened to me
F        G
All the could have should haves
G#              A#
Never would've happened anyway

Chorus:
Who would have known
That I'd be standing right here next to you
'cause I never saw it coming
Who would have known
That I'd get control of things I do
All the could have should haves
Never would have happened to me
And now I know that everything
That's going on around me
Is meant to be
They're gonna happen anyway


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Never Saw It Coming" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Never Saw It Coming" by Hoobastank.