{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1042361,"song":"Promise","artist":"Violent Femmes","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11230028-promise-chords-by-violent-femmes/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1042361?type=chord","rating":4.67619,"votes":25,"content":"This is the main riff you will play for the verses and is shown as F#5, A5, F#5 E5 \r\nin the tabs here:\r\n\r\n[tab]e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nG|------------------------------------------------------------- ------|\r\nD|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|\r\nA|--4---4---7-4---2--2--2---2--2--2-----------------------------------|\r\nE|--2---2---5-2---0--0--0---0--0--0-----------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nYou can do the A on the next string up with an 2 chord, but I find this way \r\neasier.  Most other chords, you can use full bar chords except the Bridge.  Just \r\nkeep playing the pattern over each line until you reach a new chord.  Step 2:  \r\nFind a really good bassist to play with you.\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:\r\n[ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch] (4x)\r\n\r\nVerse\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nWell Ya know that I want your loving,[/tab]\r\nbut my logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,\r\nand then my defense is to say I didn't want it anyway,\r\nbut you know sometimes I'm a liar.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch] \r\nCould you ever want me to love you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nCould you ever want me to care?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nDisregard my nervousness,[/tab]\r\nplease ignore my vacant stares,\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\n'cause just what I've been through,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nis nothing like where I'm going to.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGive me some sign to pursue,[/tab]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] promise,\r\n[tab]                     [ch]B[/ch]\r\nand you're unhappy.[/tab]\r\n[tab]N.[ch]C[/ch].\r\n...This is only a guess...[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch](2x)\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\n(guitar silent at first slowly fades in over similar bass line)[/tab]\r\n\r\nDo you know what it's like to hate\r\nwhen it's way down deep inside?\r\nOh god, I hate what's been done to my life.\r\nI could rule the pain,\r\nI could rule the night,\r\nor would I ruin my salvation,\r\nruin my mind.\r\nRule your pains,\r\nrules of the night,\r\nruin your salvation,\r\nruin your miiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....\r\niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....\r\niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind.\r\n\r\nBridge:(For the A, I just play the open A string instead of the chord)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]     [ch]C#5[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]B5[/ch]     N.C.\r\nBa da  ba    da    ba      bop bop ba da da     [/tab]\r\n(4X)\r\n\r\nPlay full F# bar chord here once and let ring right after last \"da\"\r\noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo\r\n\r\n2,3,4!\r\n\r\nThird Verse (same as the first, but stuttering a bit.) \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nY'know that I want your loving,[/tab]\r\nbut then Mr. Logic, Mr. Logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,\r\nand then my defense is to say I didn't, I didn't want it anyway,\r\nbut you know sometimes I'm a liar.\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C#m[/ch]                        [ch]B[/ch] \r\nCould you ever want me to love you?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nCould you ever want me to care?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#5[/ch]          [ch]A5[/ch]         [ch]F#5[/ch]           [ch]E5[/ch]\r\nDisregard my nervousness,[/tab]\r\nplease ignore my vacant stares,\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]C#m[/ch]                [ch]B[/ch]\r\n'cause just what I've been through,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nis nothing like where I'm going to.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nGive me some sign to pursue,[/tab]\r\n[ch]A[/ch] promise,\r\n[ch]A[/ch] promise,\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nand you're unhappy,[/tab]\r\nand you're unhappy,\r\nand you're unhappy,\r\nand you're unhappy.\r\nN.C.\r\nThis is only a guess\r\n\r\n\r\nAnd that's it.  This is my first tab, let me know how you like it.","plain_text":"This is the main riff you will play for the verses and is shown as F#5, A5, F#5 E5 \nin the tabs here:\n\n\n\nYou can do the A on the next string up with an 2 chord, but I find this way \neasier.  Most other chords, you can use full bar chords except the Bridge.  Just \nkeep playing the pattern over each line until you reach a new chord.  Step 2:  \nFind a really good bassist to play with you.\n\n\nIntro:\nF#5          A5         F#5           E5 (4x)\n\nVerse\n\nbut my logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,\nand then my defense is to say I didn't want it anyway,\nbut you know sometimes I'm a liar.\n\n\n\n\nplease ignore my vacant stares,\n\nChorus\n\n\n\nA promise,\n\n\n\nF#5          A5         F#5           E5(2x)\n\n\nVerse 2\n\n\nDo you know what it's like to hate\nwhen it's way down deep inside?\nOh god, I hate what's been done to my life.\nI could rule the pain,\nI could rule the night,\nor would I ruin my salvation,\nruin my mind.\nRule your pains,\nrules of the night,\nruin your salvation,\nruin your miiiiiiiiiiiiiii.....\niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii....\niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiind.\n\nBridge:(For the A, I just play the open A string instead of the chord)\n\n\n(4X)\n\nPlay full F# bar chord here once and let ring right after last \"da\"\noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo\n\n2,3,4!\n\nThird Verse (same as the first, but stuttering a bit.) \n\n\nbut then Mr. Logic, Mr. Logic tells me that it aint never gonna happen,\nand then my defense is to say I didn't, I didn't want it anyway,\nbut you know sometimes I'm a liar.\n\n\n\n\nplease ignore my vacant stares,\n\n\n\n\n\nA promise,\nA promise,\n\n\nand you're unhappy,\nand you're unhappy,\nand you're unhappy.\nN.C.\nThis is only a guess\n\n\nAnd that's it.  This is my first tab, let me know how you like it.","chords":["F#","B","G","D","A","E","F#5","A5","E5","C#m","C","C#5","B5","F"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}