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PROMISES by Less Than Three
VERSE:
 AI've been trying to pEut this words
 Dfar too longE  
 ABecause the words seem to Enever get alDongE  
 APress my pen to the pEaper for the 
 Dbetter words I lEack
 A'Cause every time there on the Etip of my tongue
 I Dhesitate and take them bAack
CHORUS:
 F#mFor every Epromise there's a Dpromise broken
 and with F#meverything I Esay there's a deDsire to catch your ear
 AEvery breath that I tEake without you
 is a F#mbreath that's Ewasted, brDeath that's wasted and
 AEvery moment withEout you here is
 a F#mmoment that EI long to hDold you near
Fill in: A--D--
VERSE: same chord pattern: A-E-D-E  
CHORUS: same chord pattern: F#m-E-D-(2x); A-E-F#m-E-D-(2x)
OUTRO: F#m-E-D--
NITRAM
04-20-11
04:31 PM

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Promises

by Less Than Three

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F#m

PROMISES by Less Than Three

VERSE:

A E

I've been trying to put this words

D E

far too long

A E D E

Because the words seem to never get along

A E

Press my pen to the paper for the

D E

better words I lack

A E

'Cause every time there on the tip of my tongue

D A

I hesitate and take them back

CHORUS:

F#m E D

For every promise there's a promise broken

F#m E D

and with everything I say there's a desire to catch your ear

A E

Every breath that I take without you

F#m E D

is a breath that's wasted, breath that's wasted and

A E

Every moment without you here is

F#m E D

a moment that I long to hold you near

A D

Fill in: ----

A E D E

VERSE: same chord pattern: ---

F#m E D A E F#m E D

CHORUS: same chord pattern: ---(2x); -----(2x)

F#m E D

OUTRO: ----

NITRAM

04-20-11

04:31 PM

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