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Broken Promises

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A nice little song about Family. Its in drop D, but you can play it in standard. 
All chords shapes are for drop d:
      DADGBe
     D000232 or  D5000235
     G55540x 
  G/F#45520x
    Em222000
     Ax02220
    Bmx24432
Where a chord is in brackets, it is implied by a couple of open strings, usually B 
and G. It can be missed, but it makes it a bit more interesting.
[Verse]
DIn tGime       G/F#  EmI'll return once Amore
DTo fGind G/F#the house Emwhere I was boArnA/G  
[Chorus]
BmThere you took a AphotogBmraph of Gme and my Asisters back thDen
BmTo celebrate the Alives Bmthat you made
GYou held us aAnd hoped that yBmou'd find
GPeace for the Avery first Dtime
[Verse]
DOne Gday         G/F#IEm'll begin aAgain
DAnd Gyou'G/F#ll start Ema chance to makAe a meA/Gnds
[Chorus]
BmFor all the brokAen promBmises
And dGreams that i Anever fulfilDled
BmI celebrate the Alives tBmhat you made
GLook on my faAce and you'll fBmind
GPeace for the Avery first Dtime
[Bridge]
DOnce the hurt has faded
DOnce the hurt has faded
DOnce the hurt has faded
AOnly the lGove will remaDin
[Chorus]
BmAll the broken pAromises Bm  
And dGreams that arAe never fulfDilled
BmLets celebrate tAhe liveBms that you made
GGo to a place Awhere you'll fBmind
GPeace for the Avery first Dtime

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Broken Promises

by Philip Selway

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/F#

A/G

A nice little song about Family. Its in drop D, but you can play it in standard.

All chords shapes are for drop d:

DADGBe

D D5

000232 or 000235

55540x

G/F#

45520x

222000

x02220

x24432

Where a chord is in brackets, it is implied by a couple of open strings, usually B

and G. It can be missed, but it makes it a bit more interesting.

[Verse]

D G G/F# Em A

In time I'll return once more

D G G/F# Em A A/G

To find the house where I was born

[Chorus]

Bm A Bm G A D

There you took a photograph of me and my sisters back then

Bm A Bm

To celebrate the lives that you made

G A Bm

You held us and hoped that you'd find

G A D

Peace for the very first time

[Verse]

D G G/F# Em A

One day I'll begin again

D G G/F# Em A A/G

And you'll start a chance to make a mends

[Chorus]

Bm A Bm

For all the broken promises

G A D

And dreams that i never fulfilled

Bm A Bm

I celebrate the lives that you made

G A Bm

Look on my face and you'll find

G A D

Peace for the very first time

[Bridge]

Once the hurt has faded

A G D

Only the love will remain

[Chorus]

Bm A Bm

All the broken promises

G A D

And dreams that are never fulfilled

Bm A Bm

Lets celebrate the lives that you made

G A Bm

Go to a place where you'll find

G A D

Peace for the very first time

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