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Intro:  C   G   CX2
Verse 1:
CAh loving you is easy, you are Fon my Cside, we Gplay the game strictly to our Crules
We Cled the field a Flove Caffair which Gmade all other lovers Cfools, Eoh
Chorus:
How can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, how can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, how can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm  
These Ampromises, ah Gah Amare made for us, oh Goh Amoh, Goh Amoh
Verse 2:
CWe promised that we'd always have time Ffor each Cother, Gwhenever I needed you'd be Cthere
We Cpromised to be true there'd Fbe no Cother, Gwe promised that for ever we would Ccare, Eoh
Chorus:
How can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, how can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, how can you Fever Amlet me GdownEm  
These Ampromises, ah Gah Amare made for us, oh Goh Amoh, Goh Amoh
Break:
 CWe had Fto Cchange, but you Fstayed the Csame, you Fwouldn't Gchange, oh Fwhat a Cshame
Verse 3:
'Cause Cloving you's not easy, you're Fnot on my Cside, Gwe play a game with two sets of Crules
We Clead the field in a Flove Caffair, Goh strictly meant for Cfools, Eoh
Chorus:
Why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm  
These Ampromises, ah Gah Amare made for us, oh Goh Amoh, Goh Amoh
Verse 4:
CYou never have any Ftime for Cme, Gwhenever I need you you're not Cthere
You've Cnever been true and it's Fplain to Csee, Gthe fact is you never really Ccared, Eoh
Chorus:
Why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm, why did you Fever Amlet me GdownEm  
These Ampromises, ah Gah Amare made for us, oh Goh Amoh, Goh AmohC  

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Promises

by Buzzcocks

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C G C

Intro: X2

Verse 1:

C F C G C

Ah loving you is easy, you are on my side, we play the game strictly to our rules

C F C G C E

We led the field a love affair which made all other lovers fools, oh

Chorus:

F Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em

How can you ever let me down, how can you ever let me down, how can you ever let me down

Am G Am G Am G Am

These promises, ah ah are made for us, oh oh oh, oh oh

Verse 2:

C F C G C

We promised that we'd always have time for each other, whenever I needed you'd be there

C F C G C E

We promised to be true there'd be no other, we promised that for ever we would care, oh

Chorus:

F Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em

How can you ever let me down, how can you ever let me down, how can you ever let me down

Am G Am G Am G Am

These promises, ah ah are made for us, oh oh oh, oh oh

Break:

C F C F C F G F C

We had to change, but you stayed the same, you wouldn't change, oh what a shame

Verse 3:

C F C G C

'Cause loving you's not easy, you're not on my side, we play a game with two sets of rules

C F C G C E

We lead the field in a love affair, oh strictly meant for fools, oh

Chorus:

F Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em

Why did you ever let me down, why did you ever let me down, why did you ever let me down

Am G Am G Am G Am

These promises, ah ah are made for us, oh oh oh, oh oh

Verse 4:

C F C G C

You never have any time for me, whenever I need you you're not there

C F C G C E

You've never been true and it's plain to see, the fact is you never really cared, oh

Chorus:

F Am G Em F Am G Em F Am G Em

Why did you ever let me down, why did you ever let me down, why did you ever let me down

Am G Am G Am G Am C

These promises, ah ah are made for us, oh oh oh, oh oh

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